Harley Davidson Iron 1200: Owners Review

[@gwezrider]

I'm 71 now with some health issues. I am downsizing my motorcycles and have sold my Harley Fatboy. I recently purchased a 2019 Harley 1200 iron, ( twisted cherry) with the custom pipes, air cleaner et al and am very happy with the bike. What a blast to ride. Thanks for your video, it was helpful in my desire to keep riding Harleys.

[@gregorysteffensen3279]

Two great things about the Evo Sporty long-term: a) an incredible amount of aftermarket, especially on stuff like suspension and handlebars, and b) everything that can go wrong on an Evo Sporty, has, and parts/repairs are generally rather affordable when something does break

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Good points Greg, there is a massive aftermarket scene 👍

[@michaelflaherty1358]

Fully get where you are coming from, great review. 1200 iron could well be my next bike.

[@josehoundneto5028]

Very nice bike, very nice video. This color is fantastic! The best color Iron 1200 until now. Congratulations . Good roads for you!

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks Zebasset 👍

[@GARamblinMan]

I have a Heritage and have started looking around for a 2nd motorcycle to run about town on for shorter hops. You have one of the best reviews I’ve seen here on KZbin for this model. Great job. Looks like Harley-Davidson is phasing out the Iron 1200 so it looks like I’ll have to get a used one. Take care and ride safe.

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks mate

[@MyDyerMaker]

Holy cow, that's a gorgeous bike.

[@claypotpollock5887]

Cheers mate! That's the best review I've seen, solid as, addressed all my thoughts. Cheers mate appreciate it!

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Nefariouz]

Good to see another Perth motorist here on KZbin. Accidentally stumbled across your video when I was looking for videos on the 48. Subbed :)

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Welcome aboard👍

[@christophercreekmore5053]

Funny you mention the Vance and Hines slip-on's. I have a 2020 Iron 1200 and have found they are very loud. May be switching back to stock pipes.

[@tylerhubbell6410]

You just slip ons are loud?I have a 2018 iron 1200 with vance and hines short shots and no baffles lmao sounds great

[@ImWithBigRed]

Great to ride the streets of oz vicariously

[@thegman4547]

Great honest review thanks! I prefer mid controls too! No parachutes for me! lol

[@onecrazywheel]

Would this be a good bike for a 25 mile commute round trip for work? Right now I ride an 04' Suzuki GS500F. I still like my ol' Blue but would like to upgrade to something like this. I do not do any distance riding since I'm married and have 4 kids. 😆

[@sebg2086]

how many miles....how many problem? lot of maintenance?

[@pinkiewerewolf]

You're a dual sport guy, as long as I've watched your channel. Its no surprise to me that the 1200 didn't do it for you. I have an 18 Ultra Classic(4th Harley) and it is perfect for long trips double up. My gal and I rode it from Nor-Cal to Central Illinois last year and even she loved it as the passenger. The lil 1200 is a boulevard cruiser, nice and light for in city riding. I like my KLR, its great for putzing around on but it would suck to do a long trip 2-up on. I mean really suck. Suck very badly. Did I mention it would suck? OK, maybe that gets the point across to those that Harley bash in the comments. Different bikes for different purposes. I also have a Kawasaki ZZR1200, once again a very different tool. Good luck in your search for the Harley's replacement. Its always fun to bike shop.

[@turtle19dad]

I'm a veteran so if I get an Iron 1200 I will get the vivid black with the red white and blue stripes

[@anthonymartinez2340]

You’re talking that talk but will you walk the walk?

[@turtle19dad]

@@anthonymartinez2340 now I have to wait. Some jackass cut me off and now I'm recovering. Want a Softail or tourer.

[@rodgerhernandez4359]

Hell yea red white and blue 🇺🇸

[@RavaalekDreamblade]

@@turtle19dad i bought my first bike this year, intended to get the Honda Rebel 500... but the dealership didn’t have ANY bikes and weren’t really helpful... went to Harley and looked around and surprisingly they were very accommodating and not pushy... Was about to give up till the salesman showed me a Iron 1200 that they had sold ... red white and blue... I sat on it and my will to resist crumbled. That Sunday it was in my possession!

