Willie G Davidson On The Night Train:
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Willie G Davidson On The Night Train:
*Cross posted this in the general HD chat forum
I've often wondered about the background of this bike-
"For those riders who prefer a simpler clean-looking vechicle,we created the FXSTB Night Train,introduced in 1999.We've always liked monochromatic,low contrast,minimalist motorcycles because they look so tight.The black-on-black look is at once subtle and severe.We used different types of black--wrinkle,flat,and gloss--to give the vechicle texture and degrees of reflection and to create visual interest."
"We know only too well that not everybody likes blacked--out motorcycles.There is a basic philosophy behind product design that we follow when broadening the line--There is no such thing as a motorcycle for everybody.Controversy,in my mind,is positive.Without it you would have a bland product line.No one would want to talk about the changes.I think all of our product designs should generate some degree of debate--it's healthy."
From The Book Harley Davidson 100 Years - Willie G Davidson
I've often wondered about the background of this bike-
"For those riders who prefer a simpler clean-looking vechicle,we created the FXSTB Night Train,introduced in 1999.We've always liked monochromatic,low contrast,minimalist motorcycles because they look so tight.The black-on-black look is at once subtle and severe.We used different types of black--wrinkle,flat,and gloss--to give the vechicle texture and degrees of reflection and to create visual interest."
"We know only too well that not everybody likes blacked--out motorcycles.There is a basic philosophy behind product design that we follow when broadening the line--There is no such thing as a motorcycle for everybody.Controversy,in my mind,is positive.Without it you would have a bland product line.No one would want to talk about the changes.I think all of our product designs should generate some degree of debate--it's healthy."
From The Book Harley Davidson 100 Years - Willie G Davidson
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RE: Willie G Davidson On The Night Train:
ORIGINAL: NightTrain245
Nice info to know .... I am surprised it was only introduced in 1999.
Nice info to know .... I am surprised it was only introduced in 1999.
The first SuperGlide was released in 1971 A white bike with red and blue accent strips it had a blacked out engine.Except for the blacked-out engine treatment it has little in common with the Train,in the book Willie G says they called it Night Train as a nickname.
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