The Sportster S Can’t Be PERFECT Can It ?

This Sportster S is amazing and I love every bit of it butttttttt its not perfect so here are a few things that I do not like about this STILL amazing machine.

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Motorcycles
1995 Honda Magna
2010 Honda VFR 1200F
2021 Harley Davidson Sportster S
2012 Kawasaki Ninja Zx6R
1998 Yamaha YZF-R1

[TheFirstCause]

Amazing bike and fun videos! The Sportster S is dream bike for me currently along with the Diavel 1260S. Do yourself (and all of us viewers) a favor and fix the paint on the exhaust already! Haha! I imagine that happened because of the passenger heatshield or something. But for such a beautiful bike to have such a blemish! Come on!

[izzojoseph]

Concerning the gas tank, the reason they do that with the gas gauge has to do with “saving” People. People are less likely to get stuck when it reads empty, and they ALWAYS push it to the limit. Giving them extra mileage, helps prevent getting stuck on the freeway

[algee]

Great video. I have that exact start issue on my Nightster 975. It is so annoying in the morning trying to get to work. I thought I might need a new battery. Thanks for the hack!

[GiuseppePaleologo]

This is an excellent in-depth analysis of the bike. I wish testers were as careful.

[johntaylor]

Hey, I enjoyed the up front 'cons' as it gets me thinking. As I always say "For every problem there is a solution";

1) Battery starting issue solution:
> Buy an Antigravity ATX12-HD RE-START Lithium Battery
> Also check to see if a recall or bulletin too
2) Bar end mirror solution:
> Buy Harley Davidson Adversary Mirrors
3) engine Hydraulic lifter solution:
> Do those oil changes on par or even early
> get new motorcycle after 30k miles or after 5 years.
4) the gas tank:
> That was GREAT to know, thanks!!
5) radiator heat solution
> Always wear jeans and boots and no heat issue.

Also agreed NO backpack on this Sportster S. IT CAN DO IT, but no.
My wife agrees as she rides her own Indian Scout bobber, lol.

[noahknight]

Gas tank is too small is my main gripe and I have the weak starter clutch. I just got service done and they said there’s no recalls for the bike yet.

[harleysontheisland]

Hi there, try pulling in the clutch lever when you start it makes a big difference.

[LingCaoThuBLV]

I enjoyed your review. This is moto i will try to buy in the future

[grantdeizel]

Oh my! 10k already? I’m sitting @2900 and my neighbor thought I was crazy lol. 😮great video man.

[Tyronetrinity]

Awww…. Love that bike❤❤❤. I will afford it. Once my kids are grown. More power to you.

[MrEiniweini]

Seriously, get that starter couch replaced ASAP., I am pretty sure it will get worse because mine did. It also killed the battery. Mine drained the battery 3 times by fail to start. The replacement starter clutch has done about 10, 000 miles and has never failed to start the bike on the first press of the starter. Thanks for the tip on the fuel gauge, I had thought I was running on vapour a few times but I might take a bladder out one day and run it dry to get a proper range in kms.

[NightSkywalker]

I really wanted this bike to be good. Looks like I'm going to the Kawasaki W800. Thank you for your review.

[bluesriderDF]

Loved your video! I had a 2007 Sportster, and it bears no resemblance to the modern version beyond the name. 😊
Pretty funny you wear shorts on a "cold" day in Florida.
Oh, your wife is HILARIOUS 😂😂

[izzojoseph]

Subbed just to get your numbers up, Bro!
But I’m loving the edits!
Good input about the bike, too!

[JohnMcClain-pt]

My first Harley was a 74 sportster, all the complaints listed relate to all the changes done to make the bike "amateur friendly" and didn't exist on an "actual sportster". I've got a 2005 sportster, a 96 custom built chop, a 78 triumph, and a 60 sportster. None of them have any of those parts or problems. Of course I have to watch the odometer when I fill up, the bikes don't watch it for me.

[billybifocal]

That could be your battery too. Check the connections on your terminals and put it on a tender

[GeorgeEdmonds-ve]

I was not talking down your bike, but I have delt with Harley for over fifty years and I know what they are about.

[bradyelich]

The perfect bike is mine: 1996 XL1200S, one of 640 something in Patriot Red, an early one with a 1995 wiring harness.
The only problem that happens when battery is weak, is I have to push start. On your bike, a weak battery seems to cause a multitude of issues.

[dentistrey]

One thing i seen you do wrong is not letting the fuel pump cycle before starting. That’s on EVERY motorcycle!

[MattMurowski]

The bike is hard to start sometimes because the compression is so high at the top of the stroke