Is it just me or is everyone else confusing power (torque) with top speed (horsepower)? 70 ft.lbs. of torque in a sub 600 lb bike stock is just jaw dropping....
You are correct. We took delivery about a week ago and are still breaking in the engine so havent run it hard yet.
This Harley 1200 Sportster is tuned for torque and it works great on the street. Fifty percent more torque than a Triumph Bonneville and about the same weight. Accelerating zero to 60 and through the quarter mile the bike is quite fast (yes I'll say it again, it accelerates through the 1/4 mile faster than my Triumph) ...and it should with it's displacement advantage.
It's a great street bike, quickly accelerates to any legal road speed and it runs about 800 RPM lower than my Triumph at 65mph on the highway. That is an estimate because the Harley has no tach yet. You really dont need one though because while the Triumph pulls good into the upper RPM the Harley's power falls off and the rider can feel there is no point in reving it further.
Quicker acceleration around town and a relaxed lower highway cruise RPM make for a good street bike.
Wish Triumph's stock exhaust sounded like the Harley's, just enough noise so you know you are riding a motorcycle. The Harley vibration everyone talks about is not objectionable, since 2004 Sportster engines have been rubber mounted and the vibration that gets through is not buzzy like high rpm bikes.
My wife likes her new bike and that's the main thing, will post pictures soon.
2011 Triumph America (10/2011 to 07/2014)
2012 Harley Davidson 1200C Sportster
2014 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
