August 2004
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August 2004 |
| I have been saying
for many years that someday I would own another Harley-Davidson motorcycle,
a large one, not a little two-stroke (see Early
Motorcycles). I have long thought about a Sportster because I
didn't want to make too much of a jump in weight. The heaviest motorcycle
I've owned is the Honda Super Hawk. Friends advised me to get a 1200cc
motor, not an 883cc, especially after riding the 650cc Honda. So
that narrowed it down a bit.
I have always loved the orange and black H-D racing colors. Unfortunately, H-D doesn't have that color scheme this year or next. In mid-July I paid a visit to a couple of dealers to get familiar with specifications and prices. In early August I saw a pretty orange and black 1200cc Sportster at Patriot Harley-Davidson in Fairfax, Virginia. I went back the next week and found a woman buying it. The following week, to my amazement, there was another orange and black 1200 with only 3100 miles on it. Resolved not to let this one get away, I put down $1000.00. After a trip to the bank, I concluded the buy the next evening and rode it home in the rain. At the time I'm writing this I have
put about 200 miles on the Sportster, and I am still getting used to it.
People ask if it's better than the Honda. My answer is that it's
not a matter of better or worse, but it's definitely different. Sort
of like skiing and snowboarding - two completely different dimensions of
the same idea, and both very enjoyable.
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