Sportster purchase help

[Deleted account 240901001]

fucking fuck the robbing dealer , I'll do your balancing for £240.00

For that price, I hope you'd throw in valve adjustment?

 

[jackassdave]

fucking fuck the robbing dealer , I'll do your balancing for £240.00

thats for a twin a single carb balance is £120

 

[Deleted account 190117001]

For that price, I hope you'd throw in valve adjustment?

Suppose I could,you know what ! I'd even fit the newer decompression pawl springs. Much easier turning over on a cold morning.

 

[Zoomboxer]

I was going to go to a dealer for balancing.

However, I must be doing something else odd as I havent been approved for that facebook group either. Maybe they know I am on here lol

Same here. Following this thread with interest as a Sportster tickles my fancy despite the Wags on here. FB request has been given a stiff ignoring so far.

I have paid my £12 - do I get extra advice?

 

[Deleted account 190117001]

Same here. Following this thread with interest as a Sportster tickles my fancy despite the Wags on here. FB request has been given a stiff ignoring so far.

I have paid my £12 - do I get extra advice?

Well of course poppet.
Don't buy a sportster they are monumentally shite.

 

[Deleted account 240901001]

I have paid my £12 - do I get extra advice?

Yeah...don't take any notice of the retards in here.........They're all fuckwits......Just buy what you fancy.....you can't go wrong, if you have half a brain..and a modicum of mechanical knowledge....

 

[jackassdave]

do the opposite of what i say

 

[Deleted account 230523001]

Yeah...don't take any notice of the retards in here.........They're all fuckwits......Just buy what you fancy.....you can't go wrong, if you have half a brain..and a modicum of mechanical knowledge....

Prejudice is a bitter pill, half a brain, generous in your assumption, modicum of mechanical knowledge, a perfect recipe for a total fuck up......I reckon these retards will be just fine, it is the future, retards are a growing sector and gaining a substantial following, they are to be found riding Sportsters.....It was Bez that created the bandwagon that so many seem fond of plunging onto.....Bez.....Now there is a trend to follow

 

[Deleted account 190117001]

All hail, the leader of the church of bez has arisen.
Follow me my brothers and sisters for I am the chosen one.

 

[jackassdave]

if its a passing trend ..count me in

 

[Deleted account 240901001]

Genuine thought from me......... I think Sportsters are under rated. They can be made to go, handle and stop pretty well. They are a good base for some reasonably priced fun, or OK to use, straight from the box. If you start with a reasonably priced one 3-4K, as long as you don't buy a complete lemon, you shouldn't lose any money if you decide its not for you, or you want to move up to a big-twin. Would I choose one as a commuting tool? Probably not. Can they be used to commute on? Certainly. 883 or 1200? 883's are plentiful, but I'd go straight for a 1200...and if I had the choice, get a factory 1200 rather than a conversion unless you know who has done the conversion and how extensive the conversion was. Go read up on the differences.
I'd pick a carb over injection every time, if I had a choice......now with a good basic Sporty, you can carry out all the regular maintenance. a good platform to learn the basics on. You can even change the drive belt at the side of the road with a few basic tools...cant you Bez? You can even strip down and clean out the carb at the side of the road too...can't you Bez? Would I have another one? Yeah....I probably will....

Gratuitous Sporty pictures...feel free to add your own.....

My other half's old bike

What that bike morphed into. Sorry for the quality of the pic.

A Sportster based chop, built by my mate. Sold for around 9K

My Sportster on the day it was sold...a mistake to sell it....

 

[Deleted account 190117001]

Genuine thought from me.....? Blaa Blaa Blaa I love sportsters.

I honestly can't disagree.
Look out for a carbed rubbermount 1200 r

 

[Zoomboxer]

Thanks o wise ones. Food for thought. They do look nice tho.