So I have pretty much made up my mind on the Harley Iron 883, I got to check most of the Harley line out ( not really interested in any other brands) and the Iron 883 is just the style I am looking for. It is defiantly the most comfortable to me, Im about 5'10 and 240-250lbs. Just a big guy not really in the gut area but not small either. My question starts here, I talked to a great salesman ( actually friend of the family) about the Iron and understands what I am looking to do, which is mostly ride around towns and country roads with the occasional trip on the interstate. The general consensus is that it will have plenty of power to do all of these activities in its stock form minus the ability to get up to speed fast enough on the interstate if need to be to pass someone quickly. The bike is said to have great acceleration just not at 70+ miles per hour.
So i was interested in getting a 1200cc conversion done when I bought the bike. The salesman thinks that if I feel that the power wouldn't be good enough that a simple stage 1 upgrade would solve my issues and the 1200cc conversion would be a little overkill. Knowing the salesman and trusting his advice I took it for what it was and figured he was probably right. I know most will say that if I want 1200cc I should get the 1200 Custom, but I don't really care for it and the iron 883 with the 1200cc conversion would still be cheaper to buy given the add ons I want vs the 1200 Custom with the add ons I would want.
I was hoping to hear some more opinions on the topic of if the conversion is a good idea, if the bike has enough power as is, or if the stage 1 upgrade would be enough. Of course there is always the stage 1 upgrade with the 1200cc conversion lol. I know the Iron 883 has a good acceleration rate off of the line I would just be concerned with topping out if need to be on the interstate, granted I wouldn't be on it much but would like the extra power if I had to use it.
So what say you?
As always thanks for your comments. My friends think I am nuts for liking the sporsters and that it is actually comfortable to me, they all ride bigger bikes and are trying to convince me to go bigger, I just don't care for the bigger bikes to be honest.
So i was interested in getting a 1200cc conversion done when I bought the bike. The salesman thinks that if I feel that the power wouldn't be good enough that a simple stage 1 upgrade would solve my issues and the 1200cc conversion would be a little overkill. Knowing the salesman and trusting his advice I took it for what it was and figured he was probably right. I know most will say that if I want 1200cc I should get the 1200 Custom, but I don't really care for it and the iron 883 with the 1200cc conversion would still be cheaper to buy given the add ons I want vs the 1200 Custom with the add ons I would want.
I was hoping to hear some more opinions on the topic of if the conversion is a good idea, if the bike has enough power as is, or if the stage 1 upgrade would be enough. Of course there is always the stage 1 upgrade with the 1200cc conversion lol. I know the Iron 883 has a good acceleration rate off of the line I would just be concerned with topping out if need to be on the interstate, granted I wouldn't be on it much but would like the extra power if I had to use it.
So what say you?
As always thanks for your comments. My friends think I am nuts for liking the sporsters and that it is actually comfortable to me, they all ride bigger bikes and are trying to convince me to go bigger, I just don't care for the bigger bikes to be honest.