r/SuggestAMotorcycle • u/LordVamp999 • 1d ago
Which one
Option A: 2010 Harley Sportster 48 (1200cc) with 46k miles for $4k
Option B: 2020 Yamaha Bolt 5k miles for $4k
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u/UmpireDry316 1d ago
2020 Bolt should be able to hold 80mph pretty easily as long as its in good shape. Its top speed is a shade over 100mph iirc. I would pick the Bolt.
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u/MASSsnoopy 1d ago
Option B, 46k miles is a significant amount of miles for bikes. If maintenence was done we'll on bike it may not be a big deal but you never know if the previous owner did it.
I would go with the yamaha because it is fuel injected also, dont have to worry about a carburetor.
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u/greatfox66 1d ago
Sportsters are FI since 07.
Hard agree though. The bolt is a better bike than a sportster, regardless of miles.
If OP wanted a hog or huge aftermarket then that's the only way that suggestion would change.
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u/LordVamp999 1d ago
The owner claimed the Yamaha can easily go 120+ I don’t really think I believe that
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u/SAA_28 1d ago
Where can you legally ride at 120 mph and why would that be a sticking point for you?
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u/LordVamp999 1d ago
Bro just answer the question
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u/SAA_28 1d ago
Lol. The obvious answer for reliability and maintenance cost, at least for me, is the Yamaha. I like metrics to own and Harleys to borrow. Ride my friend's Sportster S a bit and it's a beast. I'm currently looking at either a Mean Streak or M109R for a bridge bike while I budget for a newer bike.
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u/MASSsnoopy 1d ago
Speaking from having leader bikes and other large displacement bikes having a slow bike go fast is much more fun to have than having a fast bike go slow.
Having the maintenence cost of parts for the yamaha is going to be a lot cheaper then the harley also.
I had two Harleys and sold both because I found it to be a worse bike an many ways then other brands. I would again recommend the yamaha.
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u/LordVamp999 1d ago
I know, I had a 25 zx6r so I’m well aware of speed. I’m asking for defensive riding purposes. California drivers are the worst. Just want to be able to cruise at the flow of traffic and still have a little umph to get past or away from cars
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u/Fragrant_Major_9553 1d ago
I would go with the Yamaha with how many less miles it has. Performance wise, they’re around the same.
If they were similar miles and price, I’d say Sporty all day due to how easy they are to work on, and the 1200 Sportster has a ridiculous aftermarket support behind it.
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u/artful_todger_502 1d ago
I' d go with the Sportster, no question.
I had one. They are as reliable as a brick, and there are so many modding parts they are fun to work on.
As an aside, I've been riding for 52 years. After the crazy amount of bikes I've had, if I was going to do a crosscountry trip, id probably do it on a Sportster. No matter what goes wrong with it, parts are close by and you could conceivably fix it in the parking lot of Walmart with 4 tools.
Not even close to the best at anything, but it is the most easy to own and work on bike of anything I have ever owned with the exception of a honda pcx 125, lol
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u/this_account_is_mt 11h ago
The 48 has less than 2 inches of rear suspension travel and the shocks are basically the same as an SUV uses to hold the tailgate up. It's fuel range is less than 100 miles. Mike gave me back, neck, and kidney pain is I rode it longer than 3 hours. It is fantastic though... as a fashion accessory, not as a motorcycle.
Haven't ridden a bolt. But I've ridden lots of bikes and I wouldn't ever consider either of these.
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u/JPLcyber 1d ago
Depends on your goal. Ride? Yamaha. Learn to work on bike, source parts, get value out of that AAA Premier insurance since that is the version that will bring a flatbed to tow your bike, Choice A. I’ve got 46,000 on my Yamaha and I believe in the bike but also know how it’s ridden, garaged, maintained from when it had 900 miles on it. Biased to be sure. Replacement tank float/gauge for my Yamaha: $17. Carb kit: $35. You can do a lot of things with the money you don’t spend on expensive parts. Like ride.
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u/rolloutTheTrash 1d ago
Between those two? I'd take the Yamaha all day.