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brandy wine is the colour & had some panels done in gloss black i love it
nice colour.. looks good in the last shot where the sun has caught it.. 8)
One of my favourite colours on a bike. Really really nice. Now do your tiger!
Nice paint job, shame you put it on such a crap bike :)
(you did ask our opinion).
Quote from: "CoolHandLuke"Nice paint job, shame you put it on such a crap bike :)
(you did ask our opinion).
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Quote from: "CoolHandLuke"Nice paint job, shame you put it on such a crap bike :)
(you did ask our opinion).
Too true its a good job I dont take offence isnt it, thought you were a nice bunch.
have you ever rode 1?
What is it? The engine looks exactly like a Harley, but everything else is nothing like any Harley I've ever seen. Do they ship different Harleys overseas?
Great paint job, I'll say that!
Quote from: "Colonel Nikolai"What is it? The engine looks exactly like a Harley, but everything else is nothing like any Harley I've ever seen. Do they ship different Harleys overseas?
Great paint job, I'll say that!
HD Sportster XR1200. Probably the best handling Harley there is out there. I took one out for a test ride. It really is a fun bike to ride. I'd own the XR1200X (upgraded suspension and brakes) any day of the week.
The XR started being sold in Europe and then by popular demand was also sold in the States. You can probably find one at your local HD dealer.
Do you have the manufacturer and paint code for us? I see it is a colour favoured by many vintage hot rods, lovely colour :D
Quote from: "Cos"Quote from: "Colonel Nikolai"What is it? The engine looks exactly like a Harley, but everything else is nothing like any Harley I've ever seen. Do they ship different Harleys overseas?
Great paint job, I'll say that!
HD Sportster XR1200. Probably the best handling Harley there is out there. I took one out for a test ride. It really is a fun bike to ride. I'd own the XR1200X (upgraded suspension and brakes) any day of the week.
The XR started being sold in Europe and then by popular demand was also sold in the States. You can probably find one at your local HD dealer.
My local dealer has NEVER had one like that on the floor. I've looked. *sigh*
Quote from: "Colonel Nikolai"My local dealer has NEVER had one like that on the floor. I've looked. *sigh*
As far as my own personal tastes go, that's probably the only HD i'd buy right now.
i'd probably buy the XRX over a Bonneville and given how much i like the Bonnies, that says a lot.
Great colour love the shine, just a waste on that bike, should have done it on the Tiger.
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guys .......QUIT bashing the Sporty ......Malc shared it with us. It's a cool bike in its own regard , nuff said .
If ya can't say something nice ...............don't bother posting
I test rode the XR1200X at the Thunder in the Rockies rally (Loveland, CO) last summer and it IS the best handling Harley I have ever ridden. I REALLY liked it for a HD, wasn't all that impressed with it as a motorcycle. It has a well sorted chassis and the brakes are great. Now "the motor company" needs to put a REAL motor on that chassis and they will have a fantastic bike.
I don't bash Harley bikes, I bash Harley engines and prices.
By the way, Sweet looking paint job. It looks real good on the XR.
Very nice looking paint job and I like the bike too, a great fun ride on a sunny day I should think!
:D
It does not do what the tiger does but its fun & I like it, its a good handler & a great toy to play on & upsets many sport bikes in the twisties.
It cant carry luggage & its not really comfy its also got a rubbish tank range, but it rides great handles really well pulls likea train & looks stunning imo.
And I use the tiger every day & I like her too.
Nice job malc. Looks much better than the original colours (me thinks). Have sent a copy of your pix to a mate who has one.
Like you he enjoys it for a blast in the twisties and to clear the cobwebs out. (His more regular ride is a Triumph Scrambler)
Quote from: "tazshido"I test rode the XR1200X at the Thunder in the Rockies rally (Loveland, CO) last summer and it IS the best handling Harley I have ever ridden. I REALLY liked it for a HD, wasn't all that impressed with it as a motorcycle. It has a well sorted chassis and the brakes are great. Now "the motor company" needs to put a REAL motor on that chassis and they will have a fantastic bike.
I don't bash Harley bikes, I bash Harley engines and prices.
By the way, Sweet looking paint job. It looks real good on the XR.
If you really want to have an outstanding handling bike with a Harley engine, try any XB-Series Buell and not an XR 1200 with its outdated frame, suspension and brakes.
I really do like the paint job. Well done!
Don't need to like the Motor Company and their outdated designs. But I'm partial, used to ride a Buell Ulysses.
