Overall rating;
The Nightster is the result of a simple plan by Harley-Davidson and it’s brilliantly executed. To take the second economy model (Sportster 1200) in Harley-Davidson’s vast range and tweak its styling to end up with a new bike of stunning looks but still with an affordable price.
Ride quality & brakes;
The Nightster’s shorter forks than the donor Sportster put more weight over the front end to give the new Harley a stable ride. Lower bars with the seat repositioned closer to the tank make the Nightster an altogether comfier motorcycle to ride around; it also means the bike can be flung around a lot easier than a 251kg bike should. Ground clearance isn’t great but it’s still a lot of fun out in the country as well as posing down the high street.
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Engine;
The Nightster’s 1200cc five-speed engine has old-fashioned charm of clunks, whirring noises and an unmistakable Harley-Davidson exhaust note. These quirks are easy to live with because the Nightster’s injected fuelling is so sweet meaning you could tap in top gear and simply use the engine’s ample stock of torque to lug you around all day.
Reliability & build quality
The use of modern touches like fuel injection, belt drive and modern production techniques means that with the Nightster H-D has left its ‘old-shanker’ image well and truly behind. Paint and plating is tip-top and build quality spot-on. All that’s left is to uprate the brake system to something that doesn’t demand the rear brake to be stamped on when the weak front is used.
Value vs rivals
The Nightster is possibly the best value Harley-Davidson ever, at least in its 2008 sales brochure. If you want to buy into the Harley image this is the most affordable and credible machine to do it with.
The Nightster’s 1200cc five-speed engine has old-fashioned charm of clunks, whirring noises and an unmistakable Harley-Davidson exhaust note. These quirks are easy to live with because the Nightster’s injected fuelling is so sweet meaning you could tap in top gear and simply use the engine’s ample stock of torque to lug you around all day.
Reliability & build quality
The use of modern touches like fuel injection, belt drive and modern production techniques means that with the Nightster H-D has left its ‘old-shanker’ image well and truly behind. Paint and plating is tip-top and build quality spot-on. All that’s left is to uprate the brake system to something that doesn’t demand the rear brake to be stamped on when the weak front is used.
Value vs rivals
The Nightster is possibly the best value Harley-Davidson ever, at least in its 2008 sales brochure. If you want to buy into the Harley image this is the most affordable and credible machine to do it with.
- 2010
- Harley-Davidson®
- XL1200N Sportster® Nightster™
- Base
- Sport
- 85.8 in.
- 25.3 in.
- 26.3 in.
- 3.9 in.
- 29.6°
- 4.6 in.
- 60 in.
- 3.3 gal.
- 2.8 qt.
- 545 lbs.
- 562 lbs.
- Air-cooled, Evolution®
- 73.4 cu. in.
- 3.5 in.
- 3.812 in.
- J1349, 79 ft. lbs. @ 4000 rpm
- Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
- 9.7:1
- 42 mpg (city), 57 mpg (hwy)
- Chain, 57/38 ratio
- 9.315
- 6.653
- 4.948
- 4.102
- 3.517
- Black, Laced Steel
- Black, Laced Steel
- 100/90-19 57H
- 150/80B16 71H
- Handlebar-mounted electronic speedometer with odometer, time-of-day clock on odometer, dual tripmeter, low fuel warning light, low oil pressure light, engine diagnostics readout, LED indicator lights
- High beam, neutral, low oil pressure, turn signals, engine diagnostics, low fuel warning, low battery, security system(optional)
- Dual-piston front, single-piston rear
- 29°
- 30°
- Chrome, slash-cut exhaust with dual mufflers
- Vivid Black, Black Ice Denim, Two-Tone Brilliant Silver Denim / Black Denim, Two-Tone Scarlet Red / Vivid Black
- $7,599.00
- New York, New York
- Pre-Owned
- 2010
- Harley-Davidson®
- XL1200N - Sportster® Nightster™
- Sportster®
- BLACK
- Air-cooled, Evolution®
- 3,566
- Gas
- 545 lbs.
- Available