whew...now I can quit holding my breath. I was worried I might be a loner on this subject.
I am still scrambling for pics - I thought they were in the desk, right on top....guess they were put away somewhere......
Not that my bike is much for the eyes, it's basically a stock looking 1999 Sportster 1200 Sport (the one that came with dual plug heads and on-the-fly adjustable suspension). I have even kept the factory pipes for that stealthy sting. It has been lowered and I bought a lower, leaner mirror and a laid-back licence-plate bracket that flows with the rear fender. Most of the mods are engine based.
My buddy who rides a big bike thought his mildy modified big twin was pretty damn fast, that is until we met at an intersection and he tried to get away from me - only to watch me wizz by with the front wheel about 6 inches off the ground and the rear tire giving off just a haze of smoke. He was truley surprized....later on at the bar he asked me what I had done to my bike claiming he'd never been beat up like that by another (big) Harley.
Truth be told my bike isn't even the fastest Sporty around, it's just a moderately modified bike.
It's been bored .010 with higher compression pistons
Screamin' Eagle air cleaner kit
Screamin' Eagle carb kit (w/carbon fiber slider)
Higher intensity dual coils and plug wires
Higher rev limit ign. module
Un-corked factory exhaust with torque tubes
Super-sticky Dunlop soft compound tires
....that's all I can think of off the top of my head...anyway, nothing crazy, but it can be a surprizingly powerful bike.
I flat-out drag-raced my brother on a Suzuki 600 Sport bike and I handed him his ass....not just once - we raced over and over and over just so I knew it wasn't a hoax. Pretty even match-up actually, it just depended on the launch and hitting the right shift points. I know for certain that the longer the race the less my chances for winning was though....yea, I learned that pretty quickly. The Suzuki could just rev forever on the top side and my bike would be out of breath.
Lot's of fun anyway, because I had figured he'd pound my ass every time until we actually lined 'em up. The torque curve is as flat as a table-top on a Harley and I suppose that is what saved my ass. As far as HP goes they aren't WAY too different, but the Sportbikes have a the revs and the light weight.
If I had all the money in the world I'd own a couple of Sport bikes too, but I gotta pick my poisons....
...so back to the Sporty pics - c'mon, Beuller,,,,, Beuller,,, BEULLER!!!
I'll accept any cool links too. The cafe links posted elsewhere on the board have me pretty stoked - and wasting way too much time.
I am still scrambling for pics - I thought they were in the desk, right on top....guess they were put away somewhere......
Not that my bike is much for the eyes, it's basically a stock looking 1999 Sportster 1200 Sport (the one that came with dual plug heads and on-the-fly adjustable suspension). I have even kept the factory pipes for that stealthy sting. It has been lowered and I bought a lower, leaner mirror and a laid-back licence-plate bracket that flows with the rear fender. Most of the mods are engine based.
My buddy who rides a big bike thought his mildy modified big twin was pretty damn fast, that is until we met at an intersection and he tried to get away from me - only to watch me wizz by with the front wheel about 6 inches off the ground and the rear tire giving off just a haze of smoke. He was truley surprized....later on at the bar he asked me what I had done to my bike claiming he'd never been beat up like that by another (big) Harley.
Truth be told my bike isn't even the fastest Sporty around, it's just a moderately modified bike.
It's been bored .010 with higher compression pistons
Screamin' Eagle air cleaner kit
Screamin' Eagle carb kit (w/carbon fiber slider)
Higher intensity dual coils and plug wires
Higher rev limit ign. module
Un-corked factory exhaust with torque tubes
Super-sticky Dunlop soft compound tires
....that's all I can think of off the top of my head...anyway, nothing crazy, but it can be a surprizingly powerful bike.
I flat-out drag-raced my brother on a Suzuki 600 Sport bike and I handed him his ass....not just once - we raced over and over and over just so I knew it wasn't a hoax. Pretty even match-up actually, it just depended on the launch and hitting the right shift points. I know for certain that the longer the race the less my chances for winning was though....yea, I learned that pretty quickly. The Suzuki could just rev forever on the top side and my bike would be out of breath.
Lot's of fun anyway, because I had figured he'd pound my ass every time until we actually lined 'em up. The torque curve is as flat as a table-top on a Harley and I suppose that is what saved my ass. As far as HP goes they aren't WAY too different, but the Sportbikes have a the revs and the light weight.
If I had all the money in the world I'd own a couple of Sport bikes too, but I gotta pick my poisons....
...so back to the Sporty pics - c'mon, Beuller,,,,, Beuller,,, BEULLER!!!
I'll accept any cool links too. The cafe links posted elsewhere on the board have me pretty stoked - and wasting way too much time.
