HD 1200 sportster xl
HD 1200 sportster xl
I'm after a Harley (again) has anyone got any tips or know of a bike that'll do ?
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Re: HD 1200 sportster xl
Check the exhaust bolts at the collar are tightened.
Check the rear sprocket for wear on the edge suggesting poor wheel alignment or bearing fked.
Ideally get a 17’ plate as they are rubber mounted engines
Or
Pre 16’ if you want more options and less ££ re-mapping
LAF exhaust will render you deaf and probably get your windows put through by your neighbours
Check Head stock bearings
Abs systems are great but so unnecessary and very weighty
The stock exhaust can post 16’ weigh about 15/20kg each- buy without if possible
Buy with Stage 1 tune already done of you can
Don’t buy a bobber- frame stress at the seat
Peanut tank looks the nuts but is either 1.7 or 2.2gl max
Check everything for rattles, stuff rattles too much its probably chinese
Thats about it, pretty solid engines. They clunk into 1st like a Honda, pull harder than a spotty teen watching PornHub and handle pretty well.
If you teat ride ensure you are doing increasing about 20mph each time you shift- long gears, 1st takes you to 50mph.... if you change up too quick the engine noise can sound like valve slap
Check the rear sprocket for wear on the edge suggesting poor wheel alignment or bearing fked.
Ideally get a 17’ plate as they are rubber mounted engines
Or
Pre 16’ if you want more options and less ££ re-mapping
LAF exhaust will render you deaf and probably get your windows put through by your neighbours
Check Head stock bearings
Abs systems are great but so unnecessary and very weighty
The stock exhaust can post 16’ weigh about 15/20kg each- buy without if possible
Buy with Stage 1 tune already done of you can
Don’t buy a bobber- frame stress at the seat
Peanut tank looks the nuts but is either 1.7 or 2.2gl max
Check everything for rattles, stuff rattles too much its probably chinese
Thats about it, pretty solid engines. They clunk into 1st like a Honda, pull harder than a spotty teen watching PornHub and handle pretty well.
If you teat ride ensure you are doing increasing about 20mph each time you shift- long gears, 1st takes you to 50mph.... if you change up too quick the engine noise can sound like valve slap
Re: HD 1200 sportster xl
That's a good old watch list there mate. Cheers. Most of the stuff I like has about 70 miles on it. WTF ?
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Re: HD 1200 sportster xl
too many middle aged men wondering what’s going on in their pants and selling their bikes. The sporty is such a good bike, don’t go 883 unless it has the big head conversion to make it a 1200 like the 48.Stumoores wrote:That's a good old watch list there mate. Cheers. Most of the stuff I like has about 70 miles on it. WTF ?
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