difference between softail standard and a nightrain
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RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
tried to keep mine pretty blacked out with a slight contrast of chrome and that lightning paint scheme
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RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
ORIGINAL: monkyman
The softail standard has the silver motor, I chose the night train for the black motor.
The softail standard has the silver motor, I chose the night train for the black motor.
To answer the original question, the Standard and the Night Trains are exactly the same bikes as far as motor, tranny & frame.
All the differences are cosmetic.
The Trains havedrag barswith straightrisers rather than stock Softail bars.
Trains have black Enginecovers while the Standards are either chrome or polished.
Trains have black fender struts / Standards have chrome struts.
The stock seatsaredifferent which changes the height of the bike by about 1 inch.
The upper & lower belt guards on a Train are black plastic, the Standards have a plastic lower and a chrome upper.
Of course the black vs the gray motor.
The black primary cover vs the gray primary cover.
Chrome mirrors on the Standard and black mirrors on the Train.
The Standard has a chrome tank console & the Train's come with black consoles.
Trains have a black solid rear wheel and the Standards rear wheels are solid polished aluminum.
Trains have a wrinkle black oil tank and the Standards have a gloss black tank.
Oh and the trains are usually a couple hundred dollars more in price over the Standards.
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From: Brick NJ
RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
ORIGINAL: jbt
...And why the heck WOULD one chrome a Train?
...And why the heck WOULD one chrome a Train?
(good enuff answer?)
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RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
ORIGINAL: jb
...And why the heck WOULD one chrome a Train?
...And why the heck WOULD one chrome a Train?
So, the rest of us were forced to buy a Night Train to get the black engine, and we had to go from there.
Some people see beauty in the all black look, and some don't. Personally, I love the all black engine & oil tank, but not the rest of the bike in all black.
So for me,the Trainwas still the better deal than a Custom for where I wanted to go with the bike. It was easier than swapping out the chrome engine parts for black.
The entire Softailline shares the exact same frame. Same bike with different bars/tanks/fenders/tires added to make the change. Ride one and you've ridden them all.
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RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
I have two more...
The Nightrain was the first model to come out with the 200 rear tire.
When someone asks you what kind of bike you ride, you get to say "Nightrain" instead of "Softail Standard".
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The Nightrain was the first model to come out with the 200 rear tire.
When someone asks you what kind of bike you ride, you get to say "Nightrain" instead of "Softail Standard".
C#
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RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
'06 Standards came out w/the 200 tire...same time as the NT's...I boughtmy Standard knowing I'd be changing some of the powdercoat out for chrome (that and I got it for $1,000 less than a NT)...with a NT you do get drag barsstock and the front signals are already located on the forks...that's good stuff right out of the box. Basically I passed ona NT only because I wasn't all that wild aboutthe 95%blacked outlook...and as far as the NT bieng the "coolest" Harley...eye of the beholder brother! 
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RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
ORIGINAL: bensonjv
The biggest difference...not as many people have a Standard.
[sm=icon_rofl.gif]D'oh! That's right, I said it.
The biggest difference...not as many people have a Standard.
[sm=icon_rofl.gif]D'oh! That's right, I said it.
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From: East NM
RE: difference between softail standard and a nightrain
ORIGINAL: jbt
...And why the heck WOULD one chrome a Train?
...And why the heck WOULD one chrome a Train?
I do all the cleaning on my Train myself just to maintain the peace (and because I don't want anyone else fooling with it).