Harley has just introduced a new, eh er slightly similar new model. the XL 883 IRON was just released in Washington, DC and resembles the Nighster. Prices start at $7899.00 and are beginning shipments to Dealers today.

 

Linky?

 

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/C...#/model/xl883n

 

Never mind. It's on their website. That's what they should have done to the Nightster to begin with. Cast wheels, and blacked out engine cases instead of gray.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/C...#/model/xl883n

 

that's a sharp lookin bike!

 

i think with the new sportsters they are coming out with they are just tring to get people to buy a harley even if it's a sportster

 

The exhaust should be black chrome or ceramic flat black. The chrome doesn't fit.

 

Remove the slip ons, wrap the chrome in black and you've got a descent bar hopper.

 

Looks nice!

 

Well, say what you will.
IMFUO, I sorta hand it to the MoCo. They are not 'leading' the way, but for once, they're not 6 or 7 yrs behind.
We all watched the 'chopper' phase roll thru. And so did the MoCo, and ALL the $$$ that floated thru the air on that go 'round.
I think they are finally qwik enough to seize on one of these 'model' cycles. As in, choppers cycled thru, again, and now bobbers are cycling thru, again, also.
The Nightsters are jus' factory produced bobbers. And rather decent lookin' ones at that.
I am not a big fan of blacked out bikes. But I would have an orange and black Nightster for a short runner. BUT it would be a ways down the list.
IMHO, THIS is a bobber:



'74 Shovel, just ALL redone.