2001 Harley-Davidson reviews

Great ride....Rode Harleys years ago with no comparision. Quality and dependability excellent. Seat is a brick covered with leather and front tire could be an inch or two wider, and the bars could pullback about 2-3 inches. Those are the only changes that need to be made. I love the Jadeglow green and the blacked out engine. Ran 10,000 miles last year and running strong. Using Amsoil in everything, that makes it sing. Very nice ride for a middle aged crazy with limited social skills. Enjoy.....Ride Safe. Show less

Santa brought me a FXSTB (2003) for Christmas. My occupation as a reliability engineer for major Navy weapon systems caused me to be very concerned with Harleys staying power. Please to report over 7K miles of desert/mountain riding without a wimper of poor quality. Needless, I am very pleased with my nighttrain. Show less

At 6'5" and 285 lbs, this bike cramps me. Not enough legroom and the handlebars almost hit my knees. The rear seat is impended upon by the Tour Pak, which doesn't go back far enough to provide adequate comfort for the passenger. (And my wife is 5'4", 145 lbs. I have a Heritage Softail Classic now, which has far more room for both the rider and passenger. The Ultra has a great sounding stereo, and plenty of luggage capacity, but makes due with a skinny 130 series rear tire (for handling). The Ultra is too bulky for comfortable around town riding, you'll wished you had a lighter bike, like a Softail Standard. The Ultra is what it is, a good highway bike that is in need of forward controls in a bad way, and more room, not for gear, but for people. As for power, the power it has is adequate, much better than the pathetic Evo that preceded it. Still, if you buy one, at least put the Stage 1 Kit in it, with SE pipes for better sound. Skip the extended warranty, these bikes are usually very reliable. One more thing, my size 13's kept hitting the sides of the fairing lowers; this bike obviously is designed for someone smaller than myself. Show less

I have been riding Harleys for 11 years and have owned an array of shovels and evos. If you had to pick one Harley to do it all it would be hard to beat the T-Sport. In standard form, performance is not that great. With the following mods it is quick: 1 size bigger low speed jet, 1 size bigger main jet, Ness air cleaner, free flowing slip-on mufflers. Suspension could be better (firmer) for improved ride but otherwise it is a ripper. Show less

Owned sportster for 10 years , FXR for 8 years ,loved this bike as soon as I saw it.mag wheels,black motor,not much chrome,even the back of the mirrors are black.So I have more time to ride than cleaning.Best brakes ,surspension & A! comfort , with screaming eagle aircleaner&mufflers & bigger slow jet goes 50% better even better fuel economy . But I still scrap pipes round corner. Show less

I've had a 883 Sportster and a Dyna Super Glide and my Road King is by far the best ride.I put the touring seat on,extended reach brake pedal,grips,luggage rack,backrest.We road it to South Dakota in complete comfort.MY wife loves it. Show less

I purchased my FXD back in April 2001. It is the first streetbike that I've owned, and currently has over 7,000 miles. My riding started when I was 10 years old, and I have ridden minibikes, dirtbikes, quads, ...etc. I'm 33 years old and had always wanted a Harley. But, I did dissect the entire line of motorcycles from all manufacturers, before buying. I based my rating on looks, reliability, performance, and value. It got four stars because it's not perfect. The looks are undeniably original and everything I thought a cruiser should look like. The reliability has been up to par. Have only had routine service performed. As it should be with only 7,000 miles. The bike performs well by cruiser standards. The brakes are good but not great. It handles curves surprisingly well. I underanticipated a curve with a passenger aboard and had to really lean the bike hard in order to avoid oncoming traffic. The speed was 45mph and I was waiting to hear the pegs scratch. They never did and the bike made the turn with ease. It truly is a solid performer and will do whatever asked as long as its within reason. Acceleration is good and torque more than adequate. The value is where my concerns are, and let me explain. The price out the door was more than retail, add the price of the exhaust/intake/jet mod that all Harley's need, and the uncontrollable urge to accessorize (forward controls, risers, chrome, windshield, etc.). While the bike does hold it's value, you really do fork over a lot of money to get it just the way you want. Harley has mastered the technique of not making one machine truly fits any one person comfortably, and then providing the accessories to do so. If you have the cash to plunk down and keep plunking, by all means, do so. If you only have enough for the bike and not the required goodies to make it "FIT", than go elswhere. Show less

My 2001 Deuce is the 20th Harley I have owned in the past 12 years. I have already put over 27,000 miles on it with only regular maintenance and hope it will go 100,000 more. I am pleased with the power of the 88 engine and I like the look of this Softail model. It is a great cruiser bike and turns heads whever we go. Show less

I have the 2001-1200XL. Overall its a good bike. Replaced seat for comfort, softer grips, pipes, carb & added a lot of chrome. It's a very torquey bike with the carb & pipe upgrades. Only problems in 10,000 miles is: front & rear rocker gaskets replaced once in front & twice in rear, rocker stud bolt chewed????? & tachometer guage quit. All was fixed under warranty & happened witin first 5,000 miles. No problems or complaints since. Show less

I will start by telling you that I have 35 years riding experience on all types of bikes and I have no brand loyalty. I just love motorcycles. The best thing about the 883 sportster is also the worse thing about it. Namely the engine. Its a great engine with lots of low end grunt and loads of potential but by present day standards it vibrates like hell. I find the bike to be painfull to ride at speeds over 65mph for any length of time. Its just as well because the gas tank is so small your not going far anyway. I tried an extended run at 75mph on I95 near washington d.c. and actually pulled off the highway because my butt was tingling so bad that it hurt. There was a BMW dealer right at the exit and I was so digusted with the thing that I rode home on a used BMW K75! If you want to limit yourself to short rides at moderate speeds and enjoy the rewards of hopping up an engine or adding custom features this is a good bike. Just remember that the bike is limited by any modern definition. Show less