Nighttrain Custom or Rocker?
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Nighttrain Custom or Rocker?
Looking around for a "bar" bike to do some local poker runs and just a toy bike fo when the wife's not riding with me.. Been thinking of doing a Nighttrain and soloing it out or a Rocker..
Never been on a Rocker, ride just like any other softail? I lik ethat its already setup with the 240 tire but no sure what I think of the tank and bars...
Also, whats with the gray plastic look on some of them???
Never been on a Rocker, ride just like any other softail? I lik ethat its already setup with the 240 tire but no sure what I think of the tank and bars...
Also, whats with the gray plastic look on some of them???
Last edited by Housegoat; Aug 14, 2012 at 11:09 AM.
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I say go with the Night Train. They look great from the get go. The Rocker C needs lots of help, the seat and rear fender have to go just to start. But I'll say I've seen some that look really good when customized right. As far as the standard Rocker goes, well I don't know what you would do with all of that grey powder coat.
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There's going to be a lot of opinions on this one, I'd go like Wide open Nightrain but like him I'm bias cos I've got one, and as he has said Rockers can look good after you've spent some money on them, unless you like the seat setup, but they're also more expensive to buy, unless you get the Gray version that was only made for a year so it may be quite rare.
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The tank on the Rocker looks a lot better with a tank lift, raises the front of it an 1" to 3" depending on what one you get, the rear tyre is a 240, with any luck Michalob may see this thread and post a pic of his bike that's how a Rocket should look.
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If you like the true hardtail look with a fender close to the rear tire, and also a bit of a stretched and raked look, not much will get you closer than a rocker. It just takes some minor work (starting with a different seat, maybe) to get it looking decent, compared to the major mods you'd need to do on another model to get that basic look.
Personally, I like the long low look, and was looking at a custom "pro street" frame before getting the Rocker, so it was perfect for me. Don't care for stubby looking bikes. LOL
The Rocker measures 8 feet from front of front tire to rear of rear tire.
Driving? It's different. Not bad, not hard, just different. With the extra rake and fat rear tire, it feels different in corners. It corners fine though. No problem cornering hard enough to scrape at the factory ride height, and feels perfectly stable doing it.
Personally, I like the long low look, and was looking at a custom "pro street" frame before getting the Rocker, so it was perfect for me. Don't care for stubby looking bikes. LOL
The Rocker measures 8 feet from front of front tire to rear of rear tire.
Driving? It's different. Not bad, not hard, just different. With the extra rake and fat rear tire, it feels different in corners. It corners fine though. No problem cornering hard enough to scrape at the factory ride height, and feels perfectly stable doing it.
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Been looking at pics today, train is my favorite harley by far, just not sure Id want to dump $5-6 G after buying one to do the Hearland and wheels.. Which brings me back to the rocker, other than the seat and a fender swap its pretty mch what IM after..
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Both are very nice bikes. A stock Rocker is not as attactive as a stock train, but if you want to make a Rocker your own it is the way to go in my opinion.
I personally fell in love with the Heartland Rocker when it was introduced with the grey & black combo. The grey is rare because most don't like it, I'm one for less chrome & the uniqueness.
Either choice you make you can't go wrong.
I personally fell in love with the Heartland Rocker when it was introduced with the grey & black combo. The grey is rare because most don't like it, I'm one for less chrome & the uniqueness.
Either choice you make you can't go wrong.
Last edited by rockerz; Aug 14, 2012 at 07:05 PM.