Just posted on a local street riders forum and the first comment was "That's a girls bike." By a former HD salesman, no less.

 

Most must not know about the XR1200 Sportster that will out run and out handle the TC96's all day long. More hp/lb than anything except the V-Rod and TC120R.

A excellent bike for the twisty roads.

 

Some of you may think by looking by pics that Honda is close but in reality it isn't. They use cheaper/thinner metal on the foot mounts/pegs & more and some of our metal on that Honda is plastic. But be carefull some of those Honda's can run just as good as a Sportster. I had a Shadow and would never go back..........I also sold it for what you could buy a real nice used Sportster for also....to each there own,I hear it mainly on here and I do get asked if I am going to upgrade every once in a while. My response is this every time "The Sportster has always been my favorite bike,always wanted 1 and now I have 1 & as far as I am concerned it isn't an upgrade to go to a slower bike IMHO.......I like the other models and could have bought anyone I wanted...I bought a used Sportster and while I was there I liked the deals they had on the left over 06's,the 07's FI's had been out for a few months and winter deals. Anyway the sales guy was like are you sure you want another Sportster,your credit is good enough to buy any you want and I replied to him,what did I come in and buy? A Sportster so why not buy a new 1 and give the GF 1 for her birthday........I love my bike,I may buy a BT 1 day but it will only be to make the GF more comfy on the back. It's my money & I buy what I want.........

 

Actually the Deluxe and Dynas can sit just as low and have a better center of gravity & are slower so that would be a real entry level Harley if you want to get technical...........may not be the cheapest but who really gives a *** a real entry level Harley is spelled HONDA.........lol joking (not really)

 

For me at 150 pounds, there is no better bike than the sporster. Also I like the look of the Iron 883 more than any other bike. Don't care if it's an entry level bike, it's perfect!

 

I'm considiering buying my first Harley, and the Sportsters are the only bikes that appeal to me right now. I wonder if I will want to upgrade within a year. I don't think I will because I don't have time for long rides, just want to do some backroads and highways. I suppose when you get a group together, its human nature to start trying to out status each other. I think the Sportster are beautiful.