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Title: 2007 sportster 883 Post by bill67 on 09/25/09 at 20:02:33 I just called about 2007 Sportster Custom,523 miles. $5600, sounds cheap but are they any good I haven't rode one in over 20 years.Saddlebags, Crashbars, Backrest.Its got a 4 1/2 gallon tank and fuel injection.It was a women she said she didn't have time to ride.Most likely she would come down a little from that price. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Skid Mark on 09/25/09 at 21:25:19 It's a great price. New stock w/o options go for around $10k up hear. I have not hear bad things about the bike. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Midnightrider on 09/25/09 at 21:28:01 Bill the newer Harleys are good motorcycles. They are heavy but built like tanks and other than changing oil pretty much maintenance free. My brother has an 03 Fatboy with 47,000 mi on it and no problems at all so far. The Sportsters still vibrate but its not so bad you can't ride it 100 mi. One thing about Harleys, aftermarket parts are plentiful and cheap. If I found a deal on a used Harley I wouldnt hesitate at all to buy it. If you don't like it and decide to sell you're not going to lose money. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by gerald.hughes on 09/25/09 at 21:46:44 As a former Sporty rider, I can tell you that the first time that you shift into first gear, you are going to wish that you had your Savage transmission and clutch back. The longer you ride it, the more you will miss the Savage and its pleasant manners. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by FreeSpirit on 09/25/09 at 22:13:23 The maintenance seems real easy on them..... At least it looked like it would be with everything in easy reach,no struggle to get to anything. That is one thing I like about them :) |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/25/09 at 22:28:05 I hear they get really good MPG. The only reason I would ever buy a bike that heavy would be if I thot I could flip it & make some money. Sounds like a good price, but I havent gone & checked the book o n it/ |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by PerrydaSavage on 09/26/09 at 02:49:57 That seems like a decent price for the Sportster! FWIW ... I love the Sportster! Classic, no-frills motorcycle ... have Ridden one and think they're great ... love everything about 'em ... 'cept the weight ... if a Sportster weighed in at 400 or so lbs, I'd have one! I love my S40 for all the same reasons I love the Sporty ... similar styling, similar "character" and the bonus of it being a lighter weight! |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by dasch on 09/26/09 at 06:08:46 +1. I test drove an 883, cool, but kinda heavy. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by bill67 on 09/26/09 at 06:23:32 Before I bought my S40 I tried sitting on Sportster and honda 750 v-twin they both felt to top heavy thats why I bought the S40. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by dasch on 09/26/09 at 08:28:16 But the price is OK for this one. I dunno, Bill... If you have the cash - have at it. I probably would. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Rooky on 09/26/09 at 10:23:22 As a Sporty and S40 owner I will take the Sporty any day of the week. MUCH more power at least with my 1200, more room, better mileage, bigger tank and the ability to do all day rides without stopping every 100 miles. The vibration on the new Rubber Mounts is nothing to what they use to be, the mirrors on the S40 vibrate much more. As for the top heavy feeling, you get use to it very fast and can lay into a turn much more than what you think you can. I think it feels very much the same as the old Honda 750. I don't get on this site much, mainly because of the Harley bashing. I love riding my S40! It's great around town at lower speeds, but for anything more I will take a bigger bike, with more weight and stability. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by LANCER on 09/26/09 at 11:40:30 It is a super deal if you want a sporty. Jump on it. I had a '99 883 for a year and found it to be a very good road bike. Some folks talk about excess vibration on the older models......they don't know what vibration is. Try a 50's model 500 single; that is vibration. The '99 was very smooth on the road, even a bit soother than my Savage. I found the sporty to be the same structural size as the Savge as far bars to seat, and since the sporty had stock mid-pegs it was more cramped than the Savage extended pegs. I sold the sporty because I did not care for the extra weight (2x my Savage) and the slower handling. The Savage is much quicker and responsive. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by PerrydaSavage on 09/26/09 at 12:15:48 5E636367750C0 wrote:
