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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
What year was the Sportster?
Seems a lot of Harley's reputation with our generation has been earned through their older bikes. One short ride, on one bike, seems to earn one the status of earstwhile Harley guru. Or better yet, through a friend of a friend who rode one once, back in '72 or so. Most people who profess to "know" something about Harleys are only repeating old shop-worn dogma that hasn't been true any time during their own lifetimes.
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If you got the impression that I was trying to pass myself off as a Harley expert, you should perhaps take what I say more literally. I wasn't trying to knock the whole Harley line, it was just one data point.
I have no idea what year it was, although when I rode it, it was new. I'm guessing it was 7 or 8 years ago. I suppose my ride, and thus my viewpoint, was limited, in that it handled so poorly that I cut the ride short.
If you read between the lines (
) prehaps I'm suggesting quietly to Signor Dottore to actually go ride a couple of these things and see if that helped further his quest. And, prehaps, that he should pick one that is more function than form, as I saw plenty of bikes this weekend that suffered from form over function and their riders were having to be pretty conservative in the corners, even for a cruiser...
JR