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Harley-Davidson Models Listed Below:

Dyna Glide (2) Softail (2) Touring (2) VRSC V rod (6)
Fat Boy (1) Sportster (12)

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Harley-Davidson Touring 1500cc Apr '03 (03)

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A massive bike in both stature and weight. It is an amazing bike to ride as the balance is good and you can ride comfortably from 2mph with feet on the footboards. Very comfortable for both rider and pillion with luxuries like radio/cd built in intercom and cruise control. It even has a cigarette lighter, ideal to plug the sat nav in.
It has a very lazy engine and provides loads of torque.I average 45mpg which isn't bad for such a cruise liner.

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tubby57 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on 25/11/2008

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Harley-Davidson Softail 1450cc Sept '00 (X)

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this bike give you the grin factor every time you ride it i have owned this bike for six years now and it as never let me down in this time the bike as gone up in value not down like most this is because every one i know myself included put most of they time in to these bikes and not to are alike the more you do to them the more they worth but even if you keep it standard which you wont they dont loss that much money but the bike it self is great if you have never trided one go get a trest drive and you will get the harley bug this bike as load of torque and will sit all day long at 80mph with no effert all i can say is dont knock it before you try it

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fm in Pontypool, Torfaen on 30/09/2008

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Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 1600cc Apr '06 (06)

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Harley-Davidson Fatboy

Rare to see these for sale, such a great looking bike and top of the pile when it comes to getting noticed, have one myself and have lots of people taking pics of it.
For the bike itself, handles really well, comfortable and the engine performance is everything as good as Harley say -probably more!!

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Karl on 11/09/2008

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Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide 1450cc Sept '05 (55)

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I run an 06 model streetbob fitted with a s/e stage one kit, v&h shortshot pipes with a v&h fuelpack. It's also got forward controls and a dual touring seat. The only thing still to change is the springs. The bike is great fun and sounds brilliant. Only downside is lack of room for luggage.

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tubby57 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on 28/07/2008

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Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200cc Apr '03 (03)

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Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster

Just bought a Harley Sportster 1200C. First impressions are that with the forward controls it is going to be an easy ride due to me being 6ft 1".
My first major ride was solo and a 600 mile ride down to France. Open roads and a full set of panniers.

After the first 100 miles I had to pullover. Mainly due to the muscles in my back. They were pulling and burning right across the centre. Not a comfortable feeling. Hopefully I'd get used to it(?) Refuelled and only managed to squeeze in 8litres of unleaded. This made the mileage over the 55 to the gall. I thought was pretty good.
Speeds 60-70mph. Not having a screen or even a deflector certainly didn't matter, although since talking to other Sportster riders they have recommended one! At about £100 I'll have to think about it.
Overall, comfortable as I have now gotten used to the muscle pull, pillion riding is no problem There isn't a great deal of room but it's not too tight!
My other bike was a tourer so I miss the 220 mile plus range. I can travel 130-140 miles before I have to think of refueling but that makes me take a break!
Had the bike for 5 weeks and have travelled over 1100 miles.
I Like it. It has Samson slash pipes and tons of chrome which has to be polished. Louder than the triunph but certainly a head turner. Dogs don't like it and also I have set off a car alarm when I styarted the bike up once. That was worth a laugh!!
I'll sort out a few photo's soon.
Cheers
Pete

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peteg in Grantham, Lincolnshire on 19/05/2008

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Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200cc Sept '07 (57)

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The Harley Davidson ‘Nightster’ is, as the name suggests it might be quite a dark horse!
It, unlike the majority of Harley-Davidson’s you would see in the course of your travels, is missing the almost de-rigueur chrome and lustrous paint of its brethren and breed. In fact, almost entirely contra the normal policy of Harley’s magpie designers it has virtually no polishable metal surface which I think you’ll agree in the main is unusual.

Harley stylists have decided that for 2008 black is the new chrome, and a sand-cast effect finish is the new polished ally for their new 1200 XL Sportster derivative. Furthermore they have stripped this bike to its minimal requirements. The seat is solo, subsequently there are no rear pegs, the rear fender (painted black) adorns the top curve of the rear wheel and other than a number plate (and a lonely crosshead bolt to fit a dual seat if the future owner required) is parsimonious in its feature. The tank is a minimal 12.5 litre affair perched atop the frame rail and is… err, black, with subtle grey tone pin striping and the legendary moniker only. No chunky anniversary badge or shield and bar. The wheels are black rimmed and highlighted quite nicely by chrome spokes. The handlebars, switchgear, levers mirrors, headlight, frame and forks are also painted just plain ole black pardners.
The only chrome features are the exhaust manifold covers and silencers.

It wouldn’t look out of place in the scorching badlands heat of Mexico, land of Zapata moustaches, chewing tobacco, tequila and aged cactus, but it does I fear look out of place on a cold winters day in Sussex as it thuds through the early morning dreariness and cold. Speckled orange sodium spots lining the foothills of the Downs and commuter traffic hobbling the large lumpy motor’s big bore potential. Pale faced shivering rider, clean shaven, skirting Eastbourne deeply imbedded in the burgeoning 21st century fog and drizzle.

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RoadHoover in Hastings, East Sussex on 04/03/2008

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