A Big Boy Toy - 2008 Harley Davidson Night Train

A toy for the “Big Boys”, this is what I tell my friends when they see me riding around on my HD. It has been a while since I’ve written anything about my motorcycle project or information on any new modifications added on to my ride. So, I’ve decided to create this small video to [...]

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My Night Train Project Part 2

Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Nixon in Motorcycle Project

Few days ago, I picked my motorcycle from Todd’s Cycle and was able to ride this past weekend to Cook’s Corner. To be honest I was debating to either leave the bike at the shop or wait until it was completely done. Did I forget to mention that the bike is not completely done as of yet?

Last week, I was told that my motorcycle would be ready for pick up and I was pretty much set to go. Then on Thursday morning, I received a phone call from Todd’s Cycle and they informed me that the custom handle bar, which I requested, would need to be sent back to get re-polished and chromed all over again. So, they gave me two options, which were either leave the my motorcycle and wait for my handle bars to come in for the final installation phase or pickup the partially completed motorcycle and come back the following week and have my handle bar installed.

During that time, it has been almost about 4 weeks since I actually rode my motorcycle anywhere. I was pretty much like a guy on crack, trying to find some form of guilty pleasure for the time lost. Just by reading this, you can pretty much say, that I decided to pick up my motorcycle on Friday and elected to have my handle bar installed once they come back from the shop.

It was a great weekend to go riding on that Sunday morning. The weather temperature was in the high 70’s, perfect riding condition because it was not to cold or hot that day. The roads where pretty much empty and it felt really nice to have the nice cool wind blowing in your face while riding. As you can tell, I was trying to take full advantage of the warm weather as much as possible, since winter season is pretty much knocking on my footsteps weeks away.

I really need give credit to Brandon from Todd’s Cycle for doing an excellent job on my ride. From my previous post on “The Long Awaited Parts from Performance Machine“, he pretty much bolted everything together on that list, from adding the custom fender kit from Performance Machine to creating a custom license plate. I would like to also thank Rich from Bitchin Seats, for creating one hell of an excellent solo seat for my ride. The design and leather quality is like no other in the market, major full kudos.

Anyway, here are some new updated images of my partially completed Harley Davidson Night Train.
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Nevertheless, ride safe and I will keep everyone posted regarding my Night Train project.

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27 Comments
Tags: Bitchin Seat, Harley Davidson, Night Train, performance machine, solo seat, todd's cycle

Roger said on October 15th, 2008 at 2:22 am

Dude….. that is badass! What kind of bars did you order? With your current setup, do you have to reach?
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Nixon said on October 16th, 2008 at 1:10 pm

@Roger:
Thanks Roger, for the complements. =) I ordered some custom dive bars from Todd’s Cycle and will be adding 1 inch risers too. I will be reaching over a little, but hopefully it will turn out well. =)
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Kali said on October 16th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

Nice… but can you honestly tell me that you can reach the handlebars AND the footpegs at the same time?
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Burin said on October 17th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

Good job Nix~ …

It ll be nice with the new handlebars. Hope u ll get it soon.
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JEFF said on October 23rd, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Do you kiss it at night before you go to bed? I would :-)…lol.
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dylan hawkins said on February 5th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

nice lookin bike… what size are the rims? that heathen style goes perfect.
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Mark said on March 6th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

The front end kills it. Need to change out those stock front forks,headlight and handle bars. The inverted frront forks would be bad ass.
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Mark said on March 6th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

If you would like,hit me up and I could send u a pick of how my front end looks on my train.
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J said on March 13th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Best looking Night Train I’ve seen. Is that still the 2 inch lowering kit in the rear? Chopping that rear fender looks much better, how much was cut off?
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Nixon said on March 13th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

@Mark:
Please send me your picture, because I really want to see it.
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Nixon said on March 13th, 2009 at 6:03 pm

@J:
Yeah, it is a 2 inch lowering kit.
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mike thomson said on March 30th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Hi Nixon, Mke here from Queentown New Zealand, stumbled across your site while googling Nighttrains, i am looking at getting one within the next year and i have to admit yours is pretty close to how i envisage mine looking. Couple of questions if you don’t mind? 1. Is that the original rear fender that you have modified, or is it a new custom one, if so where did you get? 2. Is that a afterarket Harley Davidson seat, or again if not what is it? Thanks for your help if you have the time, and beautifull bike!!!!
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Mike said on May 25th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

jUST CURIOUS WHAT STAGE KIT DID YOU USE, WHAT BRAND HEAVY BREATHER, AND WHO MAKES THE PIPES…THANKS ALOT AND SWEET RIDE
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Nixon said on May 26th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

@Mike:
Basically I added a power commander, Screamin Eagle airfilter and Vance Hines pipes. This system is purely basic.
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T. Mills said on June 10th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

Nixon, what brand and style wheels are those, they look sweet!!!
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eric said on June 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

i only have one thing to say…..i think it just went from 6 to midnight.
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Mahral said on July 20th, 2009 at 7:04 pm

man im so sure this bike rules the highway. nice one!
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t sauro said on July 27th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

@Nixon:
WHAT SIZE IS THAT FRONT TIRE…THATS AWESOME AND ONE HELL OF A STATEMENT
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t sauro said on July 27th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

OOPS I MEAN THE REAL SIZE OF THE TIRE. i would love to put that size on my rime but the dealer said they didn’t make it
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stanley contreras said on August 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 am

what kind of rims are the ones u have ?
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fermin gil garcia said on October 16th, 2009 at 9:27 am

una trabajo fantastico, una moto muy guapa………
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Mark Meyer said on December 4th, 2009 at 6:34 pm

@Mark:
Hey Dude…..I agree with you. I was thinking of adding the inverted front end to my train but can’t decide. Can you send me a few pics of your bike. It would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance…Mark
email is tattooedmark@hotmail.com
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M. Tapper said on December 31st, 2009 at 7:58 am

Thanks for posting your pics…Youve helped me decide what Harley to go for.
Looks like I’ll be asking a few questions in the future
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Pedro said on January 31st, 2010 at 6:36 pm

Nice bike man and I’m curious to know what kind of rims those are cuz they look awesome
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Samantha W said on May 9th, 2010 at 3:48 am

Hi there…I have a 03 train and looking at going to a 08 and customing it. Is the back end from Performancemachine the 240 cunversion kit as for the back brack is that standered with the conversion kit? on the right side. I must say that your bike is very nice.

Regards
Samantha
Wellington New Zealand
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Samantha W said on May 9th, 2010 at 3:53 am

Hi there…sorry just read into it a little more and it anwsered my questions. nice bike

Regards
Samantha W

Wellington New Zealand
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Kirby said on May 15th, 2010 at 4:07 pm

Hey Nixon- sick Night Train, has to be the best one Ive seen so far without going overboard. Let me know if you want to sell it, I am about a year out from buying one. If not- send me your info, I may ask for some tips in gearing it up.
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