Reasons not to buy this HD XR1200X . NGC HDC

[BMWDavid]

I am not a Sporty fan but I'd sure like to ride an XR.

I did ride one of these

You did have to post that picture! I had an XR1000 new in 1984 (yeah I'm an older guy...) It was a blast but I did have to rejet the Dellortos. Factory jetting was way off. Otherwise a neat period bike.

[rocker59]

I am not a Sporty fan but I'd sure like to ride an XR.

I did ride one of these

I still want one of those.  A brute, for sure, but would be fun as a play bike.

Last one I saw for sale was at Michael's Motorcycles in St. Louis.  They come up occasionally.

[LowRyter]

You did have to post that picture! I had an XR1000 new in 1984 (yeah I'm an older guy...) It was a blast but I did have to rejet the Dellortos. Factory jetting was way off. Otherwise a neat period bike.

Yeah, the test ride was a disappointment (compared to my Yamaha Seca 550).  I would imagine it was corked up and needed a jet and pipes to get going. 

[QCGoose]

I'm no Harley fan by any means, but I do like a few of their bikes, and the XR1200/X are my favorite bikes of theirs; a white XR1200X is my #1.



Should I ever find myself with a Harley in the garage, it'll be that one.

[Lcarlson]

I owned a bought-new 2000 Reactor Yellow M2 Cyclone for a decade, and a 2006 Sportster Custom for a few years. Same basic motor but boy did they feel different! The Sporty pulled off the bottom like a winch, while the Cyclone needed some revs before it was happy, but third gear from 40 - 65 mph on a twisty road was sweet indeed. Liked 'em both....

[canuguzzi]

You already know the reason. If you buy it you'll regret it.

[Kev m]

more fat for the fire.....    whatever...


http://www.jamesrussellpublishing.biz/sportster1200.html


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That guy is such an idiot in embarrassed he actually likes the Sportster. 

[Grokked]

I would be perfectly ok with that Harley model inhabiting my garage.

[Fuzzy]

A Breva 750 is sort of like a cross between a John Deere and this Sporty. Any of the three are OK w/me. That said, the old AMF stuff was some of the worst machinery ever built. Since the family bought it back, they make bikes that actually work.

[ITSec]

I've ridden one. It's one of only two HDs I'd own (the other is the dirt-track replica). Reasons not to: It has a 5-speed and needs a 6. Stock, it's a bit underpowered for the kind of bike it is.

I probably would get a Buell instead, but I wouldn't pass one of these by at the right price.

[LongRanger]

Not my cuppa from a styling standpoint (I hate black rims, and that stupid flat headlight looks like a feeble styling exercise, nothing more), but none of that really matters if YOU like the bike.

[rocker59]

Which family is that ? AMF takes a beating , but W/O their money HD would have folded up in about 1965 . It was AMF money that developed the Evo motors . Vaughn Beals was the major mover on the buyout , and had been running the MoCo since
1981 . HD fired the last member of the Harley family still working for them in the mid '90s .

  Dusty

Willie G. Davidson.

"Willie was one of the Harley-Davidson executives who joined Vaughn Beals in buying Harley-Davidson from parent company American Machine and Foundry in 1981"

[Lannis]

Which family is that ? AMF takes a beating , but W/O their money HD would have folded up in about 1965 . It was AMF money that developed the Evo motors . Vaughn Beals was the major mover on the buyout , and had been running the MoCo since
1981 . HD fired the last member of the Harley family still working for them in the mid '90s .

  Dusty

I had a '65 ElectraGlide, and there were no pinsetter parts in it.

I don't think HD got any AMF money until 1969 .....

Lannis

[fred garvin]

Check out Stroz. They have some cool stuff for the X.