Sporting wood over Nightster!

[Big Dave]

2008 Harleys are up.
Drool.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/2008_Motorcycles/2008_Motorcycles.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US

[j_redley]

Sometimes makes me want a cruising bike.. sometimes :-p

[Rashika]

ahhhh yes, still like the Vrod, my fav... :Punk:

[Deviant Esq]

ahhhh yes, still like the Vrod, my fav... :Punk:
Never thought I'd be saying it about a Harley, but that 2008 VRod is a sexy looking bike, so it gets my vote too. Can I afford it... ever? Hell no! Would I like to take one for a ride anyway? Hell yes! :cool:

[Pwalo]

2008 Harleys are up.
Drool.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/2008_Motorcycles/2008_Motorcycles.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US

You're a worry Dave.

[Badcat]

2008 Harleys are up.
Drool.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/2008_Motorcycles/2008_Motorcycles.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US

but i like the nightster.
kinda took the sportster and made it badder.
nice work, willie.

ken

[sels1]

2008 Harleys are up.
Drool.

Do I detect a trend here BD? You used to pimp another brand....

[imdying]

I have it on good authority that he's a whore that would pimp himself out to get a ride on anything with two wheels :yes:

Rocker looks cool, but I think I'll get a beating if the next bike doesn't have two seats.

[James Deuce]

I've been dead keen on the Nightster for a while to the point of emailing Pete, BUT HE'S NEVER COME BACK TO ME.

Last I heard they weren't going to be offered outside the US market, just as the XR1200 won't be offered in the US.

[Timber020]

The new rocker looks alright, its not my cup of tea but Im not in the harley target market.

The video is a bit much though. Truth and tradition? The Goldwing and Honda civic in the US are more american made that harleys now. They are using more overseas cheap labour and still demanding top dollar for there bikes asian made bikes.

The Vrod has to be respected, its Harleys first attempt in far to long in making a bike outside the retro midlife crisis magnet that the company is based on. (well aside from inslaved Buell, t shirts and aftershave). Its great to see a company get out of its comfort zone, although there is the motivation that they are facing a bleaker future if they dont do anything.

Liquid cooling is coming for harley in the next couple years, and it the best thing that can happen to them, they will not be knobbled by sticking to a tradition which has left there bikes overheating, cutting out and frustrating riders over last few years as they demand old technology (air cooling) that passes the EPA tests which puts out more power while still being like the harleys of the last 20 years. Fuel injection was the band aid over the last few years, liquid cooling will be the long needed cure.

[Colapop]

Pete has/had a couple of Night Rod's in at WMCC (Sold unfortunately) they look even hotter in the flesh. The only thing are the bushed cans on them.... I reckon matt black would suit the bike better... but that's just me.

[rideNroot]

I like the look of the heritage softail & the electra glide, but the other ones just don't seem that nice to me. Something to do with most of them being so much taller in the front than the back.

Thanks for the link though.

[James Deuce]

The Street Rod is a better bike than a V-Rod or Night Rod, but $40k is too much money for a Street Bike that would struggle to be as versatile as a Hyosung GT650, an SV650, or even a Z750S.

I've got a horrible feeling the Nightster would be more than $20k if it came to NZ.

[skelstar]

That Nightster is pretty damn nice.

[Badcat]

That Nightster is pretty damn nice.
check it out with the orange paint option.
hmmmmmm - oraaaaaange........

[skelstar]

check it out with the orange paint option.
hmmmmmm - oraaaaaange........

Yeah I did! ...kinda an orange freak, but in this case I think the black is better.

[Big Dave]

Do I detect a trend here BD? You used to pimp another brand....


http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=246938

[Big Dave]

liquid cooling will be the long needed cure.

To what - fix it till it breaks?

Current 1450 air cooled engine is really nice - the restricted pipes and epa gear give them a mid range flat spot - but let 'em breathe and the donk already exceeds the cornering clearance of most of their models.

[gijoe1313]

Very nice, I can see myself sitting in Tokyo traffic on one with an american facemask bandanna and a japanese meatball flag on the back of the tassled jacket! :yes:

And a matt black CHiPs open face helmet with johnny reb riding boots... probably something I'll do when I get out of my faired bikes phase... :innocent:

[TLMAN]

Sometimes makes me want a cruising bike.. sometimes :-p

Me too, I just had a drool through there.

But then I looked here and instead of drooling I got a HARD ON!!!!!!!

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/Sportbike/Default.aspx

[Timber020]

To what - fix it till it breaks?

