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Seems like they got a little bit thinner skin over there. To each his own, but it's hard to argue with facts!

 

So true! LOL ;-)

 

funy thing about the "girl bike" perception.... I see more women on baggers than any other bike down here in Tampa area.....the sportster owners tend to be men that have not grayed or are all the way grey in these here parts..... probably not a RUB in the lot of em...

 

Not trying to fuel the fire, but my 2003 1200XLH with SE Ac, ThunderSlide and SEII slip-ons ( Basic Stage 1 )would eat my 2003 FXDWG with SE AC and VH Big Shots ( Basic Stage1 )from light to light for lunch. Thats not "heard it from my bud", it's my experience. I traded the Sporty for the Dyna and not sorry for one second, but I'll miss ole Duddley.

 

It has holes in the rocker boxes. I like my girls with holes

 

yea, i made that same mistake when i told them over at xlforum.net that i was moving UP to a street bob....bad idea.

 

It would be close.My dyno tunedStage 1 Low Rider would stand a good shot against my carbed Stage 1 Roadster light to light. The Roadster wins. VROD beats all comers.

 

I bought a Sporty new in 06 and got bit by the Harley bug, rode the little thing everywhere even in the rain! then one day I took the bike to the dealer to get some HD junk put on it, the salesman says bringing in the little ladies bike for some goodies???

Traded it in that week for a mans bike even though it has a girls name D Y N A

D/C

 

I've owned a couple of 1200 sporties in the past. They were both the wife's bikes but she let me ride 'em once in a while. The '01 was an 883/1200 conversion with forged pistons with stock heads and cams (don't know why my nephew built it that way-it was his bike first) and it would bury the 120 mph speedy pretty easily. It could'nt take my built FXRS but it was no slouch. I've owned 3 twin cams and none of them in stock or stage one form, would come close to touching that sporty in a race. I don't know where You got your HP figures for a 1200 sporty, mandog. You also claim to have experience between your TC big twins and your 883. An 883 is a moped compared to a 1200. Not even close to the same bike.
Tim

 

As far as I'm concerned, a bike is a bike. I love them all, Harley's, Suzuki's, Triumph's, you name it. If you ride, regardless of what you ride, you're alright with me.