Sportster End of an Era | Here are some Alternatives
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
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Born in 1957, XL Sportsters were the smaller performance models for more spirited riders. Originally equipped with 883cc and 1,000cc Ironhead engines, they were updated in 1986 to the Evo that produces the sound that many associate with Harley.
The original Sportster line was discontinued in Europe in 2020 because the engine failed to meet the stricter Euro 5 emissions standards. An all-new model, called the Sportster S and equipped with the Revolution Max engine, was introduced in 2021.
00:00 Sportster | End of an Era But There Are Alternatives
00:53 I love the Evo Sportster
02:97 It’s been a legacy since 1957
05:52 Sportsters were the go to
07:55 These are some of the alternatives
09:42 The Triumphs are awesome as well
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I am an old school HD guy myself. My first bike was a 1975 Sportster when I was a senior in High School and I wish I had kept that bike. I understand how us older guys might see this as the end of an ERA but personally as an HD lover I also understand the need to evolve and attract a new younger following to stay alive. I am probably riding my last Harley already, so I support anything they need to do to keep the brand alive and if your being completely honest us old HD guys aren't buying sporty's anymore.
I inherited my father's sporty 1200c "Sally" in 2017. Before he passed he made me promise I'd never sell her, never let her set, and keep up the maintenance on her. Well I'm big on my word so I basically got tricked into riding a sporty for the rest of my life 😅 no complaints tho she's a badass machine
In 1970 I was 18 years old and started out on a 305 Honda scrambler, then a 650 Triumph, 2-750 Hondas, 350 Honda, 650 Honda custom, 1400 Suzuk Intruder, 2-cb900 custom Hondas, VTX 1800 T Honda, 2008 Harley softail Custom, and 2-Harley Street Glide Specials. Hell no, I am not going backwards. If anything I would go to something lighter like a 2017 breakout if I could find one. I never had a Sportser. Could not afford a Harley back in the day. Not sure how long I will ride, a few more years I hope. Three wheeler, ah, not sure. Thanks for the video man.
At least HD still makes Tshirts!
My Sportster was my first Harley.
If only I'd known it was the most reliable and easy to work on I may have kept it instead of getting a big twin.
I hope to get another Sportster and add it to the garage before they start to go up in price.
There is a chinese company SSM i believe,just released a prototype show bike.different tank and headlight but otherwise an evo sporty.if they can get their clone to pass euro 5 emissions i don’t understand why harley couldn’t.
As soon as Harley just continue the evolution Sportster the Chinese came out with an evolution Sportster. Now millions of people saying in countries where they can't afford a new American-made Harley will be able to enjoy the pleasure of it Evolutions Sportster so it's not really the end of an era it still continuing on it just won't be American made anymore. And I'll tell you what if they brought that bike here and sold it at a decent price they could probably sell as many as they want after the supply of use Sportster is exhausted. Plus the aftermarket will have a whole new customer base to sell Sportster stuff to. Sportsters were built old school made to be rebuildable forever. The piece of crap hardly makes nowadays it's obsolescence and will never stand the test of time. Sportsters forever forever Sportster
The New Harleys went Honda. I used to have a 77 iron head. That was the best Sportster engine not only for the looks and if tuned up right it was just as reliable as the Evo.
No need to worry there are plenty of used Sportsters to go around. The aftermarket will keep them on the road forever. Unless some Washington Beaurocrat kills them.
My 1999 Evolution Sportster has 400,000 miles on it. Still on the original motor. Been more reliable than I ever thought possible. Harley's big mistake canceling the evolution Sportster is just one of their many mistakes. It's funny just as I canceled the evolution sports or the Chinese come out with one. I hate that they call a new bike and Sportster they should call it something else.
Harley made a ton of those, Hollywood. There will be plenty of Sportsters available for years to come. They will be there after us old guys are dead and gone.
Nothing can replace a Sportster. Not a Royal Enfield especially at 350 single. Sportster was a singular motorcycle. It was Harley's best-selling motorcycle selling 40-plus thousand a year. So they overpriced it to kill sales so they can close down to Kansas City plant.
Excellent video brother Insane. Dang shame the Evo is over. I think most of us had a sporty some time. My first bike was a 70 sporty, easy to fix and easy to chop and make it different. Stay safe amigo.
@MOTORCYCLE NEWS have a great weekend brother.
My 1st 2 wheeler....a 73 sporty 😀
@@insanewheels the last of the right sided shifter lol
Your getting my options. And by the way yalls live show is fantastic enjoyed every bit. See Harley created a bike you can turn a sportster into anything you wanted from choppers to hill climbing,off road is great. Evil Knievel set many records jumping cars to busses and his son took it further. You can turn your sportsters into drag bikes or run in lots of different races. Harley shouldn't of given up on the sportster they could of returned it back to the Evo years and sold it as the beginners bikes. I still have my 72 XLCH. my grandson and his high school are restoring it. That bikes been around the world with me. I understand the that bike had a slow down period. Should of kept it for your entry level bike. Yes you've got a catalog you can build your own but there are people that don't want to build your own. The nighter is garbage. All the old schoolers keep what you have. The new generation will end up screwing Harley.