Quote from: "hansi"If you really want to have an outstanding handling bike with a Harley engine, try any XB-Series Buell and not an XR 1200 with its outdated frame, suspension and brakes.
I really do like the paint job. Well done!
Don't need to like the Motor Company and their outdated designs. But I'm partial, used to ride a Buell Ulysses.
Test rode one of those also, and whereas you are right about the XBs being hands down better than an XR, it would have been SOOOO much better with a REAL engine. Eric Buell's first mistake was to get in bed with H-D. He finally figures out how to make a non-ducati V-twin win a race by using a Rotax motor and what does the motor company do? Shuts his business down and sends him packing. With friends like that, who needs enimas?
Quote from: "tazshido"Quote from: "hansi"If you really want to have an outstanding handling bike with a Harley engine, try any XB-Series Buell and not an XR 1200 with its outdated frame, suspension and brakes.
I really do like the paint job. Well done!
Don't need to like the Motor Company and their outdated designs. But I'm partial, used to ride a Buell Ulysses.
Test rode one of those also, and whereas you are right about the XBs being hands down better than an XR, it would have been SOOOO much better with a REAL engine. Eric Buell's first mistake was to get in bed with H-D. He finally figures out how to make a non-ducati V-twin win a race by using a Rotax motor and what does the motor company do? Shuts his business down and sends him packing. With friends like that, who needs enimas?
I own a Buell XB9S Lightning. I've torn the 984cc vtwin down to almost nothing and it's actually not a bad motor. It's a lot less complicated than the two 885 Triples I have in the stable, not to mention it can kick their asses both in the corners and on the straights. Buell engineering took the 60 ci twins to the highest horse/torque levels they ever had before the Screaming Eagle came out. Harley has a lot to thank Buell for. Up until then, Harley motors were sitting around 70 horses. My XB9S was dynoed at 110. Reaches 60 mph in second gear.
It's not how fast you go anyway: it's how well you go fast that matters.
Quote from: "Colonel Nikolai"Quote from: "tazshido"Quote from: "hansi"If you really want to have an outstanding handling bike with a Harley engine, try any XB-Series Buell and not an XR 1200 with its outdated frame, suspension and brakes.
I really do like the paint job. Well done!
Don't need to like the Motor Company and their outdated designs. But I'm partial, used to ride a Buell Ulysses.
Test rode one of those also, and whereas you are right about the XBs being hands down better than an XR, it would have been SOOOO much better with a REAL engine. Eric Buell's first mistake was to get in bed with H-D. He finally figures out how to make a non-ducati V-twin win a race by using a Rotax motor and what does the motor company do? Shuts his business down and sends him packing. With friends like that, who needs enimas?
I own a Buell XB9S Lightning. I've torn the 984cc vtwin down to almost nothing and it's actually not a bad motor. It's a lot less complicated than the two 885 Triples I have in the stable, not to mention it can kick their asses both in the corners and on the straights. Buell engineering took the 60 ci twins to the highest horse/torque levels they ever had before the Screaming Eagle came out. Harley has a lot to thank Buell for. Up until then, Harley motors were sitting around 70 horses. My XB9S was dynoed at 110. Reaches 60 mph in second gear.
It's not how fast you go anyway: it's how well you go fast that matters.
yabbut how many miles on the buell and it needed a rebuild
the 885 motors will run forever ..........just sayin
Quote from: "Mustang"yabbut how many miles on the buell and it needed a rebuild
the 885 motors will run forever ..........just sayin
Oh for sure: agreed. In defense of my XB9S, it was damage to the transmission seal that caused the engine rebuild project. It's a strange design: giant seal right down the middle of the tranny shaft (the PO hit with a hammer or something) that caused water to leak in and not leak out, killing the transmission.
Since I was in there, I redid the rings and cyls.
[/quote]yabbut how many miles on the buell and it needed a rebuild
the 885 motors will run forever ..........just sayin[/quote]
Oh yes, the earth shattering 54hp out of that 883cc engine.javascript:emoticon(':shock:') Of cause it will run forever with that kind of power output/compression!!!! It's like comparing apples and oranges.
Quote from: "hansi"Oh yes, the earth shattering 54hp out of that 883cc engine. Of cause it will run forever with that kind of power output/compression!!!! It's like comparing apples and oranges.
Dude go back and reread we were comparing the Buell engine to a Triumph triple not an 883 sportster lump