Current 1450 air cooled engine is really nice - the restricted pipes and epa gear give them a mid range flat spot - but let 'em breathe and the donk already exceeds the cornering clearance of most of their models.

Maybe its not a problem here, but our rules regarding epa restriction are pretty loose. In the US (harelys main market) in the hotter states and when the bikes are stationary (happens alot at hog rallies) alot of the bikes are overheating. And once they get to hot the engines start cutting out.

[Big Dave]

Maybe its not a problem here, but our rules regarding epa restriction are pretty loose. In the US (harelys main market) in the hotter states and when the bikes are stationary (happens alot at hog rallies) alot of the bikes are overheating. And once they get to hot the engines start cutting out.

hmmm - and reports of pinging too - my concern is that if you give a fat boy more power it's a formula for high siding it.

[scumdog]

Maybe its not a problem here, but our rules regarding epa restriction are pretty loose. In the US (harelys main market) in the hotter states and when the bikes are stationary (happens alot at hog rallies) alot of the bikes are overheating. And once they get to hot the engines start cutting out.


Dunno how to post links but go to 'cyclespot' forum - then 'dyna' bit of the Harley secton.
There's an article on a fan designed to fix that problem, the fan fits where the horn originally was and looks almost the same.
Works on demand and moves a fair bit of air according to the write-up.

[Big Dave]

Dunno how to post links but go to 'cyclespot' forum - then 'dyna' bit of the Harley secton.
There's an article on a fan designed to fix that problem, the fan fits where the horn originally was and looks almost the same.
Works on demand and moves a fair bit of air according to the write-up.

They also have a system on the cop and parade bikes where it turns off the back cylinder don't they?

[Badcat]

Agreed but personally I still prefer an older look,but that's what it's all about eh? Personal preference :yes:

BTW....best looking modern Harleys I've seen for a while.




My next bike (below)

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have you seen that little japanese shop "sundance" and their bikes along these lines?

linky linky:

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/09/11/harley-davidsons-from-japan/

http://www.zerochop.com/pictureview1.html

personally - the whole XR750 flat tracker look is my favourite.
if i ever own a hoggle doggly, it will be along those lines....
k

[Timber020]

Dunno how to post links but go to 'cyclespot' forum - then 'dyna' bit of the Harley secton.
There's an article on a fan designed to fix that problem, the fan fits where the horn originally was and looks almost the same.
Works on demand and moves a fair bit of air according to the write-up.

Yeah I have read about them, as well as additional oil coolers, other fan systems etc. The fact is that the EPA regulations are only going to get tighter, so unless harley wants to loose HP and increase exhaust pressures, the only reliable way they are going to meet the new guidelines is to go to liquid cooling.

This isnt going to hurt harley much, just annoy some of its fans, just as fuel injection did a few years ago, electric start did decades ago, suspension did a long time ago........

With the line of aftermarket equipment available for harleys, air cooled ones such as yours scumdog will be around for as long as there is petrol. Like the M16 or 350 chev theres no part you cant replace, upgrade or change for something simular. Heck the Aircooled bikes are probably going to be worth more, and those who just buy harley for the name will keep buying them, even if they have radiators.

[Big Dave]

and those who just buy harley for the name will keep buying them, even if they have radiators.

Good stuff.

I lament the demise of the Street Rod.
Fast, potent, good handling bike. Didn't sell.

Fat Boy, bless 'em...funny old world.

[Paul in NZ]

Oh gawd - factory 'bobber' and chopper... gack.... Interesting marketing...

[Big Dave]

Oh gawd - factory 'bobber' and chopper... gack.... Interesting marketing...

Edit - In short - it's about the accessories.

[HenryDorsetCase]

nightster o n the road


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRLWbzXLtyk&mode=related&search=

[Big Dave]

nightster o n the road


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRLWbzXLtyk&mode=related&search=


Cheers. That saddle is about as high as my shin. Spiffy lookin thing.

I hope the bike doesn't make me as motion sick as the video.
Those r&r guys make my production values look like Cecil B - and that's not easy.

[Tank]

I've got a horrible feeling the Nightster would be more than $20k if it came to NZ.


Sorry to bring up a old thread

AEMS have them in the latest pricelist for $16k ... now thats worth thinking about. Already sold the first one.

7 months until my full licence - and this is looking like the bike for me.

[Angusdog]

AEMS have them in the latest pricelist for $16k ... now thats worth thinking about. Already sold the first one.

$16K? Do you have a link?