Great, and the thrill hasn't warn off for me after 6 years (mine a 2000) and counting.
I bought one of them 10X20' vehicle storage enclosures from COSTCO for $220.00,
works in myback yard real well.
Sound like your getting great advice on them other issues.

 

My budy has a sporty and he parks his in the living room. My wife wouldn't even consider it.

 

If I lived on the 1st floor, my bike would be inside.

 

If I parked mine in the house I wouldn't be around to enjoy it anymore.[&:]

 

Having to clutch below 25-30 mph? Sounds like you might not have found 1st gear yet...

 

even before i got my sportster a couple of weeks ago I would pass by a beautiful orange and black roadster ( dont know if it was an 883 or 1200) on my way to work , It just hurt me to see it sitting out in all kinds of harsh weather . I told my wife several times I woud at least put it under the porch , Right nowI keep mine in a 12X16 shed because we have a brown lab puppy that has the run of the garage and he chewed up the inspection sticker and holder on my honda shadow , so until he grows out of that stage i am not taking any chances , butI would definately get some kind of protection ,soon

 

See I don't know if its me and I'm just not used to the Sportster's clutch. But when I'm travelling at low speeds like 5-10 mph it feels like the engine is about to bog down. Then I feather the clutch in hopes the engine doesn't stall. Maybe the engine sounds like that at low speeds? Like burr... burr...burr... but with a long pause between each burr. On my sports bike it didn't shake as much or the pistons fire so long apart.

Maybe I should just drive it at 5-10 MPH when it does that and see if it stalls? Maybe I'm just afraid of nothing?

I do have mine under a carport, but its not enclosed just one of those with a frame and roof over it.

 

I don't have the light you ask about and maybe some of the other '07 owners can answer it better. But that sure doesn't seem right to me!

If you have space to put up one of those inexpensive metal storage shed carried by places like Sears, Lowes, Home Depot, etc., it would not only keep your bike dry but keep it a lot safer from the bad guys.

I have to feather the clutch in 1st gear at low speeds a lot more than any other bike I've owned. Seems like my 1200C is geared rather high. I assume you gear down when slowing down to 25-30, in which case you shouldn't need to feather it.

Depends on what you consider "long distance." The bike is certainly capable. A clip-on windshield makes long-distance travel nice. A luggage rack and a T-bag is nice. Pegs with "spurs" make long hauls more comfortable, as does something like a "throttle boss."

I know of nothing more fun to ride that a Sportster. Welcome to the forum and enjoy!

 

About the only advice I know to give to new Sporty owners is to be careful not to press the little red button next to the speedometer. That's your ejector seat button, and it will launch you 50 feet into the air.

Why they put those on there, I still don't know. Probably a sick joke of Harley's or somethin'.

;-]

 

Heh, i thought i was the only one who bought my bike beforei realized i had no where to keep it! Right now its sitting in my room mates, parents, garage under lock and key. Also i weigh in at about 260, and i may look a little funny sittin on my brand new nightster, but what the hell? I feel great when im ridin it, unfortunately as soon as i picked it up last week it started raining to beat all hell so i have only had the pleasure of putting about 1.5 miles on it from the dealership to where im keeping it, someone mentioned to me that new tires and rain are a bad combination, so im waitin.