Harley Sportster Tourers?
Harley Sportster & BuellDiscuss Harley Sportster Tourers? in the Motorcycles forums; Bought my bike about a year ago. Have put 9000 miles on her since then. She is a 07 883 Sportster.
I have had forward controls, engine guard, windshield and ...
Bought my bike about a year ago. Have put 9000 miles on her since then. She is a 07 883 Sportster.
I have had forward controls, engine guard, windshield and cruising peg installed. Also put hard bags on her that I found at a swap meet. No idea what they are off of but they are mounted using racks off a 68 Panhead. Works just great.
I have taking this bike on several road trips and she rides very well. Bottoms out at times going over RR tracks. Thinking about changing the front and rear shocks to cure that. Gets great gas mileage. Around 50 mpg or so on the road. 45 local. Has a 3.5 gallon tank so I can go a good distance between fill ups.
Plan on doing a 1000 mile, 2 day trip when the weather clears again. I love to ride and ride I do. Daily, for fun and work.
I have a 2002 1200. I use a nelson Riggs tank bag and luggage bag which mounts to the sissy bar and sits on the rear portion of seat. I also use a set of nylon throw over saddle bags. My wife rides her own bike so I do not need the rear seat for her. We do a two week vacation every year and one 4 day,weekend tour a month,from spring through fall.I also ride to work daily year round unless there is snow on the ground. I use Metzler 880 tires. we camp using backpacker stoves and lantern and carry a full size tent. We ride interstates if we must, on our tours, but like to stick to back roads as much as possible.
I rejetted the carb and added oil breather kit to prevent oil from leaking out of air cleaner. My rims are spoked wheels with tubes. I have been touring and riding for 40 years and have had many bikes including a venture Royale [1983]. I find as I get older I really appreciate a lighter, more nimble machine.
How about a touring Ironhead.. 200 mile trips are great.. I like a 24 tooth sprocket and a nice seat... I had a pillow seat befoe and have switched to a 23T sprocket.. I have a set of vintage Bates hard bags to go with it but the leather ones are fine too.. this is a 1970..
Very fine looking Ironhead there, Runway, and used for some serious touring Cool!
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LOVE the idea of the spray on bedliner on your tin. Did you do it yourself, or find a local shop to do it?
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I think what Steel said rings very true. Wise statement. Ride what you love, love what you ride. Just ride! Nice lookin scooters on this post and the 70 ironhead is awesome. It makes me miss my old Sporty! Clif
Sandpaper in one hand and spray cans in the other. Its held up nice and rinses off just fine. Still looks brand new. No problems what so ever. Id do it again instead of a fancy paint job.
However I cut the front fender a tad to short. Throws the water far enough forward as so I can ride right into it. Oh well by that point I am usally soaked anyway.
I havn't washed my bike since June. So once I get the dirt, mudd and bugs off I will shoot a closeup of the spray job. Its pretty hard to screw it up. That bedliner is very forgiving hides mistakes real easy.
My Touring Sportster 
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