Jul 11, 2016 08:56 PM
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Harley-Davidson recently withdrew the SuperLow from the Indian market. That’s a pretty significant move given than it was the most affordable Sportster. But the range is now back to three motorcycles with the new Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom. The 1200 Custom will be CKD-assembled in India at Harley-Davidson’s plant in Bawal, Haryana. Priced at Rs 8.9 lakh ex-showroom Delhi, the bike arrives to sit between the Harley-Davidson Iron 883 and the Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight. I got a chance to ride it for a short stint before the sun came up outside Jaisalmer.
It’s 0500, an hour and a half before the first light of dawn will arrive. A powerful beam of light cuts through the thin film of morning mist. A steady rumble cuts sharply through the silence in this arid expanse. There isn’t much life here, and what little there is, is asleep. But the Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom and I are feeling awake, fresh and impossibly alive. The sharp cold of a Rajasthani winter morning is just perfect to contrast with the energy and fire of the moment.
