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The Harley-Davidson Sportster Roadster is a cruiser - and like most of the Harley sportsters, is great for cruising around town. It can get a bit rough on the butt when going on long trips unless you change the one-piece seat out to a more comfortable seat, especially if you want to ride two up.

The air-cooled Evolution v-twin is an overhead cam engine with two valves per cylinder. It puts out 79 foot pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm. The 1200cc engine is fuel injected (uses premium gas only) and gets 57 mpg on the highway and 42 in the city. It’s backed up by a five-speed transmission and a final belt drive.

The front brakes use a double-piston caliper on an 11 ½-inch rotor and the rear brakes use a single-piston caliper on an 11 ½-inch rotor. You may get a bit of a dive when stopping (due to the suspension), but the brakes do work better than the old single piston brakes. The suspension in the front is a telescopic fork, and the rear uses a twin-sided swing arm and two shock absorbers.

The Harley-Davidson Sportster Roadster weighs in at 565 pounds dry and 585 pounds wet. It holds 4.5 gallons of fuel, giving you a longer ride between gas stations on long trips. The fenders are made of steel, instead of fiberglass, so this adds to the weight of the bike. Standard gauges include a clock, tachometer, trip odometer, speedometer, fuel level warning light and service reminder light.