Sportster Big Twin
why do Harley Big Twin riders think the sportster 1200 is a small bike ?
In any other bike 1200CC is considered pretty big so I don't get it.
Back in the 40's, 50's and 60's, Harley-Davidson was making the "Big Twins" and that's what most bikers were accustomed to. When H-D first came out with the Sportster, it was an 883cc, and much smaller in displacement than the bigger Harleys. Also the frame was much smaller.
As Harley-Davidson's developed over the years, the Sportster has gained more respect, on the track, and on the street. But it is still Harley's smallest bike, even the 1200.
Traditional bikers tend to mock Sportster riders. That's just how it is. They think the Big Twins are the "real" Harleys.
I remember when Harley-Davidson came out with the Evolution motor. I bought a 1999 Softail Custom. A "bro" of mine was riding an "ironhead" Sportster. He joked with me saying, "Don't go parking that Evo next to my iron block, being parked next to that thing might make my bike not want to start! " It was all in fun.
I think the media has also stereotyped the Sportster as a womans bike, or small framed man's bike. And that hasn't helped your cause any. Also, I've heard that the Sportster is an "entry level" bike into the world of Harley-Davidson's, and that's kind of a bad rap also.
But if you want some bragging rights.... challenge any Big Twin rider to a race, and watch him back off. Trust me, unless they've done some mods on their bike, they will never race you stock!
Keep it in the wind!
Sportster Big Twin
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