[@anthonyrios8566]

@@RavaalekDreamblade Good on you , The HD 1200 Iron SPORTSTER is FN GORGEOUS.

[@TheRealNebari]

Great review, but when you go between the riding voiceover and talking head portions of the video, there is a huge quality change in your voice. A cheap lav mic recording into your phone would improve that greatly!

[@jeremyslade7839]

Good decision COS. The bush is calling! Geez, Perth is pretty.....

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Yep, it’s been shouting 😆

[@tarunsheoran]

West perth to beach run... if I am not wrong. Brilliant video

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks mate 👍 🇦🇺

[@samwell707]

Best color. Thanks for posting this

[@TheRicokilla]

I bought this bike last month, and I’m just surprise on how BAD it is on the Highway. It WOBBLES heavily the moment u hit 120km/h . I was terrified at times. 120kmh is peanuts with most bikes these days. See, when u buy an expensive bike like Harley, the least u could do is 120kmh! I’ve got a Kawasaki vulcan 900. And boy, that is far better than this. The Harley has more torque tough, but what’s the point when it can’t do 120kmh? Lol.

[@omarsalgado9715]

I own a 2007 Sportster and I've never experienced a single wobble, not even when I had exceptionally reached 170 km/h. When ridden at 120 km/h, what is annoying is the wind pressure on my chest. Look for under inflation of the tires. Also relax the arms; support your weight with your abdominals. Those are the two main causes of wobbles in any brand of bikes.

[@joshuabedford8033]

Great review dude, exactly the information I was looking for 👍👍

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks mate, happy hunting 👍

[@matthewgriffin9099]

Man that’s a dope intro not gonna lie

[@SkozzaAU]

nice honest thoughtful review.

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks mate 👍

[@ripmax333]

Ok you clearly are a dualsport guy, BUT by anchance did you you maybe considered to modify that harley into a scrambler? Ok it may not transform into an endure machine but there are plenty of guys that they made the sporter into a scrambler and had good results in the dirt. Since you are blessed with long legs , rasing the seat height with longer shocks, better handlerbars etc it will be easy for you to maneuver it.

[@aaronemblem266]

Crf450l is a great dual sport

[@bunburysbigbogan5778]

Trust me the roads here in WA are silky smooth compared to NSW, so we can lane split in WA?

[@chroniclesofsolid]

As far as I am aware, splitting in stationary traffic is legal here. Gets a little grey when the traffic is moving. Admittedly haven’t checked the legislation recently so can’t confirm 🙃

[@pythonflying]

Did you have to adjust the suspension to make the jarring better?

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Never got around to it unfortunately.

[@pythonflying]

@@chroniclesofsolid In your opinion, do you think it would have made it better to make some adjustments? I have this bike and I am really thinking of trading up, but if I can make the ride easier even for in town, I will keep it.

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Tony A440 my plan was to just upgrade my rear shocks to (choose your suspension company) a 13 inch to improve the ride. Adjustment may have improved it a little but the reason they are hard is that they only have 2 inches of travel so it’s got to be stiff to compensate bottoming out. Can’t have that low look without it.

[@timcarter7616]

@@chroniclesofsolid Progressive 412 shocks 12.5 " provide 3.14" of travel and the ride is nice. That's the first thing I changed.

[@joekelly9369]

would like a bigger slimmer front wheel ...uk roads are tight

[@timcarter7616]

Buy a model 72, or one of the older 1200Cs. They came with 21 inchers. I have a 72 and it is easy to turn, flickable even.

[@blockhead52]

A good review the Harley is not for everyone the limited range and short travel suspension rule it out for me. The new Yamaha 700 Tenere looks the goods but too tall for me, before suggesting which bike might be next bike for you I would need to know what sort of riding you wish to undertake and how hard you like to ride. looking forward to see what bikes are suggested.

