Specifications. Make: Array Model: 2009 Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 Engine/Motor: Air-cooled, Evolution™ Torque: 55.00 ft lbs @ 3,500 rpm Transmission: Five-speed [do not use] Vehicle Harley uses a one-piece engine/transmission drive unit for this line whose bikes include an 883 cc displacement and a 1,200 cc lump at the top end. Traditionally Sportsters were tall bikes, but Top speed: 105 mph: 1/4 mile acceleration: If you just want to twist the throttle in top and go, then get a 1200 or build an 883 to 1200/1250 conversion (far better than the factory 1200 The 883 is worse than the 1200, as is any small v-twin like an Intruder 800. The latest Sportsters are the smoothest, with comfort deminishing as you go backwards in model years. But as others have pointed out, they are smoother at speed than at idle. Harley does not publish HP numbers, as they are often meaningless. This 1969 Harley Davidson XLH Sportster was fast, making it a dangerous street bike. This would start a trend, entering into the 1970s and 80s when various racers used Sportsters to set records for land speed over for stunts like the motorcycles Evel Knievel used. It also made ways in pop culture. From 1969 to 1970, Then Came Bronson, a show The Harley-Davidson Sportster 48 debuted ten years ago and was a huge success in Australia. 2022 heralds by far the biggest change in architecture since the Harley-Davidson Sportster first hit the beautiful weather so had to do a run in the xl1200ns bike is pretty much stock just has the muffler removed. Top speed: 118 mph. Horsepower: 67.7 hp @ 5680 rpm. Torque: 72.9 ft.-lb. @ 4300 rpm. Lifestyle. CW examines what is a middleweight? Harley-Davidson XL1200C Sportster 1200 Custom: this "big" XL is 0Ri7KEs.