Just purchased a new-to-me 2008 Harley Night Rod VRSCDX today and wanted to share my excitement. The bike was the seller's son, who passed away this August, so I got it for a really good price of $7900...only 4944 miles on her, but wanting to put some more before the season ends for this year.
yeah, coming from a sports bike, the Night Rod drew my attention and I knew I wanted one. Got 2 helmets, 5 pairs of leather gloves, a Harley riding jacket, a T-bag, a ramp, Harley leather boots, and a couple other things for the asking price.
Congrats on the bike and all of the other things. Sounds like you 'done real good'. Hope you get to ride a lot before that plow is needed. What a NASTY thought...Yuk.
It was actually a private sale through cycletrader. I felt so bad for taking the free items, but like I said, it was the seller's son who passed away this August and she thought they should go with the bike.
I usually don't like blacked out bikes, I'm easily distracted by shiny things and the more chrome the better, but that bike is bad ass, I could easily make an exception for it!
Very nice, enjoy it!
OK, it became official this morning when I went and picked up the bike from an hour away. The sellers were so accommodating when they allowed for me to utilize their trailer to transport the bike to my garage and return with it intact.
Anyways, I have the title in hand, the bike parked in storage, and now time to install the plow on my truck since it started to snow on my way back home.
I'm a fresh rider, to be honest, and I'm torn between the new 72 Sportster or the Night Rod. NYC based, I actually work at the H-D in Manhattan. I know I'd probably get bored of the 72 really quick, year or less, while the Night Rod will possibly kill me trying to turn. Any advice? The other guys here suggest off the Night Rod to the 72, but a few say I should be fine on the Night Rod. I'm 6' 200lbs.
I'm 5'7, 130lbs. (wet) and I am doing just fine on the Night Rod. My main concern when I first got the bike was how I would get used to the forward controls, and that's turned out to be a non -issue for me. I would personally test ride the Sportster and the Night Rod and see what suits you best.
Haha..yeah, it certainly will, but actually looking forward to snow since my last acquisition, a Ford F250 SuperDuty with plow, I got at the end of last winter and barely got to use it.
Yeah, that's what I'm considering changing. The wife is still hesitant to go out riding on it.
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