I figure so many people like the peanutthat HD decided to put the custom tank on the Roadster this year. lol

 

I modeled this Evo chopper after the '56 pan I built in '71. Had to have a another peanut(can't have just one), agree that after 1 hr or so on the road it feels good to stop and stretch a little. Don't get the mileage you guys with Sporties do, goes on reserve at 80 mi @40 mpg.

 

I am with those who think the peanut tank isthe trade mark of a Sportster, though I think it's possibly more of a shape thing than a size thing.The models with the rounded tanks just don't have that same instantly recognisable Sportster look.

The tank on my 883R is fine. I must confess, though, that I did swap out the miniscule original 1.9 US gallon peanut tank on the old XL 1000 I used to own for a somewhat bigger one. The tiny tank was just totally impractical for the type of riding I was doing. The bigger tank was much squarer and didn't taper from front to back if you looked down on it from the top. From the side profile, though, it still had the unmistakable abrupt vertical front which then tapered down from behind the filler cap togive a wedge shape that ended an inch or two in front of the saddle and was instantly recognisable as 'Sportster'.

 

what year did they stop putting the 1.9 on the 1200/883?