i am so close to trading my 07 deuce for a 09 train,,one thing holding me back is riding position. usually I wouldnt care to much coming from rockets to harleys in the the last 2 years but i plan on spending a lot more time on the bike this summer (my deuce has 6,000) on it Im hoping to put that on the odometer this summer alone...my question is how comfortable or uncomfortabe is the train,, with stock bars and or with say, slammers?

 

it is not to bad but if you plan on more than 250 miles at a time it is a pain in the neck. i would think the street slammers would help and thought about it for mine but love the stock raked out look.

 

Mine has 3inch forward control ext and z bars on it I love it I put 9,000 miles on it in 5 months

 

There are a lot of t-bars that will move the controls toward you a few inches and still use stock cables--for a couple hundred dollars. Spend a couple hundred more on new cables and you can throw any kind of bars on there--including duece bars. If you like everything else about the train, don't let the bars hold you back.

 

i'm good for about 250-300 miles in a day on the night train. that is back roads mountain twisties, etc... the position is a lot more comfortable than it looks. i got some wild 1 t bars on now and it makes all the difference.

 

bro, you have to get the train. i've heard from alot of people that it's not as uncomfortable as it may look. the riding position in the train is bad ***. you've got to go for it.

 

I could not agree more with Alain. I put close to 800 miles on mine in two days with no problem comfort wise and that was with my Road King sitting next to it in the garage that I could have taken. Bad to the bone bikes, no doubt.

 

I'd rather be sitting in my Deuce.

 

The Night Train has a low, stretched out, aggressive riding position...no, it's not for everyone, but it suits my riding style...I spent a few years and $$ modifying bikes that kept ending up styled like a Train till I just said fck it, pulled the trigger and got one...I have the stock bars which I love, and a LePera Silhouette solo seat with gel, that keeps my *** happy...a lot of my friends have touring bikes and I've done 500-600 miles a day right beside them...and yeah, they love to swap bikes once in awhile and I have to threaten them to get my Train back...this bike is my keeper...and I'll be 60 this year, so age has nothing to do with it...https://www.hdforums.com/forum/membe...ht-train-2.jpg

 

I like mine, I have no problems and love the riding postion. I will say after 150 miles my butt hurts, need a better seat, looking for a good solo now. You need to ride one you will love it.