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hell yeah i got the same factory paintjob on my 94 sporty XLH1200, its an awesome bike. Done a bit of modding to make mine a longer distance camping bike, cant wait for my first serious trip.

Good on you ! More people need an adventure like that ! I’ve done it three times . Metric bikes 😇

I knew a guy who went cross country on a 70's Honda 350, so anything is possible.

Fun video! My favorites are Nikon FM FM2 FE2 FM2N. They are amazing or maybe that's just what I have. Thanks!

Oh, to be young and stupid again..... I rode Oklahoma City to Boston twice on a little Kawasaki 440LTD. Brutal ride on such a small bike, but it's a fond memory. Many years on now and I'm looking forward to taking my Road King out from Chicago to Boston in the coming summer. Motels for me. These old bones don't take to sleeping on the ground much any more.

I'd rather ride a donkey cross country than a sportster.

Sorry, couldn't watch since I can't stand musical overlays. I came thinking I would be hearing the bike and you talking about it a little.

Awesome trip! Thanks for posting! I just found it. I felt like I was along for the ride! In 1992 I rode an 82 Magna from Miramar to the Grand Canyon and back in less than 24 hours. During the trip, I slept on the ground. I had no tent and little money. I had wanted to see the canyon, and I did, for 15 minutes. I arrived exhausted and hot. There was no place in the park for me to rest. I simply started home again. It was on July 4th and hotter than h@ll driving through the desert in California. Brutal trip! Great memory!

Once you started typing on the screen, it was over not here to read a video book.

great intro lol

I have had my Sportster for 25 years and four hundred thousand miles on her.All original engine.

You’re funny. I enjoy your sense of humor. 🤣

I was gonna say how do you stand those bars, and then you said it.. you'd want a road glide for cross country. But a goldwing is not gonna be beat...

Hey, I shoot an FM2N with a 50/1.4 :-)

Made that trip a few times myself. I had fun adventures on that Sportster. Building number 7 right now for new road trips to come.

Your year was rigid mount hence the harshness. 04 Harley switched to rubber mount and made it more tolerable for long trips

You picked the absolute worst Harley-Davidson to ride long distance. As to why people ride cross country on a Harley-Davidson, they ride touring bikes. Much better designed frame, heavier bike makes a better ride just like a Lincoln Continental rides better than a VW bug.

So thats it ? - no summary !?

1200? you a brave person.

Contaflex Zeiss ikon 1 is my favorite camera is really old but I loved

1980 Kansas to Monterey California 21 yr Buck Sargent. No guts no glory.

I have a Nikon FM2 and am very happy with it. I remember fondly the Olympus OM2, for the same reasons.

Throw some oem touring shocks on it ( the air ones ) and that ole girl will float son ✊

Inherited one of these from my father....thank you so much! I'm a photojournalism major and was wondering if I could get vintage F-mount and Minolta glass to play nicely with a DSLR, ended up going the Canon 5D Mark ii route and while I'm still running around on full-auto I'm blown away with some of the images I've pulled out of it. You just earned yourself a subscriber!

One day I will do one of these on my 1200. Brutally and painfully loving every moment!

Leica M6 but the FM2 is not far behind that. I love both those cameras for different reasons

Oh it was your best idea life is about the journey

EOS 1, EOS 1N-HS, Nikon FM2n need I say more...?

As the name implies, sportsters aren’t for touring and having used my sportster for touring, I feel your pain. I love Harley’s though, you either get them or you don’t. They aren’t for everyone. I have 2 Harley’s and 2 antique British bikes; 1972 Norton Commando and a 1978 triumph Bonneville. I’ve taken the Norton on several couple thousand mile trips and was way more comfortable on that then on my sportster.

V sporty twin gyro effect saved my life many times..crank wheels piston belt/chain..all flying in one line...Get Sideways?? You bet will whip back to straight..Hang On..WHIP 😎 putt putt..Kiss that gas tank.

Sissy bar handy when ya drop it..

Brett Donohue Iron Butt. Canadian border to Mexican..Sportster. unreal..😎

Check out "Iron But"

ive watched this 3 times. still enjoy it

great that you and the bike made it home in one piece , great video👍

Seemed like one hell of trip! 👍🏽

Why would anyone want to live in California. Just look at Iowa!

Don't judge a Harley by a Sportster 1200. That's not a bike for long rides! Also small tank.

These photos are great!! Could I ask the rough settings you would use for portrait shooting? ie shutter speed, ISO (in relation to flash). Just getting to grips with my GRii and wondering if you would typically compensate flash by underexposing the ISO? Thanks CKF....you rock :)

Very cool that you stuck to the two lane blacktops. That's where America (what's left of it) is.

But it's not American made. Parts are made in China, atleast Honda and others are made in Japan. A tad bit more reliable.

Great video!

I’ve had ridden and owned several bikes throughout my life. The best one? My 2002 sportster 1200c by far has outclassed even my other Harley’s I had. The 2004 models and up have the rubber mounts which make them more comfortable but as far as Harley’s being lousy travel bikes well…you just have to take the right one out for the long haul.

$300 set of Progressive 412 shocks transform that bike into the ride it was intended.

Awesome experience

I love NGK plugs and won't use anything else. Been using them for 45 years. But the super expensive iridium plugs don't seem to be any better than the regular ones. I have seen very few carburetors that actually need to be rebuilt, most just need cleaning because someone left old gas in them too long. The float needle is about the only part of a carburetor that ever wears out. I love those handlebars. I have an '06 rubbermount 1200, I wish it had bars like that. One of my first bikes (back about 1981) was a '79 Yamaha 650 Special that had bars similar to those. They were super comfortable. I don't much like the "beach bars" that come on most modern cruisers. To each their own. I know Dateland well. I either drive or ride from Phoenix to Yuma and back about once a month. Ride in the winter, drive in the summer. It's 118 degrees in the summer. I used to stop at the Space Age motel in Gila Bend for breakfast most of the time, but they changed owners, not as friendly now. Glad you made it safely.

I have a heavily modded 96 xl1200c stage 4 with a mustang fastback. 30 minutes riding and my butt and man bits are numb. I could never ride it 100 miles let along a full day or week

One thing I don't hear about is cross country on a sporty 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🍷

nice video. my 91 sportster 1200 has very little vibration and is a blast to ride. glad u made it.

"i dont know why people ride harley's across country"....your riding a fuckin bar hopper across country....DUHHHHH.. id ride my roadglide to Argentina.. it's the most comfortable bike i've ever owned... i wouldn't ride my 1200 to the beach. 3 hours away..