[brwnsuga]

I’m definitely under 5’5. I fit nicely on it. I had the opportunity to be a passenger on a Harley not too long ago and participated in a “Poker Run” for charity and now I’m hooked. I gotta get me a Harley but since I don’t really ride yet, I want something easy to handle.

[RedStateRocker]

I'll echo the folks here who say take a safety course from the MSF.
If you’re smart you'll do it before you go bike shopping; doing a little bit of riding first will make it much more fun to check out bikes, and those first few rides are the most dangerous, particularly for the bike. The odds are VERY good you will drop your bike at first, the MSF classes teach you on little old cheap bikes where that is no big deal (still not advised to drop a Honda 250 on your foot, but compared to a sporty...). Learning to ride (and completing the driving portion of the DMV test) is much more fun on a little dinkey beater.

If you are going used, the 2004’s and newer have much better engine mounts (less vibration) and the 2007’s and newer have fuel injection.

2004 Sportster 1200XL, smoky gold

[conservativeharleyguy]

Buy the Hugger then. And take an MSF rider’s course, often taught at your local Community College (if not there, then they’re on the web @ http://nm.msf-usa.org/msf/ridercourses.aspx?state=VA for your state). Have fun, but remember: Every time you get on your bike cars are your enemy. Avoid them, even it means the ditch. The biggest bike can’t win a fight with the smallest car.