The styling is exceptional. Nice pickup, very stylish and great results.

No bike is perfect, and the Sportster has two weak points, easily corrected. First, pull out the stock fork springs and install Progressives; then trash the rear shocks for a intermediate range Progressives. Second, replace the seat with a thicker, more-densely padded one (I chose Mustang, but there are many fine ones). Now you have a comfortable roadster, that, with proper maintenance, will last you 90-100,000 miles. If you like to personalize your bike, there are literally thousands of Harley and after-market accessories available for the Sportster. Looking at the bike itself, it is definitely retro in design but with amazing, modern-quality paint and chrome, superb seat-peg-handlebar triangulation, and the fuel injection provides terrific fuel economy, steady idling, and crisp throttle response. Little items such as self-canceling turn indicators are nice touches. The rubber-mounted Evo engines are vibration-free on the road, and while at a stop light, the bike throbs delightfully.

Came from a sporty, crouch down, corner hugging Suzuki GSXR600 to a ride carefully, hear me roar, wake up in the morning and wanna ride to work Sportster 1200CA 2014 model. The sound coming from the Vance and Hines pipes are incredibly throaty and give a great rumble to the ride. Tried the Iron 883 at the time and yes, power was sadly lacking. The 1200 though, has plenty of torque at pickup and doesn't struggle on the highway. Sure, you can't put your knee down and hug corners like a sports bike, but I'm getting a little too wise for that anyway. You can still have fun in the twisties - just need to go a little slower to protect those pipes! It's a very comfortable ride with seat and foot positioning at an upright position. Fuel economy is good at 16km/L. Overall, couldn't be happier with the bike and I just want to get and ride her whenever I can.

I've had my 07 sportster 1200 for about a month. Washed it the third time and the speedo quit working, the turn sigs won't cancel and it stalls at every stop. It has less than 7k miles and always stored at the dealership during the winter. I got it from my Dad who took excellent care of it. This is my 5th motorcycle, my 1st Harley. I'm not impressed in the least. Looks beautiful sitting out front of the house although I'm unable to ride it.

Bought my Harley out the box late 2008. Great looking bike with 2 tone paintwork. My first bike having taken the direct access course. Amazing bike, everything I thought it would be with only one caveat. I recently decided. as my wife won't get on it, that I'd put a solo seat on. On removing the dual seat I found rust bubbles around the rear mounting hole for the single seat. Started to look closely and found rust in several other places as well. Now for those who say I haven't looked after it......It is kept in a dry, well aired, garage and covered with a breathable cover, and clenaed every time it returns from a ride out. It has done 2.2k miles from new and the real deal, has never ever seen a wet road!! Great bike but the paint is wafer thin rubbish. Luckily I run a custom paint business so will be getting a real good going over through the winter. This is why it only gets 4 stars. Tip ; Check for rust if buying secondhand!! Still puts a smile on my face when I start it up though!!

The XL1200L was my second Harley I owned. My first Harley was a 2002 Dyna Wide Glide (1450cc). I never rode a cycle in my life and always wanted to. Took riders class and passed. Saw an ad for the Wide Glide and got it. Very nice bike however; the stretch to the forward controls was a killer on my lower back. So I sold it and got my 2008 Sportster. Love the

This is my first HD. I have rode other various Japanese cruiser bikes and some other sport and commuter ones. I've also rode a buel. I have not rode a BMW, Im sure the engineering is second to none. Frankly though, I love this bikes torque. I like the loud pipes, cause I no longer get pulled out in front of or cut off. People back off much more when splitting lanes. On my previous bike, ppl wanted to be a-holes while I split lanes (probably from jealousy or road rage idk). That does not happen with the 1200 Sporty. It has some really good pick up speed. It is loud as hell. The fella I bought it from babied it, put screaming eagles on it, rejected the carb, put the wiring through the handle bars, and chrome plated the brake cables. This bike looks great. I am very satisfied with the 4.5 gallon tank. I wouldn't what the peanut 2 gal tank on the 880 models. So I can go about 200 miles per tank. I can also just unscrew my oil filter or reach whatever I want to work on without anything in the way. It also is a metal bike, no plastic and that is how I like to roll y'all. Highly recommended.

this is biggest cc engine bike i have had. I started with a 1980 honda 450. Then bought a suzuki 2004 volusia 805cc. Now i have the HD 1200 sportster low model. The stock seat sucked. Got a mustang seat with backrest, windshield and 7" riser's for the handlebars and Rush mufflers. I love it. The great thing about a HD is the raw power they have. It gets great milage on the highway and city but i like to get down on that throttle around town and that just does not do justice for the fuel economy. Overall, the bike is powerful, nimbul in the turns, sounds great and is fun to ride. I would recommend it to anyone. The only downside is it bottoms out on bumpy roads and is not passenger friendly because of this. The best thing I like about this bike is the power and sound. It gets alot of head turning when I ride it in the city.

I bought my Harley Davidson Sportster 1200C 3 years ago with 11k miles on it. I love every second on it. I use it for a daily driver and for long trips and its great for both! Only real problem I've had is fixing what the previous owners broke! If you are looking for after market pipes, check out Samson Exhaust, I've got a set of the Street Sweepers and they sound awesome, but don't kill you while cruising. I'm never getting rid of this great machine, just looking for the next bit to customize (AME chopper kit is on the list)!

I have ridden all my life. At 41 I was looking for something that I could ride across country, but I HATE touring bikes. I settled for a 1200C Sporty, and it is perfect.
Stage one bolt ons take it up a notch. With a windshield 130Mph is easy to reach and hold. Not the 210 my Suzuki did, but I can get to 100 a lot quicker. Without the shield, I can cruise her at 80 with no issues at all. The rubber mounted engine makes it comfortable, no numb hands. The stock seat sucks big ones, but adding a gell insert fixed that.
Only real problem has been speeding tickets.
This bike is not for beginners or light people. It is top heavy and will dump/kill you quick. The Nightster is the same bike, so don't let the trimmed fenser and cool paint fool you.
If you ride to look good, get a 'busa or maybe a Rocker. If you ride to ride, get a Harley Davidson Sporty and tell the loosers to go to hell.

The Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 is a good looking low bike. Excellent paintwork. Good (but pricy) accessories. Good ride.