21ST-CENTURY SPORTSTER
“…THE SPORTSTER S IS ABOUT ENJOYING THE RIDE AND FORGETTING YOUR PROBLEMS.”
It’s not about the performance.
The first thing you should know about the Sportster S – it is not a sportsbike. The second thing – it’s a stonking load of fun to ride. It’s a 121-horsepower performance cruiser, with style, a low seat and an aggressive attitude the critically important features – at least as far as Harley-Davidson is concerned.
Forget practicality, forget comfort, forget sporting prowess or carrying a friend around, the Sportster S is about enjoying the ride and forgetting your problems.
That Harley’s engineers have managed to make a motorcycle from a design concept with stupid fat tyres, pathetic rear suspension travel and that hellishly convenient low seat that actually works as well as it does is a credit to them.
DESIGN
Harley’s designers came up with a concept that the company’s engineers managed to bring to life, with surprisingly little change between the drawings and the iron. It’s a thoroughly modern machine with styling cues to the past. The seat and high pipes scream XR750,
