Test riding the 2011 Harley-Davidson XL1200X Sportster Forty-Eight

I had never been on a Sportster before, so when I had the chance this afternoon I took it. And I promptly did something I've never done before: I scraped hard parts. The steering dynamics on this bike apparently are quite different from what I'm accustomed to, so on my first right turn it seemed like I needed to lean it way over to make the turn. I did, and the turn went smoothly, but there was this surprising sound and feeling down by my right foot. I was kind of amazed.
On my next right turn I figured I'd try not leaning it so far, and I ended up running wide, across the…

06. September 2010 by kenbin
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