Rooky my dear fellow ... there is very little, if any Harley bashing on this Site ... Savage/S40 owners are some of the most open-minded motorcyclists I've had the pleasure to have been associated with ... and many are fans of the Sportster in particular because the LS650 and the XL's are very much "cousins" in a real sense ... try finding another Metric and Harley that are as similar in most every aspect as the Sporty and the Savage? |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by photojoe on 09/26/09 at 12:57:48 Never had a chance to ride the Sportster's post evo, but have heard good things about them. Owned 2 iron head Sporty's in my life. I will always miss the '72, but never had any affinity for the '84. That bike always gave me problems, right down to the blown rod (probably due to previous owners not taking care of it though). Uncle Larry rode my Savage back to the house for me after my incident last Sunday. He rides a 1200 Sporty. They only negative thing he had to say about my bike was "the front end felt a bit wobbly." Other than that, he had a good time ripping through the twisties in the rural area. I've always liked Sporty's and can't think of anything bad to say about them. New prices are a bit high, and you can get a lot more bang for the buck buying a newer Suzi S83 which is what I'd prefer. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by bill67 on 09/26/09 at 13:18:17 I've always been a Suzuki guy, but never likes the looks of the S83 or S50,Something just don't look right to me. They have more of a toy look than motorcycle. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by FreeSpirit on 09/26/09 at 14:10:14 I know people who have the Sportster and love them. But is there any bike that everyone thinks is the perfect bike? Unless the Savage comes close ;) Seems there's advantages and disadvantages with all of them. :-/ If there is a perfect one though,I'd love to know which one it is ;) |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by photojoe on 09/26/09 at 15:00:53 474C49491312250 wrote:
I kind of agree with regard to all of that molding, not the best looking bikes in the world. But bit of creativity, one can get a personal look for themselves. It's the power that attracts me most to the 1400. I like the 1500 LC also. Seems that it would make a fine bike for longer rides. I'm not too picky. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by bill67 on 09/26/09 at 15:48:27 I have a 1998 1500 LC it is a good bike, good seat,suspension,2500 rpm at 60 mph,Only trouble its really heavy for a little 70 year old man.Its got everything on it. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Midnightrider on 09/27/09 at 07:10:52 Bill did you get it. I'm thinking seriously about buying my wife an 883. She has always wanted a Harley and she has been good to me. She gave me a $5000 guitar for Christmas on a Deputy's salary. The other day she gave me a $600 grill for my birthday. She has been great and supportive since I came down with Lupus. There's several 09's at the local Harley dealership. Tomorrow I might just go and pick her out one. She deserves it. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Routy on 09/27/09 at 07:51:36 Hee hee,...I'm trying to imagine liking my wife, and buying her a heavy Harley. If I bought her a heavy Harley, she'd know for sure I was trying to kill her ! ;D Sorry,......no disrespect,......but the thought just seemed funny for me. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Routy on 09/27/09 at 08:02:27 Really, I can't believe it,....this town is full of Harleys, mostly Sportys. They look so much like these Suzies, I always look at the engine to tell the difference from a distance. But I bet at least 90% are Harleys in this town. Actually, I have not seen another s-40 on the road since I bought this in July. But the Harley riders are all friendly, sometimes even turning their head to take a 2nd look. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Midnightrider on 09/27/09 at 08:32:40 56594358444251535B5542300 wrote:
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by jjn on 09/27/09 at 16:29:59 I have a 2006 XL883.I work at an HD/Buell dealer, or, I used to.Just got notified that I'm being temperarily laid off for six weeks. My '06 that I bought last December from my work place had 3062 miles on it. I got a good deal with my employee discount. I didn't want a fuel injected model. Most people prefer the fuel injection. I don't like the added complexity and all the crap they stuff up inside the gas tank. My 2006 XL883 gets,from a low of about 43 mpg doing a short commute in the dead of winter when the bike doesn't even get fully warmed up, to a high of 59.5 when on the open road at 50-55 mph. The Custom model has the bigger tank, which is nice.It also comes with forward controls, which I don't care for. I test rode an XL883Custom that the previous owner had replaced the forward controls, with mids, and it felt great to me. I would not get a lowered model (XL883L,XL1200L, Nightster and 883 Iron) because you loose cornering clearance. I haven't scraped my XL883 (standard) in the corners yet. Jon |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by tonefight on 09/27/09 at 16:48:42 Should be a good bike and not a bad deal, the market is actually flooded with sportsters right now and it is a good time to buy one. I have a 05 and my wife has a 06. They went to fuel injection in 07 wich is nice but I prefer the ole carb. Good luck. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Midnightrider on 09/27/09 at 16:50:24 jjn Sorry about you losing your job. I hope you find employment real soon. I read somewhere new motorcycle sales were down 50%. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Angie on 09/28/09 at 07:16:32 With all of my riding experience (this summer) I have so much advice to add. Well, ok, not really. But I have ridden both a Sportster 1200 and of course my Suzie Q. (Savage if you're with me) The Sportster is a fun bike, and when you drop her into gear she's ready to fly! If, however, you're not comfortable with the weight (my main problem) then you'll have problems. I didnt have any trouble on the highway, though I admit I didnt take curves very fast, but its the low speed/parking lot stuff that made me nervous. I know, for a fact, that if I kill it (and I killed that poor Harley about 10 times everytime I rode it) in a bad place and it started to tip - there was nothing I could do to stop it. And unless you can do all the work yourself, anything Harley is expensive to fix. So, are Sportster fun? oh yeah, its a thrill to feel that power when you get er out on the open road. For me, it's just too big and too heavy for me to feel comfortable on it. Seat height wasnt a problem, it was just too heavy. When I've got my Savage parked next to the Harley, they look so cute together. LOL I just enjoy the ride alot more on my bike, cause Im not having heart attacks because I almost put it in the ditch. (another reason I quit riding the Harley). Ride what you like, like what you ride. If you can, try renting a Sporster for a few days. It will give you alot better feel for how it handles than a 15 min test ride. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Angie on 09/28/09 at 08:56:37 OK, lets see if this works. Im going to try and post a pic of the Sportster and Savage side by side. http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2009/09/28/bikepics-1791828-full.jpg |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by bill67 on 09/28/09 at 09:43:08 I think the sportster would be heavy for me at 5'6" 155 and 70 years old. My 1500LC is a couple hundreds pounds heavier than the sportster but its not top heavy.But really hard to push around. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by jjn on 09/28/09 at 10:07:29 One thing about the Sportsters to think about. The 2003 and older models were much lighter in weight. They had "solid" engine mounts. The 2004 and later have "rubber mounts". When the redesigned the frame etc for the newer rubber mounted engines, the Sportsters gained like 70-75 pounds. Also the 2003 and older models had a "trap door transmission". Meaning you don't have to split the engine cases to remove the gear clusters. You just remove an engine cover and the gear clusters come out. Probably not a big issue because the Sportster trans are not known to be a weak link. Some folks that make cafe' bikes out of their Sportsters go for the lighter earlier models. Since basically less weight is as good as more horsepower that makes sense. The rigid mount models do have more vibration though. The ones I've ridden were not that bad, but some folks vastly prefer the newer rubber mounts. Test rides of both are in order. jjn |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by T Mack 1 - FSO on 09/30/09 at 20:02:07 The '86 1100 EVO Sportster I got in July weights 455 lbs. Gets 45 mpg city and 55 highway. And power....... :o But..... it's not the low rider/hugger model so it's tall. 30" at the seat. And yes, more top heavy than the Savage was. The Sportster will give you more leg room. More top speed. More aftermarket parts. The Spark plugs are Sooooooo easy to check. I like the speedo on the handle bars. Seat is nicer than the S40/LS650's. But, the 883 off the line is not much more powerful than the LS650. At stop lights, feet on the ground, my leg touches the oil tank which is hot. My 1100 came with mid-controls that hit my shins at lights (converted to forwards already). Parts fitment year-to-year seems to run in groups of about 4-5 years, not 23 like the Savage. Handling, Savage wins...... lighter with a lower center of gravity. I guess for comparison, you could say that you can dance with both bikes. The Savage would be the gitter bug or Tango, the Sportster would be a waltz. T Mack |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/30/09 at 23:02:45 Just got notified that I'm being temperarily laid off for six weeks. In Texas you could get unemployment,But that does jack the employers insurance up & costs them $$$, maybe they wouldnt like that. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Angie on 10/01/09 at 07:08:34 In my opinion, the Savage is alot better for short distance and in town stuff. Just easier to handle, esp in stop and go, low speed situations. Sportsters are better for longer distance, and if you are carrying a passanger. Bigger bikes are more comfortable for long trips, but they are heavier and (for me) harder to handle. Justin - Im really sorry to hear about you getting laid off. It sucks, even if you do get unemployment. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by serenity3743 on 10/01/09 at 08:09:21 3A353C323E2B696C63625B0 wrote:
I think Justin was "quoting" JJN who said he just got laid off. But it IS hard to tell Justin was referring to a quote. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by babyhog on 10/01/09 at 09:59:10 24322532393E232E64606364570 wrote:
I think Justin was "quoting" JJN who said he just got laid off. But it IS hard to tell Justin was referring to a quote.[/quote] Nice catch, Serenity, I thought the same thing Angie did. Was thinkin dang, two people getting laid off at the same time! Always sorry to hear about anyone getting laid off. And I'd also like to thank everyone for informative comments on the Sportster. I like them, and may consider one someday, but right now, I'm lovin my S40. I am considering converting a sportster seat on my S40 tho. I wish I had some good dimensions! (have emailed a few people with some listed on ebay, if they will ever write me back!) ~ |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/01/09 at 10:21:35 I cant get laid off. Im disabled. Havent worked in almost 15 years. I would LOVE to get laid off, I would LOVE to be looking for a job. That would mean I was at least able to have one. Havent you guys noticed, I am here, a LOT,,& when Im not here, I am feeling good enough to get out & mess around, or too crappy to sit here & read & type. REcently, Ive gotten a few things done, ( the pics). Makes a Me a vera happeee.. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Angie on 10/02/09 at 07:38:34 You're right Justin, being disabled is even worse than being laid off. As much as I crab about having to go to work, not being able to would be even more suckish. And Im on here alot too, I just do it from work. :-X dont tell my boss. We have dial-up internet at home and 7 year old computer. At work I have a new computer and high speed internet. Nuff said. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by BurnPgh on 10/02/09 at 16:28:18 My brother's disabled and on SSI and HATES it. He CAN work but for every $X he makes they cut $X x 1.5 from his SSI. He's a very smart well read guy but has a learning disability aswell as a physical disability and the learning disability has made it impossible for him to pass the necessary math classes to graduate from college. No schools will cut him a break. So he's supposedly unskilled since he doesnt have a peice of paper showing otherwise and if he decided to get a job he'd be stuck with a McJob. He's forced to essentially live off the government. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by Frostnasty on 10/07/09 at 04:29:26 2E36312A3134315E0 wrote:
Da#n shame they quit makin' the S83/VS1400 :'(. What a bike! I'm on my second one and have nothing bad to say about them. I hope they're only temporarily gone from the line up and come back soon, bigger, badder, (& FI :)) I wouldn't mind having a Sporty too though. |
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Title: Re: 2007 sportster 883 Post by sakara on 10/07/09 at 10:10:35 I got my 2005 883 custom (big front rim, big tank, non fuel injection) with 215 miles on it in 2006 for 7k. It had the detachable backrest and Screaming eagle intake and exhaust. I have receipts for around 11k from the dealership that the guy gave me. 5-5500 for an 07 is a no brainer. They started rubber mounting the engines in 05, and EFI is darned handy in the cold weather. I've got over 15k on my speedo now, and only replaced the front tire, and changed the oil and filter. No issues whatsoever. |
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