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Old 13th April 2022, 22:40   #1
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These are the new Harley Sportsters - liquid cooled V-twins!

https://www.harley-davidson.com/gb/e...nightster.html

I have to say I love the look although a pair of shotgun exhausts like on the Virago 535 would have looked better.
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Old 13th April 2022, 23:26   #2
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As a virago owner, I have to agree!!
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Old 14th April 2022, 07:41   #3
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As a virago owner, I have to agree!!
Are you going to ride it over for the bike show on the 7th May Andy?
https://www.spottedinely.com/event/c...ike-show-2022/
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Old 14th April 2022, 08:26   #4
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Are you going to ride it over for the bike show on the 7th May Andy?
https://www.spottedinely.com/event/c...ike-show-2022/

Doubt it mate, it’s not finished yet, I should be on the X11 though 👍
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I’m a Honda 250 man, can do a 170 mile round trip easily in a day.
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Old 14th April 2022, 09:12   #6
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Got rid of my Fj1200, got too heavy for me, chopped it in for a new Enfield interceptor, much easier to ride. Still use my Triumph T21 as well
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Old 14th April 2022, 10:05   #7
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Never particularly liked Harleys, in my biking days always had Hondas apart from the Norton Commando. Had everything from a C90 stepthru to a 1500 Goldwing. Only went to four wheels after I got married.
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Old 14th April 2022, 16:25   #8
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Not sure if this liquid cooling and overhead cams will ever catch on.

A good looking bike though.
I rode a mate's Sportster 883, back in the 90s.
A truly awful thing IMHO, but it looks like they have come a long way since then.
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Old 14th April 2022, 21:22   #9
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Not for me, I like an engine to look like an engine, to me, that looks like the ‘engine’ in one of those kids battery powered bikes. Me and a workmate often look at bikes while on break, and I was surprised when we went on the Harley site and couldn’t find a single model either of us would be even slightly tempted by.

TBH there are very few new bikes that I think look nice these days, I’ve only got my 2017 Royal Enfield now, which I’ll keep until petrol is hard to get, and then stop riding as no interest in electric bikes.
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