About a month ago I bought a 2019 Harley-Davidson Iron 1200. We do a lot of two up riding so I had to buy a two-up seat for it, because rear seat sold separately, and this started a domino effect of mods:
Anyway, yesterday I finally got all my parts in, all that work done, and finally took this thing out for a ride! First ride impressions: I forgot how awful Sportsters are. I also forgot how much fun they are.
This motorcycle is both so sub-par, but also rich. So stupid, but so wonderful.
On the first ride your brain will be puzzled trying to process that it's both really nimble and completely lacking handling precision.
The finish is done to champagne tastes, while the suspension is done to a Mr. Noodles budget.
It's got torque that wants to get up and go, so they gave it brakes that don't really want to stop.
It's both visually tiny and frail-looking, but has a 1,200cc rubber mounted motor that doesn't just shake within the frame, it shakes everything around it.
People will tell you "Get the 1,200cc if you want to take it on the highway!", but the minute you get on the highway all you'll want to do is get off.
This bike is a rolling contradiction. It's the Chewbacca Defense of motorcycles. It does not make sense.
When I came home, the missus asked me, "How was it?" I told her, "The bike is awful." She said, "Oh no, I'm sorry." I replied, "No, no, I really love it! Everything about it is dumb and fun to ride."
This woman looks me dead in the eye and says, "Just like your mom."
If you buy a two-up seat you'll also need passenger pegs, because also sold separately.
If you buy passenger pegs you'll need to remove the exhaust to install them, because Harley.
If you remove the exhausts you may as well also upgrade them, because Adrian.
If the exhausts are off you may as well install forward controls, because comfort.
And if the exhaust comes off don't forget to order new exhaust gaskets, because I did.
Anyway, yesterday I finally got all my parts in, all that work done, and finally took this thing out for a ride! First ride impressions: I forgot how awful Sportsters are. I also forgot how much fun they are.
This motorcycle is both so sub-par, but also rich. So stupid, but so wonderful.
On the first ride your brain will be puzzled trying to process that it's both really nimble and completely lacking handling precision.
The finish is done to champagne tastes, while the suspension is done to a Mr. Noodles budget.
It's got torque that wants to get up and go, so they gave it brakes that don't really want to stop.
It's both visually tiny and frail-looking, but has a 1,200cc rubber mounted motor that doesn't just shake within the frame, it shakes everything around it.
People will tell you "Get the 1,200cc if you want to take it on the highway!", but the minute you get on the highway all you'll want to do is get off.
This bike is a rolling contradiction. It's the Chewbacca Defense of motorcycles. It does not make sense.
When I came home, the missus asked me, "How was it?" I told her, "The bike is awful." She said, "Oh no, I'm sorry." I replied, "No, no, I really love it! Everything about it is dumb and fun to ride."
This woman looks me dead in the eye and says, "Just like your mom."
