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The Sportster was offered in a number of different models. The 2024 models, which are not all offered in the same countries, are: Iron 883 - XL883N; Iron 1200 - XL1200NS; Forty-Eight - XL1200X; Sportster S (launched in 2021) Nightster; Harley-Davidson manufactured the last Evolution Sportster, a Gunship Gray 883, on November 18, 2022.
Conversions from 883 cc to 1,200 cc are relatively inexpensive and commonplace, [3] and cheaper than the price premium to go from an 883 to 1,200 engine on a new bike. [4] Carburetors were standard on Sportster engines until 2007, when they were replaced by the Delphi Electronic Sequential-Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) system.
Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engine at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The Harley-Davidson Twin Cam are motorcycle engines made by Harley-Davidson from 1998 to 2017. Although these engines differed significantly from the Evolution engine, which in turn was derived from the series of single camshaft, overhead valve motors that were first released in 1936, they share a number of characteristics with ...
53.9 cu in (883 cc), 61 cu in (1,000 cc) (1972–1985) 1957–1985 The first year of Sportster, a development of the KH with overhead-valve engines and cast iron heads. The engine was updated after 29 years. [3] XR-750: 46 cu in (750 cc) 1970–1985
Also in 2007, electronic fuel injection was introduced to the Sportster family, and the Nightster model was introduced in mid-year. In 2009, Harley-Davidson added the Iron 883 to the Sportster line, as part of the Dark Custom series. In the 2008 model year, Harley-Davidson released the XR1200 Sportster in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Two-seater with Road Warrior-based chassis and Sportster engine. The S2T Thunderbolt (1995–1996) was a touring version, with saddlebags. The S2 was very expensive to develop (around $100,000), and 1,399 units were sold in the first year—well over the 300 units Buell had projected. [11]
Reputed to be the first factory custom motorcycle, [1] it originated Harley-Davidson's FX series of motorcycles by mating Sportster components, most notably the front end, with the chassis of their larger big twin motorcycles. Super Glide models from 1991 to 2018 were based on the Dyna Glide chassis which has a wider variety of front ends and ...
Several models went out of production before being surpassed by a contemporary with a higher top speed. Until a model was introduced that was faster than any previous motorcycle, the fastest bike on the market for a given year was actually slower than an earlier, out of production bike.