RocketDaryl
Top Fuel
I know I've lamented in here before about my not understanding the need to buy a bike and then modding it to go faster, etc... instead of just buying a faster bike to begin with. A lot of you chimed in with your own reasons for doing it and it made sense. Basically, you do it because you can or it's fun or it's just your way of killing your day in an entertaining fashion. Okay, I get that.
Well, I guess my latest discovery must fall under the same category. If you don't know much about Harleys, then this tale likely won't make sense to you. I ran into a guy a week or so ago and was admiring his bike. It was, what I thought, a Softail Custom. However, it was not a Softail Custom. It was a Nightrain. He had chromed the the entire bike including the engine, tranny, primary, etc... His chrome had chrome. The bike was stunning. It was absolutely perfect in every way.
This leads me back to the same question I asked about doing mods. Why? This time, however, it goes farther. Again, you guys set me straight on the need to mod. I'm good with that. But, if you're compelled to do it, would you not buy something that's at least somewhat close to what you want? I mean this guy couldn't have picked a more opposite bike to start with. Nightrains are completely blacked out. Hell, even the mirrors are black. The guy had at least $12K invested in the transformation. He wasn't sure of the exact number. He said the wheels alone cost $2500.
The reason I was checking it out is because it was for sale. What was he asking? $18k. Frankly, that was a steal for the bike. Sure, that's about the price of a new one. However, his was mint and had less than 2500 miles on it and to do what he did to one, even if you started with a Softail Custom (which would already have some of the stuff on it from the factory), would cost $6 or $7 grand. That brings me to my point.
If he'd have started with a Custom instead of a Nightrain, he could've saved himself thousands.
Well, I guess my latest discovery must fall under the same category. If you don't know much about Harleys, then this tale likely won't make sense to you. I ran into a guy a week or so ago and was admiring his bike. It was, what I thought, a Softail Custom. However, it was not a Softail Custom. It was a Nightrain. He had chromed the the entire bike including the engine, tranny, primary, etc... His chrome had chrome. The bike was stunning. It was absolutely perfect in every way.
This leads me back to the same question I asked about doing mods. Why? This time, however, it goes farther. Again, you guys set me straight on the need to mod. I'm good with that. But, if you're compelled to do it, would you not buy something that's at least somewhat close to what you want? I mean this guy couldn't have picked a more opposite bike to start with. Nightrains are completely blacked out. Hell, even the mirrors are black. The guy had at least $12K invested in the transformation. He wasn't sure of the exact number. He said the wheels alone cost $2500.
The reason I was checking it out is because it was for sale. What was he asking? $18k. Frankly, that was a steal for the bike. Sure, that's about the price of a new one. However, his was mint and had less than 2500 miles on it and to do what he did to one, even if you started with a Softail Custom (which would already have some of the stuff on it from the factory), would cost $6 or $7 grand. That brings me to my point.
If he'd have started with a Custom instead of a Nightrain, he could've saved himself thousands.
