How-To Guide: What To Look For When Purchasing A Used Harley-Davidson Sportster

Awesome stuff!! All of your vids are in depth!!! Thanks for your knowledge!!!

It's a bulletproof engine but it will leak oil, not if but when😂

Always learn, great video! Thank you, sometimes its hard to keep a cool head when buying a bike😁 this is a lot of help!

Know the market value, the current going rate.

Too each his own, I myself have ridden and been around bikes most of my life. Ridden dirt track, mostly on a 750 Harley. Ridden from one end of this great country too the other checking the beautiful sites. Built many bikes myself from British too Japanese. But always returned to the great Harley. The sporty you broke down or stripped out made me sad. Especially being the 100 year anniversary special. Just thought you should have found one that was in lesser condition and did your magic. I’m now hitting 80 and that’s not the speed zone. Still up on two wheels and don’t see getting off any time soon. The total freedom of riding is the best for clearing the old head. Like your thoughts. Just a different view about screwing with a good machine. But thinking back, I’ve made a few bobbers back in the early 60s. Nothing like what the youth say a bobber is today. My first Sportster was my brothers 1957. Loved the bike, and so did the young women. Keep the bugs off your teeth and stay up on the two wheels. As you my know, the black top isn’t forgiving.

If you had to classify an XL1200S, it would be a cafe racer, if anything. Do Not put saddlebags on a sportster.

Mine is a 2000 XL1200S. It looks a lot like that one, but is original HD orange. It has dual disks in front, though. 10K miles, Screaming Eagle upgrades, Vance&Hines.

As someone who has had a few bikes, I would agree with him. This is a great video to learn from.

I once got a bike for half the asking price with,I'm here now,I've cash I'll give you this,it worked and I had the bike I wanted and a pocket full of cash too😊
The carb sportster especially the 1200 make great bikes to own and must be the easiest to home service and repair, but best bit is that sound!

All those things, on a bike with 4k miles, really really really speaks volumes about build quality

Duuude I'm actually looking to buy a used Iron 883 here in Calgary and there r a few options so i was wondering how to check it (since I'm not a mechanic) and you just lighted the way to it; thanks 4 this content is amazing.

How much did you pay for that?

How rigid or flexible are the frames on these 883 and 1200 Sportsters? Did HD ever stiffen them up like they did from the dyna models to the 2017 and 2018 Softails, so that they don't flex and get the wobbles in turns? I like the 4.5 gallon fuel capacity of the SuperLows, with the Fuel Injection better, I think, than the much older carb versions. Anything to look out for on the FI versions?

All the info is good if you have no idea about bikes but I bought an 05’ 1200 in 2015 and 3 months later the engine seized,so the info given is ok but it’s what’s inside that counts,ask for a maintenance record and take the VIN to a Harley dealership and ask them for the maintenance record

That was a masterclass in checking out a used bike.

I am about to buy my first ever bike and this video was so informative! This guy is knowing what he's doing and I would have never thought of checking all these details. Will definitely help me look like I know what I'm doing when shopping for a used bike 😅 thanks a lot

So it’s leaking oil everywhere and it’s bulletproof. How is that possible 😂😂😂

first thing is bring a volt meter an check the charging system especially on harleys

Want a sportster 883 bad so this is great to pop up in my recommendations