Harley at last have produced a sports bike.

**popelli** · 28th June 2008, 18:10

personally I don't like it

when they had a ZR750 for inspiration

when over 20 years ago they could produce the XR1000

and then they produce this, have seen it in the flesh and parked alongside an XR750 it just does not measure up

MCN might rave about it, they raved about the V rod but the real measure will be in the market place

**McJim** · 28th June 2008, 18:38

I think the looks are unremarkable personally. However I do think the V rod is very sexy but I can't afford one of them.

**scumdog** · 28th June 2008, 21:30

Originally Posted by old git

All that crome is for the posey riders in their leather chaps to admire themselves in.........thats my opinion.

You make it sound like there's something sort of WRONG with doing that

**98tls** · 28th June 2008, 21:31

Thats what i love about my old girl it has no "crome".Crome is bad........anyone else have crome?

**nallac** · 28th June 2008, 21:45

i've got no crome, but i do have some chrome to clean.

**Headbanger** · 28th June 2008, 22:31

I'm just hanging out for the day I can buy chrome chaps.....

**98tls** · 28th June 2008, 22:34

Originally Posted by Headbanger

I'm just hanging out for the day I can buy chrome chaps.....

With crome tassles.

**Headbanger** · 28th June 2008, 22:38

I was actually thinking of leather tassels with rhinestones.

**scumdog** · 28th June 2008, 23:00

Originally Posted by 98tls

With crome tassles.

NOW yer talkin'!!

**98tls** · 28th June 2008, 23:02

Originally Posted by scumdog

NOW yer talkin'!!

Am trying to remember where the fuck i have heard the word "crome" and methinks it may well have been in an old Arnie movie.........Conan or similar.

**rudolph** · 28th June 2008, 23:17

Why do you think they call the Sportster the Sportster? Whats an XR750? Harley have been making sport bikes for a very long time

**popelli** · 29th June 2008, 00:12

Originally Posted by rudolph

Why do you think they call the Sportster the Sportster? Whats an XR750? Harley have been making sport bikes for a very long time

XR750 is the most successful race bike ever - mind you when most of the bikes in that class are XR750's that is no surprise

**White trash** · 29th June 2008, 06:41

Firstly, regardless of what Harley or Eric Buell say, it's far from a "Sports" bike. The handle bars are just a little high and wide and even if they're the best fucken brakes ever fitted to a Harley, the weight, suspension level and geometry dictates that they simply wont work very well and possibly lock the front all too easily. The chrome pipes need to go in the rubish in favour of some yummy true upswept Super Trapps.

All that being said, I might just head off to see Kerry Jeffs at KTL Motorcycles......

**riffer** · 29th June 2008, 07:36

I've always said that if I was ever to buy a Harley Davidson it would have to be an XR750 replica.

I still stand by my comments. The bank balance and wife disagree with me of course.

**White trash** · 29th June 2008, 07:39

Originally Posted by riffer

I've always said that if I was ever to buy a Harley Davidson it would have to be an XR750 replica.

I still stand by my comments. The bank balance and wife disagree with me of course.

See I'm in the enviable position of having a missus that's (possibly) more into bikes than I am. It's ME that's the voice of reason in our house.

I think WE need one of those babe........

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