Fast Sportster

[SportsterDoc]

Been feeling quite nostalgic the past few days. The Kawasaki thread caused me to think of Sam Brocato running 147 MPH in the quarter on a Z1-RTC. That made be think of another 147 MPH run. For those who may think a H-D Sportster to be slow, check out this thread:

http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1383335

Other stats are here: http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/lsr_gallery.htm

Good info for carbed H-D on Nightrider, but I take exception to one aspect of their suggested carb mod...I would NOT drill the slide.

Since there are so few issues for the CB1100, I am back to posting on the XLForum for carb and electrical issues. With 37,000 members, something usually pops up!

[LongRanger_imp]

In the mid-90's, I rode to Yosemite with a lady friend, she on her '80's 883 Sporster and me on my ZG1000 Concours. She was very loyal to HD and wouldn't be caught dead sitting on a Japanese bike, let alone ride one. Well, somewhere north on US395 I convinced her to swap bikes for a few miles. I jumped on her Sporty and was immediately appalled as to how much it vibrated and shook at 65 mph, how poorly it rode, and just its lack of refinement. Plus, I was a gorilla on a tricycle. We stopped after a few miles. She climbed off my Concours and had a grin as wide as a country mile. She couldn't believe how smooth, powerful, comfortable and easy to ride it was. It didn't convince her to open her mind to other brands, but my ride on her bike certainly closed mine.

[pdedse]

Been feeling quite nostalgic the past few days. The Kawasaki thread caused me to think of Sam Brocato running 147 MPH in the quarter on a Z1-RTC. That made be think of another 147 MPH run. For those who may think a H-D Sportster to be slow, check out this thread:

http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1383335

Other stats are here: http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/lsr_gallery.htm

Good info for carbed H-D on Nightrider, but I take exception to one aspect of their suggested carb mod...I would NOT drill the slide.

Since there are so few issues for the CB1100, I am back to posting on the XLForum for carb and electrical issues. With 37,000 members, something usually pops up!

Hahaa...that's funny. A doc goes where the sick are in need.

[SportsterDoc]

Been feeling quite nostalgic the past few days. The Kawasaki thread caused me to think of Sam Brocato running 147 MPH in the quarter on a Z1-RTC. That made be think of another 147 MPH run. For those who may think a H-D Sportster to be slow, check out this thread:

http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1383335

Other stats are here: http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/lsr_gallery.htm

Good info for carbed H-D on Nightrider, but I take exception to one aspect of their suggested carb mod...I would NOT drill the slide.

Since there are so few issues for the CB1100, I am back to posting on the XLForum for carb and electrical issues. With 37,000 members, something usually pops up!

Hahaa...that's funny. A doc goes where the sick are in need.

Hahaa...that's funny. A doc goes where the sick are in need.
May only be sheer numbers of Sportsters on the road since 1952, but common electrical issues with EVO models (86 & up) are:
Regulator
Stator
Loose battery cables
Pre 04 ignition module failure, especially in nose cone modules
04 up crank position sensor failure (less and less each model year)

See post one: [url=http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1986193&page=12]http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php...93&page=12

My 2002 Sportster 1200 Sport (ignition module and MAP under seat) was similar to my 2014 CB1100
~70 HP @ 5700 RPM
75 ft lbs @ 4000 RPM
501 pounds dry
537 pounds wet (3 less than CB, although only a 3.3 gallon tank)

Narrow, nimble and handled extremely well, but after a couple hours at 80 MPH, a major difference with the CB!
BTW, there are even faster stock "Sportsters"

THE NUMBERS Ducati SportClassic Sport 1000 Harley-Davidson XR1200
PRICE $11,995 $11,079
DRY WEIGHT 435 lb. 564 lb.
FUEL MILEAGE 44 mpg 41 mpg
1/4 MILE 11.56 sec. @ 113.32 mph 12.13 sec. @ 109.60 mph
0-60 MPH 3.3 sec. 3.9 sec.
HORSEPOWER 75.4 hp @ 7700 rpm 79.2 hp @ 7000 rpm
TORQUE 58.9 ft.-lb. @ 6000 rpm 68.7 ft.-lb. @ 3600 rpm
TOP SPEED 128 mph 122 mph