Is The Iron 883 A Good Bike

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Is the iron 883 a good bike. Better to start with A 250400cc bike and learn the skills necessary for survival. Discussion Starter 1 May 11 2009. I love the Iron 883 but Im pretty tall 65.

Iron 883 is a very stiff bike therefore riding long distances will be a torment other than that bike is ok to commute every day. The Iron 883 is the bike that sits at the bottom of Harley-Davidsons Sportster line. Initially you may be amazed by this bike but eventually you will realize it was a poor decision to buy this bike instead of buying higher model.

If you want to mostly zip around town on shorter trips the 250 sportbike is a good choice -- and you can do some longer stuff. It features a 539 cubic inch 883 cubic centimeters hence the name air-cooled v-twin engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Both are pretty good bikes to start off cruising with.

They arent super fast they arent crazy torque monsters theyre fairly docile yet strong and tough bikes. In contrast to other answers I would advise the a Harley Davidson like the 883 is not a good beginner motorcycle unless you are a large person. 883 was good for about a year or so before I was looking for more power.

The engine makes 538 lb-ft of torque. 12 rows The Iron 883 is reasonably good on fuel and a full day of riding usually cost me around 20. There are better Harleys like the Street 500 for beginners.

The iron 83 Cafe racer is a very popular motorcycle among Harley Davidson enthusiasts. Apart from prices you can also find comparison of these bikes based on displacement mileage performance and many more parameters. Theyre a fantastic bike for anyone to start out with return to riding with or ride their entire lives.