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“UNLIKE THE EARLY GIRLS, THE CLUTCH IS LIGHT AND THE GEAR SHIFT ALMOST MODERN, ENCOURAGING THE RIDER TO FIND THE MOTOR’S SWEET SPOT”
HARLEY-Davidson’s Roadster first appeared as the XLS 1000 in 1979. It was a four-speed Ironhead Sportster fitted with two-inch extended forks, a bigger fuel tank and a comfy dual seat. It’s been in and out of the line-up in the years since but has returned in fine form in 2016 as the XL 1200CX. It closely follows the theme of the original and is all the better for it, for exactly the same reasons.
The differences to the popular 1200 Sportster Forty-Eight are significant, including
