At a glance
| 4 out of 5 (4/5) |
| £200 |
| 66 bhp |
| Low (28.9 in / 735 mm) |
| High (547 lbs / 248 kg) |
Prices
Compared to lớn the 883, the 1200 seems such a bargain it makes you wonder why anyone would buy the 883 anymore.
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In fact, you can’t help but wonder if Harley are going khổng lồ continue with the 883 at all, especially with the Street 750 now providing the first step into Harley ownership. The extra power of the engine does make it slightly more unruly in the handling department, but only when you’re really pushing it.
Around town, squirting from traffic light khổng lồ street corner, where this xe đạp will spend most of its life, it really excels. If you’ve always fancied the Iron but wanted something with a bit more go, this is the one you’ve been waiting for.
The old ‘Harleys don’t go round corners’ tale is a thing of the past and has been for some time. You can ride the new bikes fairly swiftly, as long as you don’t mind dragging a peg or two.
Unfortunately when Harley stuck the big motor in the Iron, they didn’t update the rest of the chassis, suspension or brakes. Suddenly there’s a lot more speed to lớn be gained between the corners, without any extra help scrubbing it off or managing it when lent over.
Without traction control, the extra torque makes it much easier to lớn spin up coming out of corners too. You have to lớn really crack it lớn get it squirming, so it would take a hamfisted rider to bởi it by accident, but there’s no doubting that it’s easier to lớn get yourself in a pickle riding the 1200 than the 883.
Harley have taken the 1202cc lump of muscle from the Forty-Eight and crammed it under the Iron’s bulging shirt. Bumping up the capacity by 30% has had an obvious effect on the power, so it now puts out 66bhp and 73 ftlbs of torque – a significant jump up from the 883 while remaining A2 friendly.
This gives it much more drive out of the corners and when out for a fun ride, you can just leave it in third gear and ride everywhere on a wave of torque. Unfortunately it’s now showing its age – the five-speed gearbox is clunky và the air-cooled cylinders roast you in traffic.
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The quality of the parts fitted khổng lồ Harleys is top notch these days và the engines have been around so long that any problems are long fixed. The engines are oil tight và don’t really use much anymore, plus the belt drive means they’re simple khổng lồ live with. Services are every 5000 miles and because they use hydraulic lifters, the valve clearances never need adjusting.
The Iron 1200 is only £500 more than the 883 model, which is about 1/3 of the price of a 1200cc conversion, so the obvious question is why wouldn’t you buy the 1200? It’s also nearly £2000 cheaper than the Indian Scout & £1300 cheaper than Triumph’s Bonneville Bobber, making it incredibly good value.
As standard, all the Sportsters come with keyless ignition, alarm and immobiliser, which is a nice cảm biến on an entry level bike. The clocks are simple but there is a gear indicator/tacho hidden inside the small LCD. Lượt thích all big bikes now, ABS comes as standard but there’s no traction control or power modes.
The Iron 1200 already comes pre-accessorised with a café racer seat, mini-apes and a small nose cowl but if you want lớn change it up, there’s always Harley’s enormous parts catalogue.
Specs |
| 1202cc |
| Air cooled, 2v, V-twin |
| Steel |
| 12.5 litres |
| 735mm |
| 248kg |
| Non-adjustable 39mm RWU forks, 92mm travel |
| Preload adjustable twin shocks, 41mm travel |
| Single 300mm disc, dual piston caliper |
| 260mm disc, dual piston caliper |
| 100/90 x 19 |
| 150/80 x 16 |
Mpg, costs và insurance |
| 54 mpg |
| £101 |
| £200 |
| - |
| £5,700 - £12,000 |
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| 24 months |
Top speed & performance |
| 66 bhp |
| 70.8 ft-lb |
| - |
| - |
| 150 miles |
1 owner has reviewed their HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1200 (2018 - 2021) & rated it in a number of areas. Read what they have lớn say và what they lượt thích and dislike about the xe đạp below.
Review your HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1200 (2018 - 2021)
Summary of owners" reviews |
| 4 out of 5 (4/5) |
| 3 out of 5 (3/5) |
| 5 out of 5 (5/5) |
| 4 out of 5 (4/5) |
| 4 out of 5 (4/5) |
| 4 out of 5 (4/5) |
| £200 |
Reliability & build quality 4 out of 5
Usual HD quality. Usual HD cheep fasteners here và there.
Equipment 4 out of 5
The suspension, when compared khổng lồ other sportster models, is a BIG step up. Stickier rubber will be in the cards when the stockers get tired.
Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Iron
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