Problems with Harley Sportsters and Scraping Pipes on the Ground?
I am thinking about buying a new motorcycle. I’ve been looking at Harley bikes and a few caught my eye. Im not an extremely tall (or big) guy and i was thinking of maybe going with the Sportster Low which has a lowered suspension so it would be easier for me to touch the ground. i also think the custom has the same lowered suspension. the new Sportster 1200N (Nightster) is actually the bike i like the most, but its a bit more expensive and im not sure if i could pay that much, but it also has the lower suspension and ground clearance. i am wondering with this lower ground clearance how likely i am to scrape the bottom of my bike around turns (especially if im doing curvy country road riding) i think the clearance is 3.9 inches? but im not positive on that. has anybody had experience with this? i should say that i could ride and touch the ground on the ‘non-lowered’ version of the sportster, but the bike is bigger and heavier than what im used to and dont want to drop the bike.
The factory is only following a custom trend to increase sales. 3.9 IS the ground clearance for the Nightster and it’s too low for ‘curvy roads’. If it was that great why is the Dyna and Softail at 5.1. All our bikes are at 5 inches… remember it will be less when you sit on it and even less under acceleration (gonna ride 2 up???)… 3.5 won’t get over a speed bump.
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