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Old 11-18-2010, 06:37 AM
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Hi fellas (and ladies),

I'm on a 2010 Iron right now, and absolutely love that bike. I just saw that there's a yellow colour for the 2011 iron. Are there any other changes?

Just curious.

Thanks!!
 
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Old 11-18-2010, 08:54 AM
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Saw a yellow Iron in a dealer the other day. That is not a color I would've chosen for a bike named "Iron". Unless I lived in Pittsburgh, honestly I'd choose another color.....

Other than the paint, didn't appear there were other changes.
 
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Old 11-18-2010, 11:17 AM
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Only changes are color options.
 
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Old 11-18-2010, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fixedmlc
Saw a yellow Iron in a dealer the other day. That is not a color I would've chosen for a bike named "Iron". Unless I lived in Pittsburgh, honestly I'd choose another color.....

Other than the paint, didn't appear there were other changes.

Talked to my dealer while I was buying my Iron and was told that they haven't sold any of the yellow ones yet. The only people that were even remotely interested were the women at my MSF course, all the guys just looked at it and said "Chick Bike", though they were all bout the Denim Black model.

Some one did make a good point, though. It would be a hell of alot easier to be seen on the Chrome Yellow vice the Denim Black.
 
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Old 11-18-2010, 12:14 PM
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yellow is cool sometimes I think
but also agree it just doesn't look right on an Iron
 
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Old 11-18-2010, 05:22 PM
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I'm not sure about the Sportster line but the BT's have catalytic converters (honey combs) in the head pipes for the 2011 lineup.
 
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Originally Posted by wahlumsurfer
... It would be a hell of alot easier to be seen on the Chrome Yellow vice the Denim Black.

Cagers won't see the yellow, either.
 
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The electronics should be different in all of the 2011 models. Check out the switches. They are light-touch. Barely have to touch it to get it to work. Unlike "pressing" the switches we currently have.
 
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um chrome yellow "chicks bike" owner here,
no diff that i can tell from the 2010 test ride model, to the 2011 one that i bought. I could be wrong though....

also, first yellow one on the road here, about 7 black ones already.... so i went yellow to be a bit different.
 
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I seem to be stuck on yellow when it comes to my toys. Black/Yellow Sportster, several years ago it was a yellow Corvette. My Jeep is white but that's because, at the time, I couldn't find a Yellow one with the
with the options I wanted....
 
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