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21st August 2012
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: I-80 Nevada-Utah
Posts: 876 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 1999 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki DR200 Other Motorcycle Year: 1998
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21st August 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Sunny Italy
Posts: 15,416 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1993 Other Motorcycle Model: Moto Guzzi California EV Other Motorcycle Year: 1998
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Originally Posted by Tin Man 2
Another dissapointing model year, When will I ever learn. No Sporty Sportster, No Buell Blast replacement, No water cooled Bagger. I guess Metalic paint and real Bronze badging taxed the R+D department to the Max. What a JOKE the MoCo has become!! Bring on the Victories, I'm tired of this crap.
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Originally Posted by CBryant
I don't want to agree with you, but there's no other choice. To add insult to injury: Harley is micro managing their dealerships so that customers are stuck with mediocre sales and service. I too am disgusted with a new color on yesterdays motorcycle. What's that saying? You can put a pig in a dress, but you still have a pig.
I really like my XL1200L but Harley needs to evolve a little faster than a snails pace. Period
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I think that if your looking for the latest and greatest your not going to find it on a Harley.
For instance, a radiator just doesn't belong on a Harley. If your looking for a radiator I'd buy a Ford.
Of course, I use to think that electric starters were for wimps. And I've got the scars to prove it.
When it comes to supporting their dealers Harley gets into that Nazi mode. You have to have this many square feet of clothing, you have to have this many fat boys, this many fat bobs, this many sportsters, etc., etc. Well it's good for Harley but, kinda' sucks for the dealers.
Think of Harley as just evolving much, much slower than the other manufacturer's. 
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Jim in Italy
'93 1200
4"Extended Jaybrake Forward Controls
58mm Inverted Wide Glide Front End
Super E Carb w/Forcewinder Air Cleaner
WetDreamz Pipes
Holographic Metal Flake Paint Job
Six Piston Jaybrake Calipers
16" Carlini Apes
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21st August 2012
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Springfield Tennessee
Posts: 294 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200X Sportster/Buell Year: 2012 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Other Motorcycle Year: 1997
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Not very impressive.No 883 custom which could win back some metric entry level riders that arent crazy about flat finishes and aluminum wheels.
Only other real complaint is the same I had last year and its about those fugly wheels on the custom.
Need to push some lace wheels in chrome onto that bike.
If I had more confidence in my selling dealer installing chrome lace wheels I would have purchased a custom.
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21st August 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL 1200 C Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2008 Other Motorcycle Model: Motomel X3M 125 Other Motorcycle Year: 2007
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Sad that they killed the XR1200, I was hoping to have one someday... there goes the sport part of the sportsters... this line is a big meh for me, I dont care, I will keep my current bike...
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Krono in Argentina
883 XL 2004, 1200 C 2008, Daelim Liberty 50cc, Motomel X3M 125
My Wife Yes. My Dog Maybe. My Harley?... NEVER!
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21st August 2012
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Cincinnasti, Ohio
Posts: 660 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: '12 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda 599 Other Motorcycle Year: '04
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Originally Posted by lfvc77
Just 2, Street Bob and Super Glide Custom
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Yup, same as last year. I had heard the 103 would be across the entire Dyna line.
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21st August 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,226 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2010 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL883 SOLD Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Kawasaki Ninja 250R Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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Originally Posted by modular
Yup, same as last year. I had heard the 103 would be across the entire Dyna line.
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It is optional (at an extra cost) for those models.
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21st August 2012
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Cincinnasti, Ohio
Posts: 660 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: '12 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda 599 Other Motorcycle Year: '04
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Looks like a $450 option under the HD-1 program. I was told they would be standard. There is not any one model that stands out to me this year. I can only think they are staying as-is and some changes are in the works.....one would hope.
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21st August 2012
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Heart of Dixie
Posts: 5,962 Sportster/Buell Model: XLX-61 Sportster/Buell Year: 1983 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CL350 Other Motorcycle Year: 1969
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Not too bad...

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I never wanted a Harley, but I always wanted a Sportster.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it (especially if you don't know what you're doing). Most Sportster problems are owner-induced.
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21st August 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 56 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200N Sportster/Buell Year: 2009
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Not going to lie, that Street Bob with the 103" and some custom options (drag bars, red wheels) is calling my name...
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22nd August 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,226 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2010 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL883 SOLD Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Kawasaki Ninja 250R Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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Originally Posted by 83XLX
Not too bad...

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It looks like my friend's bike, that I've been working on for the last three years, turning a 883C into this

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