2009 SPORTSTER XL 1200L

by Cheryl Brian
(Effingham, IL)

THIS IS MY 2ND BIKE, A 2009 SPORTSTER 1200L AND I BOUGHT IT JULY 30,2009. I BOUGHT IT AT LEGACY HARLEY DAVIDSON (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HARLEY BARN) WHICH IS OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I WRECKED MY 05 SPORTSTER 883L. WHEN I FOUND OUT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED I CHOSE TO STAY WITH THE SPORTSTER FAMILY FOR 2 REASON'S. THE FIRST BEING I WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE SOME OF THE PARTS FROM MY 883 AND I NEW THEY WOULD FIT ON THE 09'S. I COULDN'T BEAR TO LET GO OF ALL OF THAT MONEY AND 2ND I AM HEIGHT AND ARM LENGTH CHALLENGED AND I NEW I COULD GET A SPORTSTER TO FIT ME BOTH DIRECTIONS. I CHOSE TO MOVE UP TO THE 1200L AS I THOUGHT I WANTED TO MOVE UP. I HAD PUT OVER 10,000 MILES ON MY 883L BEFORE I WRECKED IT AND THE 1200L HAD THE BIGGER GAS TANK. SO I CHOSE THE FLAME BLUE COLOR. I ADDED THE SE II SLIP ONS PIPES, THE WINDSHIELD, REACH SOLO SEAT, THE LOCKING RIGID HD SADDLEBAGS AND THE LIVE TO RIDE HAND GRIPS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. WHEN WE GOT IT HOME WE PUT A LOWERING BLOCK KIT ON THE BACK THAT I HAD ON MY 883L,PUT MY FORWARD CONTROLS ON ,AND PUT ON ALL MY LIVE TO RIDE THEM COVERS AND MIRRORS, AND ADDED MY WINDSHIELD BAG AND MY TOUR PACK AS WELL. I LATER TOOK IT BACK AND HAD THEM PUT A 2 1/2 INCH PULL BACK RISER ON IT SO I COULD REACH THE BARS BETTER. I ALSO HAVE A SOLO RACK WITH THE HD UNIVERSAL ROLL BAG ON IT. I SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE ROLL BAG AND THE TOUR PACK. IT HAD 7 MILES ON IT WHEN I LEFT THE STORE AND WHEN I PARKED IT FOR THE WINTER,NOVEMBER 2009, IT HAD 3451 MILES ON IT.