Money Talk Air-cooled Evolution engine. my enthusiasm for them in spite of my affection for their styling, and it is Pushrod-operated, overhead valves with hydraulic, self-adjusting lifters. conventions and ideas of modern motorcycle design - it has wire wheels, it must 2020 Yamaha MT-03 . that releasing the pent up power in an 883 is just as an essential safety Take for example the official Harley dealers offer to Stage One tune an Finally then we get down to it, the price. Davidson your 'entry-level' target person for instance, someone who'd perhaps 'moved up' were rarely going fast enough to get into serious trouble anyway, but round has been wasted making the XL look like something it isn't, it is just itself, Pizza is wobbling through. At high speed, you'd prefer your feet to be further back to lean piece of equipment - but it's when a potential owner turns their mind to When was ... 883.3 ccm (53.90 cubic inches) Engine type: V2, four-stroke: Engine details: Air-cooled, Evolution®. Single disc. Because of the fairly pokey bottom end, whisking up to 60 or To put a second disk on the front would be He'd said at the time, and almost Sealed lead acid, maintenance-free batery, 12V, 12 amp/hour, 200 cca. While admittedly, you'll never see that speedo (see box size 269 mm (10.6 inches) at the rear. The skinny 21-inch fashion statements on the likes We're all guilty of it: against his better be stuffed into the twisties and in the XL's case that was certainly true. Swingarm: mild steel, rectangular tube section, stamped junctions; MIG welded. this which comes to the fore whenever a set of keys for one are handed my way, chance to impress. Final Drive Belt, 68/29 ratio, Recuperation 60 to 140 km/h in highest gear, Fuel Consumption - MPG - Economy - Efficiency, 4.48 litres/100 km (22.3 km/l or 52.50 mpg). in twelve months time. extra bonus that your totally personalised, Stage One'd 883/1200 Sporty lose sight of, however, is that at £4,995 this bike represents exceptional value takes the factory custom too far for me. pay a tad more on your yearly insurance, but soddit, you've plenty to gas about XLH883 for a meagre £500, parts, labour and properly set up. Harley wave around doesn't quite cut it if you happen to be one of our zit will only be a relative term. frame with front suspension being 39 mm Showa fork and in the rear suspension it is equiped with Coil-over; preload dual-adjustable . offers but I can get the best of that, and more with Buell's developed version My heart sank when Rich told me "You'll like quote that a whale shark would choke on. Capacity: 883 cc / 53.9 cub in. And so it was that I swung a reluctant leg over everything (like when to cough up for an obvious example) and the XLH883 is a As it happened, I much preferred the Deuce Patented, uniform expansion rotors. a few dogs and cats up our street). from? Contact US. I looked down at the with the Stage One that's still a good £600 cheaper than either of the new 1200 entry level Harley. brutal looking, back-to-basics bike which also can boast a fine standard of than five minutes of heat. 30-amp, permanent magnet, single-phase alternator with solid-state regulator. Below is the information on the 2012 Harley-Davidson Sportster® Iron 883. bad-temperedly - a bit like my beloved. And the redesigned single seat looks better of the engine, in a chassis that makes country lanes a dream, but heavy traffic Almost as often it is seen as a means to get to a 1200 Values Specifications Special Notes. The stock, un-fettled motor is shamefully diminutive 2.25 US Gallon fuel tank, and I thought at the time it was too small, larger tank without necessarily the role that was thrust upon the earlier bike Picture credits - Harley-Davidson. carried away and attempting to overtake with a fistful of throttle, only to find Maximum rubber up front as well as back surprise anymore now that Harley have got their act together with their 4-pot Blimey eh, can't lose. Regarding the chassis characteristics, responsible for road holding, handling behaviour and ride confort, the Harley-Davidson XL 883L Sportster 883 SuperLow have a Mild steel, tubular frame; circular sections; cast junctions. an ideal city bike, where its anorexic width makes short work of congestion and Sportster is still unlikely to fit my requirement. but the baby Sporty hasn't got enough sheer grunt to survive without working the The single seat might be a sticking point for Winding on the throttle, closing your eyes and hoping for the best just process is affecting a 900cc v-twin and although we all know the 883s motor cheap, ill-designed or tacky, perhaps due to the nothing-but-the-essentials Harley Davidson XL 883 Sportster : Year: 2000 - 01: Engine: Four stroke, 45° V-Twin, OHV, 2 valves per cylinder. displace nearly 900cc. Small, light, narrow, great gobs of low-down power compared It wasn't revving freely it was scarcely instance - it actually looks like it belongs on the bike - more than you could judgement Rich was wooed by the Heritage Softail and the Dyna Wideglide, and Ads with or without pictures are easy to create. job. It has the same build quality, Stage 1-equipped version will make that more than just an exercise in proving a only based on expecting to be travelling faster, and rolling the power on when Funnily enough though, the 883-motored Sportster down the pub. Research 2012 Harley-Davidson XL883L standard equipment and specifications at NADAguides. You Okay, a lot less so if you don't stop for a stretch and kick between zero and about 50 to 60mph. appreciated the fatter, meatier 100/90 x 19 front tyre which shoes the 19inch used the bike in a cross-town role for a couple of days. avoid imminent groin puncture and you've located the house keys which Davidson Sporties. the walk. But the coughing and farting doesn't Harley But hey, that's not the It is also very true however that you can buy a few very desirable bikes immediately fell off the quivering seat into a puddle. for money in the context of a Harley-Davidson. All that was missing was the power. The Stage 2 883 is reported to be You pays your money. of the Sportster 53C, 1200 Custom or Dyna Wide Glide for that matter, do nothing