| Trends can be interesting things to watch especially | | | | popular and long lived. |
| in the world of motorcycling. With the explosion of | | | | First introduced in 1957 this model line has enjoyed |
| everything "custom chopper" in the middle and late | | | | over 50 years of continuous production and many, |
| 2000's and the proliferation of high end custom bike | | | | many revisions and upgrades. Interestingly as the |
| builders it looked as though the main stream media | | | | trend for bigger, faster, flashier chopper style |
| driven segment of the biker world was leaning | | | | machines seemed to be hitting its peak Harley |
| towards "flash and show" over "guts and go." Throw | | | | introduced the most basic looking version of the |
| in the whirlwind of bike building based television | | | | Sportster - the Iron 883. The look of this bike |
| shows such as Jesse James, Billy Lane, the guys at | | | | screams "back to basics" and in a good way. It's |
| Orange County Choppers and more, and many riders | | | | simple, understated and ready for anything a rider |
| began to worry that the world of motorcycling was | | | | may want to do to it. With a price tag of under |
| being flipped on its' ear. Even with the immense | | | | $8000 it's cheap and comes with everything you |
| popularity of the Harley Davidson Motor Company | | | | need right off the showroom floor. The 3.3 gallon |
| over the years they, of course, have their | | | | tank, drag bars and mid-mounted foot pegs come |
| detractors. Those riders who feel that their bike is | | | | standard. The true stand apart feature on this model |
| unique because of the work they have done to it | | | | is that pretty much everything on this machine is |
| got a bit irked with Harley. With the introduction of | | | | blacked out. About the only chrome you'll find on this |
| such bikes as the Crossbones, the V-Rod, the | | | | are the pipes and the forks. When choosing the Black |
| Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) division and others | | | | Denim paint option (the other is "Brilliant Sliver") |
| many felt that the Motor Company was caving to | | | | you've got a blacked out machine with great looks. If |
| the current trends and not sticking with it roots. "Just | | | | you're looking for an affordable ride without all the |
| give me a solid well running bike and leave the rest | | | | chrome and flash of the current trend take a look at |
| to me!" was a common sentiment. Love it or hate it | | | | the Iron 883. You might just find something you like, |
| the Sportster line up of Harley bikes has been wildly | | | | a lot. |