regulations and the bike ’ s ageing technology also contributing to the drop in popularity . After being pulled from the European market in 2020 due to the engines not being Euro5 compliant , and riders here favouring the new Softail line in dealerships , the time of the 883 and 1200 Sportster appears to now be coming to an end – with US availability still to be confirmed at the time of writing . However , with the new Revolution Max 1250 V-twin ( as seen in the soon to arrive Pan America ) having been shown in a custom cruiser concept previously , we wouldn ’ t put money against the Sportster returning in water-cooled guise as a 2022 or 2023 model and going head-to-head with Indian ’ s Scout on more even terms . After all , Harley-Davidson is a company that likes its heritage and to drop the Sportster name completely would be out of character for the company . For now , there is still time to get on board that authentic Harley-Davidson experience that is the Sportster line with the 2021 model range in dealers .
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