Definitely a bike for the sort of bloke who has scented candles in the bathroom, enjoys musical theatre and like to spend his evenings strolling round Hampstead Heath in a sleeveless vest. Don't do it Al.
If you need to go to the dark side, then maybe an XR1200? 29" seat height. Saw the attached on ebay for an asking price of £5800 with "make me an offer". dunno what the weight distribution is like on them, but supposed to handle far better than other HDs. Pete
that's interesting, in a "shall I pull the really fugly bird" kind of way! what year is it? I assume it is the 1200 sportster you mentioned earlier?
If you are thinking low to the ground but not an anvil, why wouldn't you try a Diavel? They are a hoot to ride. They look heavy, but they aren't and you get real Ducati performance handling and braking. The red one with the white stripe even looks quite nice.
Yep, it's a 1990 883 with 1200 conversion.........(my Sportster was a 1990 as well IIRC). No point in pulling an ugly bird let alone a pretty one.........single seat (unless she sat on my lap..................now there's a thought) The forward controls are obviously expensive ones, but seem to be fixed position, so I can't adjust them back a bit....besides, the air filter can is big and my leg won't bend around it enough; so I would have to dispose of them and fit the standard pegs and controls. Besides, the brake master cylinder is well exposed right next to the front wheel, so that would have to be moved to stock location regardless of the controls. The crinkle black finish is over most of the engine and on the yokes as well.....not that well done. The paint on the chrome wheels is chipping off......I suspect the chrome wasn't etched first. Something missing where the rear mudguard mounts to the frame.....probably the large lumps of chrome that seem to be the norm. Rear shocks need sorting........either set too hard or they have seized. The matt black paint on the 'bodywork' would be better in gloss. But at least it is chain drive.........much easier to deal with a chain break than a belt break (and cheaper).
