I don't know what I was thinking when I said that the 1100 wasn't an Evo.Gummiente wrote:You were right about the transmission, though... it had some wonky ratios in it and I spent a lot of time rowing the shifter pedal in traffic. What irked me was they came out with a 5-speed in '88 and then belt drive and a bump up to 1200cc shortly afterwards. Still, that ol '86 Sporty was one of the best bikes I've ever owned and I do still miss it after all these years.HYPERR wrote:
I always called them 1000's shovels but I suppose they are "officially" ironheads?
Didn't the 1100 vibrate like a am-fm? For some reason the 1100 bore/stroke combo was not a happy engine combo like the 1200 which was like silk in comparison.
Yeah the 5 speed was a huge improvement. Not just for the extra cog but it was a much better planned ratio-wise.