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Originally posted by Mr_Wizard
I would go with the new Sportsters. They have larger tanks now, and the engines are rubber mounted. If you get a Sportster though, ensure it is a newer one. I had an 01 883 and it was a great bike, never left me stranded, but the engine was not rubber mounted and around 85 MPH the vibration was bad.
Yeah, I knew they swapped out the motor mounts...and I know it was recent. Is is something you can update to an older bike? I don't plan on doing 85, just yet.
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