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Originally Posted by frankotank
dude! have you ever rode a 1200 Sportster? they are dogs. at least the one I rode was. at the time I was shopping I had a 700 magna.....and it would eat that 1200 alive!!! the 1100 Sabre I have no will also eat a sportser alive. I'm no mechanic...not by a long shot....so I thought 1200 > 700 therefore the sportser should have more get up n go than my magna. no.
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I've heard that as well. Luckily this time around, I'm not all that concerned, and don't plan on any 2-up riding.
Nothing will compare to the past 2 sport bikes I've had lol. Those things make crazy power.
I had a V-Star 650 Custom about 8 years ago-ish, and liked it from a power perspective (sufficient). though, was a bit of a chore with 2-up in stop and go traffic, slipping the clutch etc. It also desperately needed either a taller 5th, or a 6th gear. That thing was hummin' on the highway at 70-75 etc. Great bike otherwise. Dirt cheap. I bought it from a husband of a chick my wife worked with at the time. He was constantly getting deployed and joked that every time he rode it, he got deployed etc. He sold if to me for $3500. and I sold it for $3300 about 3 years later. It only had 700 miles when I bought it.