I bought this bike for my wife, used with just 300 miles on it. I was very happy for the price point, but that's about the end of my happiness.
1. This is not a "touring" bike. They can put a "T" in the name all they want.
a. Seat is not built for any length of ride.
b. No forward controls? On a touring bike?
c. Handlebars (as others have said) are not quite right.
d. Vibration, no question. It's got those rubber mounts.
2. Mirrors. Can't see squat. I had to add mirror extensions just to get around looking at my shoulders. (I'm 5 feet 8 inches, my wife is maybe 5 feet 6 inches.)
3. Brakes. I can deal with no ABS, but the rear brakes on these are just lousy.
4. Saddlebags. That locking mechanism sucks, but it doesn't matter because we tore them up! (And have since replaced them.)
5. Top heavy? Poor handling? All true. I ride a 2016 Heritage, and even though that bike is far bigger, I can make an easy u-turn on it. It's way easier than on the 1200T.
We bought this when my wife was ready for her own bike. She struggled in the training class we took together. She just needed more course time. Since I know riding was guaranteed, we just went ahead and bought this bike for her to practice with on weekends, etc. in large warehouse parking lots. She struggled with it, and to be honest when demonstrating this or that technique, I struggled too. And I actually took to bike riding very well, very fast. This damn bike is just hard to ride! I bought my 900 pound bike and rode it home and I hadn't ridden in 20 years (and did this, dumbly, before I even took the class). It was still easier than riding that SuperLow.
Like many other commenters, I wouldn't suggest this bike for a beginner. Maybe for an experienced rider, and definitely only for in-town riding. If you're going to put miles on it (and we certainly have), I'd recommend getting yourself a Softail, if you want to keep the budget down. (The Heritage is a Softail and costs twice as much as the SuperLow.)
If you are going to buy this bike, I would recommend finding a used one, because if you pay full H-D new price, you're going to be disappointed, I think.
Will B.
Carrollton, TX
Thursday, July 19, 2018