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Old 07-09-2008, 07:34 PM
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Default Why is there no Screamin' Eagle edition Sportster?

Just wondering? They seem to have a SE for all the other model lines but none for the Sportster line.

I have been eying one of these!



 
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Old 07-09-2008, 07:54 PM
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Yea those SE Dyna's are beauties, especially in the rootbeer color. Whatever you do just don't look at the price tag or they become the ugly duckling.
 
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Old 07-09-2008, 07:56 PM
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Default RE: Why is there no Screamin' Eagle edition Sportster?

Who's gonna spend $25,000+ for an CVO SE Sportster? And what engine wold go in it? A TC96?
 
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Default RE: Why is there no Screamin' Eagle edition Sportster?

Money.

To make it worthwhile Harley would have to charge so much as to make it uncompetitive with bigger bikes.
 
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Old 07-09-2008, 08:19 PM
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Default RE: Why is there no Screamin' Eagle edition Sportster?

Cause sportsters are "GIRLS BIKES"...................... Just kidding!
 
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It's cause the 1200 is already fast enough....&nbsp\\;
 
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Old 07-09-2008, 08:41 PM
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Default RE: Why is there no Screamin' Eagle edition Sportster?

I've kind of wondered this myself...If HD could do a nice SE version maybe with a 1250 engine, custom shocks, fatter rear wheel,&nbsp\\;more chrome and more bling and keep the price around $16k, Id say it would be a hit.....just my .02
 
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It's cause the 1200 is already fast enough....&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;
+1.

If you want more than that...do what I'm doing and get a Buell, lol.&nbsp\\; That'll kick the pants off any SE model...and it's still TECHNICALLY a Sportster....at heart.
 
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+1.

If you want more than that...do what I'm doing and get a Buell, lol.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; That'll kick the pants off any SE model...and it's still TECHNICALLY a Sportster....at heart.
What Buell are you going after, I've ridden the Firebolt, Lightening, and Uly. They were all pretty cool, the Uly is a rocket in disguise.
 
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because the 16K it would cost would buy a nice dyna, or even softail....plus I think sportster owners enjoy making their own SE edition sportsters...I know I do. You get way more R.U.B.'s on big twins who are used to people "doing it for them" so to speak, so the big expensive bikes that come already custom sell better. I'm not sure I am making total sense, but it comes down to not having a market for it. Personally, I am surprised at how well the nightster sells at it's price...it's pretty close to the dyna...
 
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