The Sportster is a cornerstone of Harley-Davidson’s empire.
t’s been a part of the annual lineup in one form or another since the late ‘50s and shows no signs of going away. Seems the Milwaukee brand knows a good thing when it has it. (For the sake of this article let’s just pretend that Buell still exists!)
Typically, Sportster models are the lowest-priced bikes from H-D and have one of the lowest seat heights in the line. Most importantly though, Sporties offer the core Harley experience: an air-cooled, pushrod V-Twin-powered cruiser. And they do so with little pretense. For these reasons and more, the Sportster is often the gleam in the eyes of new riders or those lusting for that first Harley.
Of the seven models that currently comprise the Sporty line, five are powered by the fuel-injected, rubber-mounted, air-cooled, 1203cc Evolution V-Twin, which Harley says is good for 79 ft-lbs at 4000 rpm. The 883 Low and Iron 883 are the other two Sporties; and as part of their names imply they’re powered by an 883cc version of the Evolution Twin. Like all Sportsters, the 883 models are fuel-injected.
Harley has seen fit to freshen the face of the Sporster the past couple years, creating the Nightster and Iron 883. Both models are also part of a subset of Harleys called Dark Customs. The 2010 Sportster Forty-Eight is the most recent addition and the third Sporty to join the Dark family.
The all-new Forty-Eight continues in the low-brow, bare-bones motif of its Dark Customs brethren.
Like the Nightster, this latest Dark Custom family member features a blacked-out Evolution V-Twin engine and other blacked-out components including air cleaner cover, hand controls and turn signals.
Hinting at the Forty-Eight’s bobber-inspired styling is a 2.1-gallon peanut tank, chopped front fender, solo saddle, and a chubby 16-inch front tire riding a black laced wheel; its 16-inch mate rolls out back. Another clue to its bobber theme are mirrors mounted below the handlebar. Beyond all the tuff stuff, however, the Forty-Eight is in essence a 1203cc (73.4 c.i.) Sportster.
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t’s been a part of the annual lineup in one form or another since the late ‘50s and shows no signs of going away. Seems the Milwaukee brand knows a good thing when it has it. (For the sake of this article let’s just pretend that Buell still exists!)
Typically, Sportster models are the lowest-priced bikes from H-D and have one of the lowest seat heights in the line. Most importantly though, Sporties offer the core Harley experience: an air-cooled, pushrod V-Twin-powered cruiser. And they do so with little pretense. For these reasons and more, the Sportster is often the gleam in the eyes of new riders or those lusting for that first Harley.
Of the seven models that currently comprise the Sporty line, five are powered by the fuel-injected, rubber-mounted, air-cooled, 1203cc Evolution V-Twin, which Harley says is good for 79 ft-lbs at 4000 rpm. The 883 Low and Iron 883 are the other two Sporties; and as part of their names imply they’re powered by an 883cc version of the Evolution Twin. Like all Sportsters, the 883 models are fuel-injected.
Harley has seen fit to freshen the face of the Sporster the past couple years, creating the Nightster and Iron 883. Both models are also part of a subset of Harleys called Dark Customs. The 2010 Sportster Forty-Eight is the most recent addition and the third Sporty to join the Dark family.
The all-new Forty-Eight continues in the low-brow, bare-bones motif of its Dark Customs brethren.
Like the Nightster, this latest Dark Custom family member features a blacked-out Evolution V-Twin engine and other blacked-out components including air cleaner cover, hand controls and turn signals.
Hinting at the Forty-Eight’s bobber-inspired styling is a 2.1-gallon peanut tank, chopped front fender, solo saddle, and a chubby 16-inch front tire riding a black laced wheel; its 16-inch mate rolls out back. Another clue to its bobber theme are mirrors mounted below the handlebar. Beyond all the tuff stuff, however, the Forty-Eight is in essence a 1203cc (73.4 c.i.) Sportster.
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