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15th October 2021
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: southcentral pa
Posts: 20 Sportster/Buell Model: classic Sportster/Buell Year: 1998 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200s Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1998 Other Motorcycle Model: cb1100 Other Motorcycle Year: 2014
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Oldstuff
Only with a carburator, bought a 1998 1200S yesterday, some minor maintenance and adjustments done this am by Bob the local Harley Guru at BET Cycle shop(not a dealer),the seat fits my 71 year old skinny butt just fine, power is more than enough for me.Love it.Going for another ride.Bye  |
15th October 2021
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mostly harmless.. (sssm)
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: A cabin at the beach
Posts: 4,414 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 1998 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki DRZ400SM Other Motorcycle Year: 2018
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Originally Posted by riceburner
Only with a carburator, bought a 1998 1200S yesterday, some minor maintenance and adjustments done this am by Bob the local Harley Guru at BET Cycle shop(not a dealer),the seat fits my 71 year old skinny butt just fine, power is more than enough for me.Love it.Going for another ride.Bye |
Great bike, excellent choice… although I’m biased lol
Here’s my 98 1200S … and I would buy the new S if it were affordable here in Australia.
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16th October 2021
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Land Speed Record
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Montreal, QC, Cda
Posts: 710 Sportster/Buell Model: xl883c Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Absolutely NOT ! I'm with Sporting Lad and sportsterpaul on this. Frankly I think it's an insult to the Sportster tradition, they should have called it V-rod II.
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2005 883XLC - 42 slow jet, 2 1/2 turns out - N65A needle shimmed 0.030" with stock 170 main jet - 07 1200 W cams - mildly ported stock heads - Arlen Ness Big Sucker air cleaner with HD round nostalgia cover - Khrome Werks 3" tapered slip-ons - SE 1200 ignition module - microTach - Mustang "solo tripper" seat - 12 1/2" Progressive 412 chrome rear shocks.
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17th October 2021
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 82 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 48, 1275 + 570 Sportster/Buell Year: 2017
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No. Looks is a matter of taste, and for me the only thing i like on the Sportster S is the tank. What I don’t like is the overly clumsy front wheel. The strange heavy looking exhaust system. The stubby back end and the headlamp. The seat looks even more uncomfortable than my std. 48 seat but I haven’t sat on it.
I do like the power, but it would only get me in trouble, fast.
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17th October 2021
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Phoenix
Posts: 2,845 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1964 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH IR EFI Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1971 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW K1200RS Other Motorcycle Year: 2001
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Funny, if this forum was around in ‘86, the same comments could have been heard.
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17th October 2021
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Just north of ATL
Posts: 30 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 1999 Other Motorcycle Model: Road King Classic Other Motorcycle Year: 2012
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Sure I would! In fact I already bought one!
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1999 1200S & 2012 Road King Classic
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: pittsburgh,pa
Posts: 539 Sportster/Buell Model: 883c 1275cc's baker 6 Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: nightster
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if they make a 1250cc version of the 975 nightster i will buy one, and keep my '00 and '07.
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: On a big rock in the Florida Straights
Posts: 431 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1200 S Sportster/Buell Year: 1999 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XR-1000 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 83 Other Motorcycle Model: RZV500R/R1 hybrid Other Motorcycle Year: 1984
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Originally Posted by MikeBel
Sure I would! In fact I already bought one!
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nice... I have the same base bike with a rew changes these days...
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1999 XL 1200 Sport RX, SE 7500 ignition, SE air filter, DynoJet, K&N, Cone Engineering 2:1 pipe, Storz Steering damper, with 2012 XR1200X perf forks, 3.5 x18" wheels front and rear, Galfer stainless lines, XR1200 4 piston front calipers, 18" dunlop trailmax mission 120/90 and 140/80 rear XR1200X perf shocks with 1" lift blocks...
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 811 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2005 Sportster/Buell Model #2: BSA Lightning Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1966 Other Motorcycle Model: Yamaha xs750 Other Motorcycle Year: 1977
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Nope. Not even with all that horsepower. They look like crap.
You can't go fast enough to get away with that much ugly.
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