If you want another clone Sporty check out the Yamaha Bolt.
I love my sportster s I wouldn’t take anything for it
Unfortunately the Evo can't make the new pollution standards in the EU and most of the current HD won't make even in the US in time. Unfortunately this is the world we live in. There is no frame on the new sportser, engine is part of frame.. front and rear bolt on
There are a lot of aftermarket parts ,I do prefer liquid cool that's why I picked a yamaha and my older aired cooled bike kept overheating sadly.
The sporty is the old kind of motorcycle like a Triumph where you look at the bike and it's just right the way it looks and strikes a chord in you. You can say a lot about the new bikes but you sure can't say that any of them are pretty or even good looking it's a shame that some of them are down right hideous especially from companies that made gorgeous bikes back in the seventies like Ducati.
Got two of them customed out
@@insanewheels one of them is a 99 883 with the 1200 jugs on it wide glide front end and straight cut z bars. AKA "little pig" she's placed many times at shows. I'd love to send you some pics just don't know how. Harley made a big mistake getting rid of the Evo
They killed the sporty because it was somewhat affordable
Some of us young guys aren't too happy with this. I'm pissed. I hate all that plastic shit & panels or whatever.
Had a test ride on a Royal Enfield 650, an air cooled twin with lots of character that is fun to ride and is affordable. Harley is going to lose to Royal Enfield pretty much everywhere except in the United States where it can always find costumers willing to pay a fortune.
As I've said many times before, Harley Davidson has sold their soul.😱 😈
And this was the last of it.😭
I'll keep to the old stuff, never buying a new one, no matter how rich l get.
A Harley Davidson l can't work on myself are not worth having.
They can roll over and die, I don't care about them anymore 💀💀💀
I dont xare for the new sporters and I don't think they'll have the success as the pan America did. I would like to see the numbers comparing the old sporters to the new in sales I truly don't believe that the new age rider is wanting that liquid bike that looks that way I think it has more to do with pushing everyone into this green deal with "less emissions and noise pollution"
🇺🇲 GOD bless America 🇺🇲 ✌
Royal landfill is Made in India... Fuck that noise. At least the nightster looks like it evolved from a Sportster
Harley fucked up royally when they killed the Sporty.
The Pan America is very slow selling motorcycle and has as many mechanical defects as a Milwaukee 8 motor. Overheating electrical problems computer issues starting issues. Harley's new bikes just can't stay out of the shop. When Harley finishes going Belly Up nobody's going to provide any type of support for any of the newer Harleys. No parts no service no nothing. The real Sportster will be around forever because of the numbers produced as well as the aftermarket support for the model.
The kids are not going to buy a Harley Sportster or a Nightster because they don't have $15,000 plus to drop on a toy. If they want a job bike they can buy a Honda. The kids can get all the high-tech motorcycles they want on the second hand Market which is an affordable one for them. The Sportster will be around long after the company that gave it birth and the monstrosity meant to replace it has sunk into the mire of their own making.
Yup they will buy a naked sportbike and save 4-5 thousand
Our local dealerships are pricing new Sportster at $25,000
@@juliancrooks3031 are you in Europe or Canada or something 25 grand for that new monstrosity seems to ridiculous price but that everything from Harley has a ridiculous price.
Dude. The fact that you went and bought a 98 is why they needed to stop making them. Why pay 20-40k for something, when you can buy something nearly IDENTICAL that's 10 to 30 years old, for 5-15k? Us old geezers ain't gonna be buying new Sporties, and we'll all be croaked before ya know it. For the younger crowd, they gotta put that Revolution motor in something that RESEMBLES an old time Sporty, but is much faster, for about $11k. Not 15k.
All that new shit is not. Made in the usa!
The French bro Superior is not street legal in any country in the world. It costs like $200,000. It is certainly not a replacement for the Sportster by any means. It is a ridiculously expensive monstrosity that is ugly as Sin. As ugly as a French car.
My sportster was BY FAR the worst bike I have ever owned Anything over 90 and the bike was the most unstable thing I have ever ridden and that is including my ex.
They need to bring back the dyna's and price them at a sportster price.
I think Harley Davidson as a motor company is dead. The Name isn't even American anymore. Majority of the parts are made in India,China, and Taiwan. Harley Davidson is not a American brand anymore. I won't touch or buy a new one. I would rather buy an American made pan head or knuckle head.
My first new bike after the used British and jap bikes was a 1987 1100 Sporty. Also had a 1999 and a 2005
Air cooled LOL, what is the obsession with this?