The Sportster celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2007, making it the longest continuously produced model in the vast Harley-Davidson contingency.I'll never forget my first time on a Sportster. It was in Gulfport, Mississippi, the summer of '89. A 6-foot 1-inch tall redhead named "Mama Cass" who I worked…

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Considering metric manufacturers have been taking styling cues from H-D recently, it's no surprise the Sportster is the best looking of the bunch.The base?Sportster is a stripped-down roadster that has an MSRP of just $5975, meeting our price ceiling even if your local H-D dealer wants to pad the price…

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…can use on your significant other as you start checking off all the items you want for that Hog of yours. When we tested the 2005?Harley-Davidson Sportster a few months back we noted how good the stock machine looked. However, we're no different than the next guy and we know that H-D's entry-level bike…

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…the drivetrain. The integration of the wiring within the frame opened up the space beneath the seat so Lucille's V-Twin becomes a focal point. The Sportster tank mounted high on the backbone also accentuates the throwback styling.When asked to describe the bike's ride, Hanlon said "Lucille is the smoothest…

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…wasn?t necessary. Twin, upswept 2-1-2 straight shot exhaust shooting up the bike?s right side mean these aren?t the straight shooters on your dad?s Sportster. Mounted up and out of the way to give riders a generous lean angle, the pipes and the tank are the two most immediately recognizable styling traits…

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…and better things coming out of Milwaukee is backed by H-D's claim that 82 percent of Sportster buyers are new to Harley-Davidson. Out of those buyers, 33 percent are new to motorcycling. At the intro, the Sportsters provided burnouts in abundance and had a bunch of road-seasoned motorjournalists acting…

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…-D's transformation to a high-end commodity, the Sportster has remained the one model within reach of the working man. It seems Harley-Davidson hasn't become so opulent they have forgotten what created the annual record-breaking profits. Yet, the Sportster, for all its charm, simplicity, and economical…

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The carb on the popular?Harley-Davidson Sportster can be tricky, causing an overflow of fuel.Remember to turn the gas off on your Sportster, even when just stopping for a few minutes. Unlike a car where the gas must be pumped into the carburetor, a Harley has a gravity feed where the gas tank is always…

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DEMAND FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON XR1200 SPARKS AMERICAN DEBUT Riders Order Hundreds of New Hot Rod Sportsters Before Official Release The 2009 Harley-Davidson XR1200 is inspired by the?long-time terror of the?dirt track, the XR-750.Inspired by the XR-750, the most dominating American dirt track racing motorcycle…

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…-meister war, and the revvy V-Twin in the Tuono proves to be a willing accomplice.Comfort-wise, the Tuono treats its rider about as good as a naked sportster can get. The vestigial windscreen doesn't offer much in the way of wind protection, but a couple of small plastic deflectors at the forward edge of…

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