It's a good started bike. but it was not my first recommendation to begin with. I had also said that this one wasn't going to last long.I don't get these Sportster wanabies bikes. You should advice your friend to get something else.
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I advised to buy used as I knew he would quickly want to move onto something better.
He is now looking at a Versys.