Trash talk, and untrue at that. An 883 will do about 115, and it's the little guy in the Harley family. Hell, the Buell Blast (the baby Harley) will do 95, and it's a one lunged 500cc thumper.
To rub it in even more, since the advent of the Evolution engine (and successively the twin cams and Revolution engine), reliability issues are nil.
You gotta let the crotch rocket boy racer wannabees have their fun talking trash to the Harley riders. After all, they're the ones who have no recourse but to go down the road humping a football . . .
The ONLY time those bikes are enjoyable to ride is when travelling +20MPH over the speed limit. All the other times they're reduced to wrestling with a nervous, twitchy, two-wheeled PITA ready to bite them at a moment's notice.
Show some empathy for our plastic enshrouded Hooligans. It's like being born in India; if you're not aware of anything better, life is good!
883 specs:
HP: 50
T: 48 ftlb
TS: 110 mph
Q: 15.6 secs.
Numbers even laughed at in 1972.