minermark Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 The 883 is a good way into HD. My 1988 883 Hugger was $100 down $100/month. Very small tank. Traded up to a 1990 FXSTC. Very large tank. Great lookin ride and dam sure easier to polish than my dog, three hours polishing for a one day ride. I swear to god my dog cleans the road as I ride, static I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I have ridden both as well, here are some links to ponder over. http://www.hdforums.com/forum/sportster-models/453899-sportster-883-vs-1200-a-2.html http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=21513 For instance, put a 411 geared 340 Dodge Dart against a 323 geared 383 big block Dart, who do you think will win the 1/8 mile or 1/4 mile for that matter. The taller gear will give much better performance off the line because of torque multiplication, its that simple. If they were geared the same the bigger higher horsepower engine always wins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 The 883 is a good way into HD. My 1988 883 Hugger was $100 down $100/month. Very small tank. Traded up to a 1990 FXSTC. Very large tank. Great lookin ride and dam sure easier to polish than my dog, three hours polishing for a one day ride. I swear to god my dog cleans the road as I ride, static I bet. Nice Softtail, my neighbors wife had one just like it in black. One of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 The 883 is a good way into HD. My 1988 883 Hugger was $100 down $100/month. Very small tank. Traded up to a 1990 FXSTC. Very large tank. Great lookin ride and dam sure easier to polish than my dog, three hours polishing for a one day ride. I swear to god my dog cleans the road as I ride, static I bet. P.S. $100 bucks a month! wow! I got reamed @ $400+...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 P.S. $100 bucks a month! wow! I got reamed @ $400+...... Probably not. check out $100/month x total number of payments vs $400+/month x total number of payments. I bet paying 400 a month will cost less in the end leaving more $$$$ for other objects of Desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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