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ONCE U GO BLACK U CAN NEVER GO BACK :-}

WOW, was my initial reaction when i test rode this beast.Going from a kwaka 250,onto a 09 1200 sporty custom,bought only 9 months ago then to the night rod was unexpected.I loved my sporty with only 7000k on it until i jumped onto the demon bike.From the first twist of the wrist i was hooked,i could...nt sleep at night,tossing and turning whether i should trade in my still new sporty.It had to be done and so i did the next day.What a bike,AWESOME motor co- designed by porche,WICKED looks,GREAT brembo brakes with ABS,FAT 240 rear tyre and its a HARLEY!!!Gloss black with pewter pearl racing stripes demands and gets plenty of attention.This is a perfect bike for me,and i suggest you all take one for a ride,highly recommended.I think i might be in love ,oh ,my wife is coming i have to go now,she is the jealous type.........;-) Read Full Review

Stunningly Stunned!!!

At 16 I had my first road bike and now 46 I have owned Ducati, Suzuki, KTM, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Honda's but never wanted a Harley, honestly I actually never liked them...X-Mas 08 I saw a picture of a Night Rod Special in a magazine and 3 days later I was ordering one. A agoniseing 5 months later i...t arrived and the smile is still on my face. I have never known a bike to attract so much attention from the very wide eyed young to the "I used a ride a HOG but they never looked like that" mature generation. I don't get into the specs or reviews, I judge a bike by how I feel riding it and nothing has ever felt so good. She is beautiful, evil and erotic...... hence her name VRODICA. Read Full Review

Runs hot

This is the 2nd night rod I've owned I had an o8 then I traded it in on the 09. I was able to set in traffic for a half hour or so in the 08 and laughed at buddies as they would have to shut there bikes off because they where so hot. Now there laughing at me because I have to shut the 09 off if I'm ...in traffic more ten 10mins or so. I dont' know what Harley changed from the 08 to the 09 but whatever they did I wish they would fix it. I've had it to the shop a few times they told me everything falls into specs and there is nothing they can do. I love this bike and would like to know if anyone out there has the same problem. Read Full Review

The Black Pearl !!!!

Just an amazing bike, first, the look, you cannot turn your eyes from it!! On the street, its incridible how people turn's head and asked questions about it! You can feel a certain power from that, a respect from other's bikers. The perfomances are also fantastic, you're like The Enterprise when ...it goes to the hyper-space speed. Its a very smooth bike, very stable at any speed. Gearing is very precise and gentle but be carefull, the beast can be very agressif, its like a dragon attacking till death!!

The only hic is the passenger comfort, forget it, at less, you install a backrest and do a rear footpeg modification to have them foward and lower. And for those below 5'7", you will find that the control are away forward and difficult to use.

I feel this bike like i feel my favorite old pair of jean's, the perfect fit between me and the machine. i will ride it untill life end!!!

Ben.
Montreal, Québec, Canada. Read Full Review

Get Ready!!!

This bike had me the first time I saw it...I've ridden metric bikes for most of the years. The cruisers I had owned I always traded after 1 season.



This is the first cruiser I have ever owned that gives me the confidence and excitement of seemingly limitless smooth power.



Guys that ride sport... bikes understand, you have plently of RPM's to play within. The range gives you options which allow you to decide the type of ride you want to have. The 9000 rpm redline allows me to have an aggressive, sinful >5000 day or an easy <5000 cruise...it is all at the flick of a rist.

It isn't a touring bike but you can easily put a few hundred miles on in the day. My tail bone gets a little sore but I'm' still using the stock seat, people have mentioned the sundowner seat as an option for a nice upgrade.

Change the exhaust, I wanted a nice deep tone without being to loud. The Supertrap Fatshots did the trick.

I'm 6'0 and 200 pounds so the bike fits my frame perfectly. If your shorter I've heard of complaints with heat from the exhaust.

The first few days you may need to get use to the turning. The front tire sits a little in front of you so you may need to adjust to this position in slower speeds. On the straight away the ride is solid and stable.

Enjoy... Read Full Review