I know the 1200 Sportster stock for stock besides the V-Rod use to be Harleys fastest bike. Are the newer 96 inch V-twins faster then the 1200 Sportsters? I'm intrested in the 07 Fat Boy in perticular. Wht kind of speed difference are we talking here? Thanks!!!
1200 Sportster vs. 96 inch Fat Boy
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As far as speed it would be hard to say. are you talking Top speed? 1200cc 5speed VS. 96ci 6speed. ? or are you talking 1/4 mile speed? see you cant just go by engine size alone. i used to have a kawasaki 800cc cruiser it was faster than the kawasaki 1500cc cruisers. but the 1500's had a ton more torque and could climb hills withOut having to downshift. My 800 was just as fast as the 1200 sportster. but your comparing completely difference techonologies.. I will say this when i got rid of my 800cc cruiser and got a 2053cc cruiser i now know what Torque is!! going from 49ci to 125ci is mind blowing.so even though the 96 may or maynot be faster it surely will have alot more Torque!
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The new 96" twin cam makes little more power than the old 88". That being said, I agree that in the short run, the 1200 sporty will be ahead. After a few hundred feet, the 96" will probably start getting it's wind. It's alot of apples to oranges though. The FLSTF is a heavier bike, in the soft tail line, a completely different animal from the sporty.
You mean, any other Stock Harley big twin, of course.....right?
I ment off the line speed. I figured a 96ci 6 speed would have more top speed. I care more about going the fastest off the line to the posted speed limit.
I just say a custom 2005 Fat Boy with a 103ci Screamin' Eagle engine and really nice paint that looked lile it was pealing right off the steel for $25,000!!!!!! To much for me! Wonder how fast it is with that 103ci??? It must really fly...for a Fat Boy!
I just say a custom 2005 Fat Boy with a 103ci Screamin' Eagle engine and really nice paint that looked lile it was pealing right off the steel for $25,000!!!!!! To much for me! Wonder how fast it is with that 103ci??? It must really fly...for a Fat Boy!
The Stock 103" SE bikes are dogs too. Although I am comparing them to my V-Rod. Stop lights are fun for me.
hey TITAN i was thinking the samething.. my friend has a 883C and my vulcan 800 was faster than it was with a 10% smaller engine. even when we climbing hills i pulled away. but like someone else said , apples to orange.
You mean, any other Stock Harley big twin, of course.....right?
You mean, any other Stock Harley big twin, of course.....right?
The TC88 & 96 engines are not drag bikes in any sense of the word. I would think the sporty would out run it until freeway speed. I have had both 883 & TC88 and my sportster was definitely faster off the line. But if you are looking to buy a FatBoy for drag racing you might wish to rent one first before you plop down your $$$. JMHO.
The two bikes are about equal in a 1/4 mile.
1/8 mile the sport will have a little advantage.
It comes down to riders. How quick are you off the line.
Knowing your bike and how it will re-act. Knowing your shift points.
You can beat a lot of bikes if you can get the start on them.
The 103" Fatboy will take the sporty. Just go down to your dealer and take one for a test ride. They don't go like a V-Rod but they do go.
1/8 mile the sport will have a little advantage.
It comes down to riders. How quick are you off the line.
Knowing your bike and how it will re-act. Knowing your shift points.
You can beat a lot of bikes if you can get the start on them.
The 103" Fatboy will take the sporty. Just go down to your dealer and take one for a test ride. They don't go like a V-Rod but they do go.
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You mean, any other Stock Harley big twin, of course.....right?
Of course, since the question being asked was Sportster vs TC96 Big Twin.
FTR, only Harley makes a Big Twin. Everything else is a Pretender.
As someone that has owned Four different Harleys, I disagree.
Harley does make a decent Medium Twin though, in my experience. BTW, does anyone know if Harley is still about 20% foreign-made parts?
Back in the 90's, they actually published the foreign parts content, that's where I got my % from. Maybe they quit doing that!
http://www.twheelshd.com/new_vehicle_det...&pov=400680 Here's a new Fat boy for a lot less than 25k.
There are always good deals on Harley's in Ohio during December-February. I paid less that $15k for a new 06 Lowrider last Winter. If you have a trailer and a long weekend you can't go wrong taking a trip up here if you work out the deal with the dealer first.
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