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Howdy… I took the MSF as a new rider this past March, spent the entire riding season (1500+ miles) getting used to riding on a 10-year old Sportster, the 883 Low. It was a lot of fun, with just a few missteps. Now my wife is taking the MSF course (beginning this evening, actually), so I got to go buy something new and pass along the old Sporty to her.
I fell in love with the looks of the Scrambler, and I did test ride one before I bought it. I’ve had it for two weeks or so, and I’m not here to talk you out of it because it’s a lot of fun. Got plenty of pep for being an 865cc, I don’t know how it compares to sport bikes because I’ve never ridden one, but it’s faster than most cars on the road I can tell you that. It also handles well at both high and low speeds, good around curves as well as parking lots. The heat shields over the right-side exhaust pipes work fine, I wear nothing more than regular jeans when I ride.
That said, I am only 5’9 or so, and the one downside (apart from the lack of self-cancelling turn signals, which I do miss) is the reach to the ground. My inseam is only 29, so there ain’t no flatfooting it on this bike, as opposed to my 883 Low that put my soles firmly on the ground. This is of no consequence while riding, the midmounted pegs and wide bars are quite comfortable. Even stopping at traffic lights is okay, you just do one-foot-down. But backing up the bike by foot, especially up an incline, is challenging. Be sure to get your hands on one at a dealership (if you haven’t already with this 2 month old forum thread) and make sure you are comfortable handling one, emergency stopping with feet down, etc.
I like my Scrambler, but glad I did some months of riding on an “easy” bike like the Sporty Low first.
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