Anybody got some butter for the popcorn LOL....

 

If you do get some butter pass some this way.

Hell I'd even be willing to share some popcorn with ole Mandog... as long as he kept the whining down while I try to read the posts.

 

Get rid of the buckhorn handlebars. Easiest way to make a SuperGlide easier to control.

 

My bike is so comfortable to me right now I couldn't imagine trading it in. Then again I bought the bike I wanted in the first place With the options & parts I have I can cruise along with anyone to anywhere. I wouldn't mind having a 6 speed or a Springer. I've rode a RK my boss owns,I rode my buds 1200C & his new Nightrain,another 66' Sportster. I owned a 89' Hugger & I own a Shadow (my son turns 16 this year) gonna be fun There are alot of people who ride Sportsters everywhere everyone else does & for a very long time now,must not be all that bad? I can change gearing to do what I want or pump more power in it if I want. I like how people say "upgraded" to ... or the people who feel they have to defend the fact they own a Sportster.......

 

Harley is as guilty as anyone else, as they also mention "trading up" when moving from a Sportster to one of the Big Twin models.

This is even reflected in the promotion of their 'We Ride Free' program and as they put it;

"We Ride Free. Buy a new Sportster motorcycle now, and the price you pay is what you get back when you Trade Up. Guaranteed."

This also carries over to the media, as shown in the below NY Times press release;

"Smaller bikes, like the entry-level Sportster, are still selling well. But H-D is telling purchasers of any remaining 2008s and new 2009 models: Buy one, and H-D will guarantee the full, original M.S.R.P. in value if you subsequently decide to trade up to a bigger-displacement model. The deal also applies to all previously sold 2007 and newer models."

But unless someone is very insecure about owning a Sportster (or thin skinned) I have no idea why it would bother them if someone does up the words 'trading up' or 'upgrading' if moving from a Sportster to Big Twin model.

 

Whoever at Harley decided to use the phrase "like the entry-level Sportster" should be drug into the street and shot.

 

Indeed. +1

 

now ive ridden a shadow. a custom hardtail that my uncle owns. a GSXR600, ZZR600 YZF600 and ill tell you what... the 05 1200R that i have is the best bike ive ever ridden.

 

Always have been a seat of the pants guy.HP torque power curves, all that happy horse chit has never meant much. What has counted was what and how I felt while riding. I am lucky to be able to own and ride a 99 883 XLH, se cams, se hi flow santee 45 cals and an 03 FXDL se hi flow and bassani pro streets. Both carbs have been rejetted. The dyna far exceeds the sporty in sheer power and speed. Also in stability on the straight and narrow. In town and on the twistys the sporty by far out manuvers the lowrider. On long straight stretches I am sure they would be pretty much equal, but on long grades the 883 is anemic. You can argue that if you wish, but I road back from TX last year and could not keep up on the ride through MO. My sporty will one day get the 1200 conversion and then she will even the field, but for comfort on the road I will take the lowrider. To the op, take your time, change things you don't like and make the new bike yours and remember, you will always regret losing your first love.

 

Well, I was reminded why I got the Dyna in the first place. My wife likes riding with me a lot more, and she feels much more comfortable on the Dyna than on the Sportster. She felt nervous going freeway speeds on the Sporty, but I took her on the Dyna last night and she didn't even realize we got up that fast.

On my trip to Vegas with the Sporty I realized it would take me anywhere I wanted to go easily, but if I wanted to take my wife it would be a little tougher.