First Year Of The Nightrain ?
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First Year Of The Nightrain ?
Tried to search but no luck....
Does anyone know anything about the history of the Nightrain ?
When was the 1st year of production etc,etc ?
I think I saw something about it being a Willie G Davidson project,can't remember any details
Does anyone know anything about the history of the Nightrain ?
When was the 1st year of production etc,etc ?
I think I saw something about it being a Willie G Davidson project,can't remember any details
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RE: First Year Of The Nightrain ?
I visited the "Harley Davidson Museum" in Asheboro, NC recently and they had a red, white, and blue bike with a unique rear fender in the shop that they were restoring and they claimed that it was a Nightrain. It looked like something out of the 70's... however, my "The Encyclopedia Of The Harley-Davidson" only lists two versions... a 1998 and 1999 82ci EVO twin model and 2000 on Twin Cam 88B.
The 1998 model was available in Europe, only, according to the book.
The one that I saw in the "museum" had a rear fender like the early 70's sportsters.
Those are consecutive years. I have heard others say that the Nightrain was "brought back" so there may be something to the 1970's model...
It's something that I would like to know, too.
Guess I will have to wait and ride up to the new National HD Museum when it's done and find out! <grin>
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The 1998 model was available in Europe, only, according to the book.
The one that I saw in the "museum" had a rear fender like the early 70's sportsters.
Those are consecutive years. I have heard others say that the Nightrain was "brought back" so there may be something to the 1970's model...
It's something that I would like to know, too.
Guess I will have to wait and ride up to the new National HD Museum when it's done and find out! <grin>
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RE: First Year Of The Nightrain ?
That's what I would have guessed from what I saw at this museum. I can't find any documentation to support that, though.
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RE: First Year Of The Nightrain ?
1971 was the first year of the Superglide and it was a night train. Harley finally got around to putting a Sportster front end on the big twin. That red, white and blue paint scheme was dubbed "Sparkling America" and was a one year only deal along with the rear fender setup. Sportsters had their versions of it also. Pretty collectable.
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RE: First Year Of The Nightrain ?
ORIGINAL: Oldpanrider
1971 was the first year of the Superglide and it was a night train. Harley finally got around to putting a Sportster front end on the big twin. That red, white and blue paint scheme was dubbed "Sparkling America" and was a one year only deal along with the rear fender setup. Sportsters had their versions of it also. Pretty collectable.
1971 was the first year of the Superglide and it was a night train. Harley finally got around to putting a Sportster front end on the big twin. That red, white and blue paint scheme was dubbed "Sparkling America" and was a one year only deal along with the rear fender setup. Sportsters had their versions of it also. Pretty collectable.
I think Evil Kenivel used these...
Still wondering what the first year of the Softail Nightrain actually was... I'm guessing somewhere between '97 and '99 ?
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