1989 HD Sportster??

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jahjlh · #1 Post by **jahjlh** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:53 pm

So I may have an opportunity to buy an 89 Sportster 1200. Pics look clean. And I like the Sportster. Any thoughts?

redwing · #2 Post by **redwing** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:06 pm

I here Sportsters are a little top heavy; but every bike seems to have it's own personality. If you are happy with the bike ... given you are in Hawaii .... get it. Also there is a Harley Forum on Total Motorcycle and several other forums on Harley Bikes at other web sights. Do you think the bike is mechanically sound??

Robert

redwing · #3 Post by **redwing** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:06 pm

I here Sportsters are a little top heavy; but every bike seems to have it's own personality. If you are happy with the bike ... given you are in Hawaii .... get it. Also there is a Harley Forum on Total Motorcycle and several other forums on Harley Bikes at other web sights. Do you think the bike is mechanically sound??

Robert

Superfly3176 · #4 Post by **Superfly3176** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:22 pm

I have an 09 nightster, I don't find it top heavy so much that you wouldn't be able to handle it especially with previous experience. I learned on the one I bought.

Keep in mind the following, HD didn't rubber mount the engines on the sportster until the middle 2000s (not sure what year exactly). So the vibrations on a sportster from what I hear are a lot worse than other bikes.

koji52 · #5 Post by **koji52** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:42 pm

Sporty was rubber mounted starting 2004. The vibrations on rubber mount sporties is more than average. That 89 will have more. If you can deal with that go for it.