I thought the only reason that women ride Sportsters was because they are relegated to those pieces of junk by their husbands who are happily riding something that costs at least twice as much. I'll never forget the day I was in the old Orlando Harley dealer downtown where I was shooting the breeze with the owner. A guy took delivery of his new Sportster, and about 20 minutes returned and announced he didn't want the bike - he was obviously a man of discerning taste who thought he could ride a Harley on the cheap. As I recall, they switched the deal to one of the Softail models - not much of a step up unless you want rearview mirrors just for decoration.
