Night train okay for first bike?
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2nd Gear
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This '06 one has after market Exhaust, air intake, handlebars and pegs. Looks awesome. But it's more expensive (17k) than a new stock night train and it's got 10k miles on it.
I like it, but I don't want to get ripped off.
I like it, but I don't want to get ripped off.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Charlotte, NC
That's a ripoff.....especially in this economy.
4th Gear
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Dallas, Texas
Last November, I rode with a girl in Los Angeles who had a customized NT (Heartland USA 240 rear, PM wheels, Carlini drag bars). She had owned the bike for only three months. Before that, she owned a sportie for two weeks and traded up to the NT. We rode through the Malibu hills, lots and lots of twisties. I couldn't believe how well she handled the bike. A month later, she wrecked it.
Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Ohio
That's way to much in this economy. I bought my '03 NT with about 2k in goodies and only 2500 miles on it for 10k last fall. Granted, that is one heck of a deal I stumbled upon, and you can't buy much for 10k when talking full size Harleys, but I see a bunch of nice ones out there around 12k-13k.
Road Master
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From: Chicago IL
Get the train...Choo Choo!
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From: Florida
Last November, I rode with a girl in Los Angeles who had a customized NT (Heartland USA 240 rear, PM wheels, Carlini drag bars). She had owned the bike for only three months. Before that, she owned a sportie for two weeks and traded up to the NT. We rode through the Malibu hills, lots and lots of twisties. I couldn't believe how well she handled the bike. A month later, she wrecked it.
It had nothing to do with the choice of the bike she was riding!
It was her choice in riding, period.
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I own a sportster and a Night Train and the NT is the easier bike to ride for a new rider , you sit on the sporty but sit in the NT and the centre of gravity is lower on the NT compared to the sportster whict makes it easier to move around .
So i would go for the Night Train
So i would go for the Night Train