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks Richard. The video titled Pigs in Mud is a good indicator of my riding. Single track to multi day adventures and everything in between 👍

[@Glen-t7x]

I wish they had that model back in 2013 when I bought my 883 iron the first thing I done to iron was but those bars that on your model and I wished back then they could of had a 1200 in it. I made the mistake on putting those noisy slip on pipes on. They did stay for long got much to annoying for me as I commuted to work ever day

[@tylerhubbell6410]

If you're worried about slip ons being too loud you shouldn't have got a harley.Harley's are known to be loud.

[@N30Dr4g0n]

Limited? Bullshit! I put on a memphis shades wind screen, a set of saddlebags and a mustang seat on my sportster 1200 custom and was able to ride it to Daytona and back, and Laconia and back. Both those trips were over 860 miles one way from where I live. My 1200 Sportster handled it like a champ and could keep up with the best of them on the open road. Besides, there are thousands of aftermarket mods available for sportster that allow you to customize it to fit your needs/wants and it still cheaper than buying a much more expensive soft tail.

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

can u ride 2 up like it is mate? much respect

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Out of the showroom the Iron comes with a single seat

[@abhaykumar475]

What is it's price?

[@dennism103]

U made a excellent choice

[@xw8462]

Are you riding around Bundoora?

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Perth😎

[@christophercreekmore5053]

BTW, love the paint!

[@jefftaswelder9154]

Hahahaha, you have come to your senses (the harley BAD😏 Duel sport good😉 cant wait for the next vid mate keep well and ride safe ish🤣🤣🍺

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Thanks Jeff 😁 I'm looking forward to the hunt for my next dual sport 👍

[@suzyamerica4679]

@@chroniclesofsolid Sending a big wish-you-were-back to Dave the navigator! :) And may I recommend the Husky FE350 or FE501 as your next bike? I've got friends with these bikes and they love them. A big step up from the WR in terms of dirt capability.

[@timm1807]

UNDER POWERED AND OVERPRICED

[@DormanDiaries]

Can you send some of that sunshine to Blighty please!

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Haha will do 🌞 Always miss the big blue sky and 🌞 when I travel. Loved the rolling green hills in the English countryside when I was there🙂 weather not so much 😜

[@DormanDiaries]

chroniclesofsolid it’s been a particularly wet autumn / winter here. Very lacking in the ☀️ department.

[@murfee09]

Solid..this is your conscious speaking..buy a WR250R

[@chroniclesofsolid]

😆

[@gorillaninja78]

It’s a nice bike, I’m just not a Harley fan.. ✌🏻🇨🇦 ps duel sport is that way to go :)

[@dennism103]

Hd makes a dual sport now its amazing

[@freddempster4085]

The red and silver painted models seem to highlight the blacked out engine more than the black models where it just blends in. I like the red. As of this writing, the air cooled sportys are gone…too bad. First the 1200s left in 2021 and 883s in 2022. In my humble experience, air coolers are cool. Very simple and tested design with good fuel mileage and cool looks. I love riding a sporty with a group of badasses, parking, ordering up our diet cokes and looking like bunch of ‘puffs in the parking lots. Hah!

[@chroniclesofsolid]

I miss just looking 👀 at this thing in my garage. Was a beautiful bike 🥲

[@mowler8042]

Its not bad, boring yes.

[@suzyamerica4679]

They still make 5-speed transmissions? Oh, wait, HD corporate said this was to keep the cost under USD$40K. Harleys are sort of like the Wuhan coronavirus - not everyone gets it, and we hope people have a speedy recovery. Just kidding! :) Anyway I would recommend the Husky FE350 or FE501 - I ride with friends who've got both. Great bikes, and a step up from the WR in terms of dirt capability.

[@chroniclesofsolid]

Haha 😆 well said

[@jcoats5529]

What were you thinking? That's a horrible bike. So ugly...seriously

[@kenni411]

i Like your video but here in the US you would be that douchebag rider that they would try and run you off the road... squeezing inbetween cars in traffic cause you have a bike is a no no... I drive harley like you but I would knock you right out if you cut me in traffic like you did those cars in the beginning of your video... that is Db driving if you ask me ! nice bike btw!