The Sportster oversupply gets it from all sides. People who ride larger Harley-Davidsons say the Sportster is not a real Harley, just an entry-level wheel, or even worse, a girl'due south bike. Non-Harley riders, meanwhile, lump it in with the general stereotype of Harleys being overpriced and unreliable. They just can't catch a break from anyone.

As a result, some Sportster riders have become aggressively defensive about their pick of motorcycle. In the face of such derision, Sportster owners rising upwardly and fight back in the face up of the man keeping them downwardly. Shadetree Surgeon breaks down the top ten ways Sportster owners do this.

Sporty McSportface:

Now, don't go me incorrect. The Sportster is not a bad motorcycle. On the opposite, I'd argue that information technology's one of the near iconic models by any brand out there today. The Sportster has been in continuous product since 1957. Fifty-fifty the Triumph Bonneville went out of production for a while. Say what y'all volition about Harley existence stuck in the past, but the Sportster has consistently been one of Harley's all-time selling models. Why mess with success?

Information technology's small enough to be a good entry-level bike. Nosotros're all about getting more riders on the route, so if your center is assail a Harley, the Sportster is an excellent choice. Information technology's also small and light enough for smaller people, including women, to ride. Isn't getting more than women riding their own motorcycles a practiced thing? Why bash a motorcycle that enables this?

Finally, a stock Sportster is a bare canvas that the passenger can customize any style they want. Do yous want to stick with the badass cruiser look? Brand it a canyon carver? Make a scrambler out of it? Anything is possible with the Sportster. You tin can showtime with 1 as your showtime bike, then slowly alter it to fit your personal taste once you figure out exactly what your personal gustatory modality is. I one time rode a Roadster, a 72, and a Forty-Eight back to back. They're all Sportsters, but each one felt similar an entirely different motorbike. That's just three variations available from the manufactory, never listen what the aftermarket can provide. (For the tape, the Twoscore-Eight was my favorite.)

And then as y'all lookout this video, accept information technology in the lite-hearted, all-in-good-fun spirit in which we intend it. Fifty-fifty Shadetree Surgeon himself is a big Sportster fan. He even called it the greatest motorbike of all time.

Justin Hughes