Harley nightster
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Harley nightster
Hey I have always been a jap bike guy due to all the rumors I hear about Harley's breaking down every trip. But the Harley nightster has caught my eye. I am wondering if anyone here owns one and if so how long into the trip do you start getting uncomfortable ? I like to take long rides or 2 hours or so and it dosent seem like the nightster is going to be able to handle that but I thought I would ask anyway.
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Hey I have always been a jap bike guy due to all the rumors I hear about Harley's breaking down every trip. But the Harley nightster has caught my eye. I am wondering if anyone here owns one and if so how long into the trip do you start getting uncomfortable ? I like to take long rides or 2 hours or so and it dosent seem like the nightster is going to be able to handle that but I thought I would ask anyway.
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^ That may have been the case about the time Reagan got elected.
My buddy just picked up the new Iron last weekend. He said it was a little firmer ride than he expected. But like Slaps said, with a different seat you should be good. (assuming you aren't expecting it to ride like a cruiser)
My buddy just picked up the new Iron last weekend. He said it was a little firmer ride than he expected. But like Slaps said, with a different seat you should be good. (assuming you aren't expecting it to ride like a cruiser)
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yeh at first I was really into the yamaha v star 950 tourer because I really wanted a bike i could do weekend trips on. But it occurred to me that the majority of riding i will do is around town and around the city. and the v stars are kind of big bikes for that and also lack that "im a bad boy" feeling. So my hope for the nightster is that when I do decide to take a weekend trip once and awhile it will be just fine with my tank bag and saddle bags on it.
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Like everyone has said already, Harleys are pretty reliable these days.
As for comfort, not the most comfortable but if you've been used to sportbikes, as I have, the nightster should be no problem for you. I put 330 miles on it last Sunday and although it kinda beat me up a little, it wasn't too bad for sporty. Now if you think you can get handling remotely near how a sportbike handles, you will be seriously disappointed.
As for comfort, not the most comfortable but if you've been used to sportbikes, as I have, the nightster should be no problem for you. I put 330 miles on it last Sunday and although it kinda beat me up a little, it wasn't too bad for sporty. Now if you think you can get handling remotely near how a sportbike handles, you will be seriously disappointed.
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+1 for mustang seats. And as far as break downs go, I agree with everyone else. Do the maintenance or buy into a pre-paid maintenance plan like my dealer offered and all ya got to worry about is gas and fun.
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