Harley-Davidson XR1200X road test

XR1200X road test from Motorcycle Trader magazine in Australia

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Autos & Vehicles

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• harley xr1200x
• guy allen

[allmoto]

Thanks for the kind comments. The 1200X is by far the most functional of the Sportster series, in my view, simply because it handles and stops.

I have to say the Forty Eight also works pretty well, but not as good. Still it's far ahead of the more 'custom' style bikes.

[africanos89]

my friend the tank is bigining to swell up , it shows in the photos , hehe

[rockyroeba]

Use your knee!

[macdaddy1600]

Harley Davidson owners are preoccupied with image and sound, so much so that they've forgotten the basic principle that backs up those two aspects; performance.

[SeanManks]

Nice review.

[TenseNotDense]

Marvellous review sir. What I also like about this bike is the low maintenance requirements, what with hydraulic valves and the belt final drive. The suspension looks great too. I'm a lightish chap at 160 or so pounds fully kitted out and my Suzuki SV1000 had me looking like a jack-in-the-box until I had both ends resprung for my weight. Do you think Harley have persisted with chain primary drive to keep crankcase size to a minimum and keep a narrow angled V ?

Regards,

Mike from Wales,UK.

[GeeClassLoco]

how tall/big are you... just comparing... i'm 6' 1" and 115kgs...



[joelsbulk]

Hey, great review on this cool looking bike. This is by far the best review of this motorcycle available on-line and yet only 565 views?! How would you compare this bike to some of the other "style oriented" HD's, a la the new Forty Eight (assuming that is available in your neck of the woods)? Again, great reviews, it is just a shame that so many of your bikes aren't available in the US, stupid moto manufacturers.