Let’s face it, trying to fill shoes of the 883 Sportster is a big ask, huge in fact. It’s a cult bike, and that status has only grown (along with second hand prices) since the model was axed a couple of years ago. And while the market is crying out for a return to the air-cooled days, the rule makers are making life harder and harder for all manufacturers.
So, Harley is doing what it must do, it’s innovating. That latest innovation lands at our feet in the shape of the new Nightster, what can only be described as one of the best Harley-Davidson V-twin cruisers I’ve ridden. It’s well rounded, has excellent performance, works well on twisties and on the motorway, and looks like an old-school H-D model. It’s also more than up to the task of taking the fight to the competition on the handling front, but will it be enough to win over the fickle public who can’t seem to make up their minds about what they want from America’s most famous motorcycle maker?
