Currently have a 48. First bike, first ride, first everything. Almost gave in to the bs stigmas. Decided to keep her forever, especially since it's the last year offered and the peak design for the evo.

Sportster shootout! I'd take the 883. Upgrade to a 1200 stage 4 with a 2 into 1 exhaust and a taller rear shock.

This is the best Sportsters detail comparison I've seen. Good Job!

Thanks so much for the detail review 👍👍

Love my iron 1200. BEST BIKE EVER!

my weapon of choice is 883 or 48. Still looks good. Most people who buy these Sportster don't really about care bout hp or specs. Ill take the new nightster under 9k

Good analysis. Subscribed.

Great review! I have a 2018 48 Special in Wicked Red and I think that might be the best design HD ever put out. Forget the numbers. It's fast and agile enough for me. Simplicity is the key. It sounds great too.

Since they'll be gone, I'd like to have 1 more brand new 883. Would be my 4th in 53 years of riding. The three of those baby's lined up in black made for a great video.

I was very surprised by your personal pick out of the three 'Sportsters'. It was my pick too for the same reasons, but also - and most importantly - for the fact that it is air-cooled. However, I'm happiest with my own Sportster Low (XL1200L) for its abundant chrome and 4.5 gallon tank. Still, I am looking forward to hearing a new Nightster with a pair of Vance & Hines pipes.

IMHO, you nailed my thoughts in the wrapup

Thank you ! Well described 👍

How long until we get t-shirts that just say “However”

I have an iron 883 2018 model, it's still in stalk in terms of performance, i have a custom sissy bar and forward controls. Planning to convert the 883 to 1250 or 1275 in the near future, put some performance shocks and hoping to make it rad.

I’ve 2018 Iron. And I just love her.

I’m looking at buying an 883 within the next year. I jut love everything about it.

Yeah, 48, I agree 👍, I love the way it's looking 👌

I have owned 3 Sportsters in my lifetime. The 1st was a 1979 Roadster 1000cc Iron Head; I purchased at Killeen HD, when I was Stationed at Ft. Hood. The 2nd was a 1989 XLCH 1200cc Sportster. The 3rd, is the one I own presently, a 2005 XL883C/1200SE Sportser I built at home in my Garage. I, also own a 2003, 100 Year Anniversary, Springer Softail, FXSTS. And, in the past owned 2 FXR's and a Dyna. Myself, I want to try one of the new water cooled Models. But, I will never sell my Sporty or Springer; I absolutely luv their "Old School Style and Sound." So, I totally get you, Bro. :-) :-) :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

I got a 48 as a very 1st bike and loved it but crashed it and I loved it so much that I even bought another one even after realizing that I’m a Sportbike guy…. I think it’s a perfect bike to have to get into riding

I’m still riding my 1978 xlh sportster I bought right out of highschool. To me it’s the best ride I have had all theses years . Find what fits you .

“I myself struggle with it” 😂🤘🏻. Love it B

I would still love to find the Iron 1200. I like the 883. Would do the 975 or the 883 with mini apes.

Very good review! I ride a 2019 Roadster. I like my sporty very and went with that to be different. Very fun ride! I like the hp on the Nightster but that's it. A Iron 883 converted to 1275 would be perfect tho. 👊👍

these new bikes from HD are going to do wonder keeping used prices up ....... thank you HD !!

I have a 2017 883 Superlow that I plan to keep forever

You are spot on with your comment on the Nightster and the extensive use of plastic. Harley is going with a 13 G+ Buy in & giving you plastic in return! That is a chicken @*#t move on the part of Harley. If they are charging a premium price, give the buyer a premium product. I’m out for now.

I have ridden sportsters for over 40 years. 58 xl, 62, 69 XLCHs with Fairbanks Morse mags, 883 and 1200 evos. Loved them all. But the water cooled job just doesn’t do it for me. Currently have a 2006 custom. It rides like a Cadillac and wouldn’t trade it for the world. Ahh that sound!

Thx bro

All 3 are nice bikes. A 6 speed would be nice.

I own a harley Davidson Forty Eight with a stage 1 kit and tuner. Best fun you could have with an air cooled engine. Discontinued in UK. But still the best one of the three.

great show

sad that the Sportster line is ending.. im 13 and am hoping to get my own in a year and a half ish to share with my dad.

That was a Great Comparison! “However”,….lol ! 👍💪

How about the 48 with the nighster engine and more torque ,just a thought

I HAVE the 48 sportster, im 6'1" and i can see FINE out of those flipped mirrors. I can actually see BETTER out of them then i can upright mirrors. With upright mirrors, ALL i see is my shoulders taking up 3/4 of the mirror. lol.

Looking into buying my first ever bike. I think I'm tempted by the 883 but the 48 is better looking imo and more performance with the 1200. Simply need to swap that tank for more gallons? What's you take on suspension when the road is bumpy and some pot holes? 😅

my dream motobike. maybe someday🤷‍♂️👍

What about the " 72 " and the sportster roadster ?

LOL. Wow. Didn’t realize the Nightster was so tiny compared to the Evo Sportster. I’ve got an 883 that’s for commuting and putting around town and an M8 for putting the miles behind me.

i was quite surprised that nightster in 22 kg lighter than the iron 883 that make the nightster the lightest bike that harley makes

With that 10:1 compression ratio on the 48, how do they get it to not hammer on like it's on firecrackers? My old '79 XLCH used to sound like I was demo ing concrete when I turned up the throttle.

