Sport Motorcycles For Sale in Eugene, OR

Navigate the urban environment with ease with a sport motorcycle from Willamette Valley Harley-Davidson®. We carry a great selection of sportbikes for sale giving you plenty of options to choose from. Stop by our sport motorcycle dealership today! We're located near Salem, OR.

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Should You Own a Sport Motorcycle?

Due to an increased interest in motorcycle racing during the 1970s, sport motorcycles were invented to give competitors the speed, agility and aerodynamics they needed to compete and win in motorcycle races. While sport motorcycles are not the most comfortable bike you’ll ever ride, they are so easy to control that you may feel like you’re one with your bike as you glide across the finish line.

Willamette Valley Harley-Davidson in Eugene is your Beaver State sport motorcycle dealer. Read on to learn more about sport bikes so you can decide whether they’re the right fit for your riding needs.

Aerodynamic Riding Posture

While most motorcycles are designed to be ridden in an upright or leaned-back riding position, sport bikes push the rider forward, which reduces wind resistance at the expense of ergonomics. There are raised foot pegs that draw the rider’s legs in tight to their body so they can more easily grab the clip-on handlebars of the bike. This posture may look strange, but it’s not that different from the forward lean of a horse racer. 

Intriguing Design Elements

Because performance is the most highly-valued trait for a sport bike to have, these motorcycles are optimized for speed, quick acceleration, on-a-dime braking and easy maneuverability. A heavy bike is not going to be a fast bike, so sport motorcycles are constructed from lightweight and high-tech materials like carbon fiber and aluminum. Inline four-stroke engines are the most common form of power for sport motorcycles to have.

High-performance brake pads are another critical feature, because you need to be able to stop quickly at those high speeds. Disc brakes are equipped with multi-piston calipers clipped onto oversized rotors. Suspension systems are made to provide better stability and durability to help the bike withstand the workout it’s going to get at the racetrack.

Front and rear tires are larger than they are on other types of motorcycles to provide more contact with the asphalt to improve cornering. Aerodynamic fairings reduce drag while still giving the rider some wind protection.

Think your next bike should be a sport motorcycle? Check out our website to see the wide variety of new and used sport bikes for sale at our dealership in Eugene, OR. Talk to our staff about our financing options if you’d like to make use of them. Willamette Valley Harley-Davidson proudly serves our Oregon customers in the cities of Albany and Corvallis.