Must have been a long time ago then Bonesie, they are anything but slow now a days
2010 ish
It was the 833 Iron. I bought not long after selling my R6 so compared to that, it was a slug
That makes sense then as it was the smallest and slowest they made. The 883 Sportster is the entry level to the Harley World, have a test ride on a CVO Low Rider S, it will tear your head off your shoulders
Remember - there's 'fast harley' and 'fast jap bike' - they are very different beasts. I reckon my 33yr old ZX10 will out perform the CVO (I think the CVO has about 96bhp and around 120mph? top speed - the ZX has 135+bhp and tops out at 165mph).
I've ridden most Harleys and owned 9 Harleys over the decades, whilst they have improved immensely in recent times, they are still basically a cruiser bike, with a very upright riding position in which you become a 'massive sail in the wind' (when compared with other motorcycles) it feels that its trying to rip your arms/hands off the bars and tear your head off your shoulder, even at quite modest speeds by comparison. I love them for their grunt and pulling power and ability to cross the vast distances of the US with ease, for which they were designed for..........