I'm Old School... Give me the 48

Real Sportster riders DGAF about peanut tanks except they look really cool!

the only strike I can see against the 48 is that small tank, other than that it's very nice

48 FTW. Regardless you can customize all of them so much right out the gate if wanted. I think the nightster is probably my least favorite.

Milwaukee8 with Honda sound

48

The plastics is where the new riders feel home. I would not buy any of those but will buy the softail standard.

The XL1200CX Roadster is the finest and best Sportster ever made!

My big issue with the Nighster regarding the price and the fact that it's a liquid cooled engine is that, the bike might make sense in the HD lineup or even as a direct competitor of the Scout but add in the Japanese Naked and there isn't much reason to buy this bike at all. The 48 and 883 tho, air cooled, a completely different feel altogether. Just imagine getting a Yamaha Mt-09 SP for less money and this bike eats the Nighster alive. None of those sounds like Harleys....

HI, I'm in the UK and have been desperate for a HD for too many years. I really fancy a Forty Eight as I'm not going to be doing long trips but I'm a little concerned that I may be too big for it. I'm 5'11" and some of the videos that I've seen some of the riders appear to dwarf the bike. How tall is too tall for this bike? Great video btw & informative, thanks.

What about the sportster 1200c the custom

No Sportster is right for me, But my Aprilia RSV4F is perfect for me.

I’m thinking about getting one for canyons and around town, I currently ride a Honda GL1800 and just want something with less weight and smaller for when it’s just me and don’t have my son or wife with me. I have not owned a Harley before, would you recommend the sportster line for what I am looking for? Or would u you recommend a different route?

I currently have an Iron 883 that’s been converted to a 1200. If the Nightster was out when I was Harley shopping. If you had asked me to choose again between the Forty-Eight, Iron 883 and the Nightster. I’d choose the Nightster out of the 3. I do like the sound look and character of an Air-Cooled V-Twin, but I’d much rather have performance out of the gate.

Unfortunately, I am of the old school and my love is for a Harley that sounds and acts like a Harley. I am too close to the end 71 to start over with a quiet smooth riding Bike. I was wanting to get a iron 1200 for my Woman and it is next to impossible to find one close by, some 883s but not so many 1200s low mileage or New. Personally, I believe Harley made a mistake by dumping the iron 1200 and 883, for noise is for the Bike Riders and caddies are for the smooth and slick want a bee’s.

Where is the XLH1200 custom? The best Harley ever made!

Knowing that 48 will be gone, do you think will there be no problem on getting parts in the future?

daaaamn my 48 sounds like a tank next to those😅

Can you put a larger fuel tank on the 48

Hello, how can i contact you about the product sponsorship?

What is the Harley Davidson Forty Eight price?

The right Sportster for me? The one that identifies as a BMW 75/5 😂

I'd never buy any of those... if it was given to me, I'd sell it... I need some cash for a Low Rider S 😁

Will the tank on the 883 fit a 48?

😎👍🏽

The last few minutes of this video is key. Harley charges as much as possible, then adds plastic hand controls. They have been metal for over a HUNDRED YEARS. So so disappointing.

I hate small tanks. Even sporties should have at least 4 gallon tanks

Your longest video ever😂

RIP Iron 1200

I considered all three of these and ended up buying the 48. The nightster didn’t feel like a Harley, is rather ugly, and has lots of plastic making it feel cheap.

Royal Enfield should just buy Harley and keep em old school.

Yeah, they come from the factory quiet and running lean. Put on some open pipes and an air cleaner and they are dangerously lean. Get ready for a professional tune 😢

Don't care for any of them .Love my 1200 iron

The nightster sounds like a scooter lol

No,harley,davidson,sounds,as,good,as,the,harley,davidson,sportster.a,hater,is,gonna,hate 😊❤

The Nightster is not a real Sportster. Get rid of it! Honda clone for 5k more, what a joke.

The downfall of Harley Davidson is happening before our very eyes.

New ist shit

Their all too slow

I'll take one of the 48 and one Nightster. to go.. I'm getting older and need to have some fun before ole Dr. Saw Bones pronounces me dead.

I personally do not recommend anyone get this bike as a first-time rider. Start low (in CC's) and go slow; learn and earn your experience riding, let your skills have a chance to mature. Get a nice inexpensive 360ish bike, inexpensive to repair (if you have a spill). No one likes to admit they had a small bike because riders have this status to maintain, but its really how you start; Pinto's, Nova, Gremlin's, Dusters...small cars, small bikes. When you get older, skills improve, bikes or cars, your wallet and bank account grows, then you expand. Right?! maybe you even had a POS Ford or Chevy Pick-up? Who cares about dings...Its a working truck! I love the segment, the options, faults and advantages; I don't like the short rake on the 48, i think it gives the rider a disadvantage in handling. Have you seen the 2023 HD Street Bob by Puig? They had a showcase showing the paint to be a gloss-Army Green style with a cream version, not Army Drab. it was sweet. $13, 500 for a new sportster...any size?? TOO MUCH. I got my 97 Lowrider for 11,600 through military sales, NEW; warehouse leftover in 98. Zero price change, 11,600!!! for an 80! HD, you've got your head up your ass to ask so much for a sporty.