Interesting observation

[Malpaso]

People are always asking, "Am I too big for a Sportster?". Well, I ran into an interesting situation over the weekend. I'm average size, 5' 10" 185, and ride an '04 Roadster. A friend I was riding with has an '01 883. The only difference between our bikes is she has a solo seat, forward controls and buckhorn handlebars, and I have saddlebags. We had stopped at another friend's house and I asked if I could try out her bike. After I got back from a short putt, everyone said, "You look way too big for that bike.". The we parked them side by side, and they were surprised to see they are exactly the same size. Weird.

[john_xl1200c]

Well, I am 5'11" and weigh 265. I am sure people may think I am too big for my XL 1200C. But, I am very comfortable on it and it has power to spare hauling my fat butt. Comfort + Power, uh what were the other considerations?

[zeke1200]

You know a Roadster is less than 1 inch less than a Superglide in wheelbase,and as far as i know has the highest seat height of any Harley.Lets not forget out of the box it will leave everything in the dust except the v-rod.It is weird though,883's somehow do look smaller .

[jl28]

They are not smaller than the 1200.Compared to other Harleys they are a few inchs shorter in wheelbase but, the tank,bars,seat and std size windsheild are taller. I never have trouble finding my bike in a row of other bikes.