Harley Sportster Nightster - Team Dark Custom
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- Опубліковано 20 лис 2013
- I've gotten a lot of inspiration from other UA-cam users, so it's about time I share some of my own mods here.
It's a 2008 Harley Sportster Nightster XL1200N.
Bught it second hand and tweaked it to my own likings.
Big thanks to my dad for helping me with fabrication!
Also, I recommend getting a Clymer shop manual, or similar, it's saved me a few times.
Otherwise, if you have any questions about your Sporty, sign up to XLforum, all answers can be found there.
Things left to do:
Already bought, but need to install Buchanan's twisted stainless spokes front and rear
Paint the graphics in gunmetal silver, dark silver flake or silver leaf
On the wish list:
Daymaker headlight
1250 kit with cams and head work
Complete internal wiring
Paint the grey engine wrinkle black
Figure Machine Vision cam cover
Tear it down, cut off all unnecessary brackets, smooth out some horrible MoCo welds and powder coat frame, fork and swing arm
Mod list, so far:
Chopped cam cover, struts and rear fender
Removed front fender, belt guards and a ton of plastic
Homemade Team Dark Custom design (cut on vinyl decals at Dech Sticker Phuket)
LePera Bare Bones seat
Vance & Hines Competition Series 2-1 exhaust
DEI Titanium exhaust wrap
Nightrider X14iED fuel management
Progressive Suspension 412 rear shocks 11.5"
Progressive Suspension Monotube fork cartridges
Rizoma front sprocket cover
Rizoma Radial mirrors
Harley analog tach / digital speedo combo
Performance Machine Max HP air cleaner
RSD fork brace
RSD speedo mount with dummy lights
RSD foot pegs
Harley forward controls
Harley drag bars
MotoGadget grips and bar end indicators
Performance Machine levers and controls
Shorty chrome risers
Performance Machine 6 piston front caliper
Performance Machine 4 piston rear caliper
RSD Diesel 13" front rotor
RSD Diesel 11.5" rear rotor
Kellermann rear LED lights
Arlen Ness Deep Cut shifter rod
Modified chin fairing from a frame mount EVO
RSD Nostalgia Contrast Cut outer rocker covers
Harley chrome inner rocker covers
Harley black head bolt bridges
Screaming Eagle plug wires
Homemade ignition and coil relocation bracket
Homemade 1.5" tank lift (I lied in the video, it's not 2")
AntiGravity 12 cell lithium ion battery
Rerouted all wires using stock harness
Any questions, feel free to ask.
/Fred (Phuket, Thailand) "Fred Phuket" on XLforum.net - Авто та транспорт
One of the best looking sportsters I have seen
Nice job, cool blinkers, that's a sweet example of what a nightster can look like.
I love all the details. Totally how I’d build my sportster if I had the budget. Great job.
Love the way you relocated the coil!! awesome bike man
Simply Beautiful, your talent and imagination truly shows through on this bike.
Just recently purchased a 2008 sportster nightster 8021 miles, one owner, no modifications. Super psyched to make it my own & change a few things.
Great Bike I love what you did with the coil and ignition switch
Stumbled on your video while I wad looking for mod ideas for my Wide Glide. My first bike was a Sportster and I've always liked the Nightsters and I can say, without any shadow of a doubt, your bike is the absolute SICKEST looking sportster (of any variety) I've ever seen. Your vinyl work and design scheme are great, I love your indicators. Overall a very well planned and put together bike, absolutely love it!
Thank you, really appreciate that!
Agree, Nightsters are great, real fun to modify.
The nicest build I have seen for awhile !
Very nice, I ride that same year Nightster! Just getting started on the modifications.
Great vision & well thought out. I will dog you for the thank lift lad... Proper bobbers never had tank lifts.
Great Video! Also, thank you for adding your parts list!
This is probably the coolest sportster I've seen on the internet.
Great job man, looks sweet!!!
Thanks for holding the camera nice and still and making subtle movements! Nice bike too!
this is a really good looking bike mate well done i have a sportster here and its my first harley from 10 years ago and im going to do this similar style with mine for the custom looks
Very nice scoot! You did a good, tasteful job. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
well done sir. one of my fav's.and almost exactly what i want
The 200 rear tyre would finish that off lovely 👍🏽 may have to convert to chain drive
Only one thing I'd add to this bike personally and that's a headlight mask just to give it a mean face but this is sick I love it!!
You took my idea!!! Lol Im gonna put a 'punisher' skull on my gas tank too bike looks great
That small spider throughout the vid
I rubbed my screen twice.
@@guffinator70 dang same
@@guffinator70 seriously i smudged the screen with my thumb trying to kill it
The rear Fender Looks fantastic!
very clean looking bike. thumbs up.
Great looking ride brother man, the spider on you lens kept making me laugh though.
one hell of a good job. well done
That is Sharp as Hell. Great Job
THIS is what a sportster was born to look like.
beautiful bike,,good job looks like for a contest👍
Wow, nice work!
That's a very cool bike dude. I've been inspired to take my sportster in a similar direction.
Thanks! ...and enjoy your chopping. Sportsters are great fun to work on.
I spent the first few minutes trying to clean your fly from my PC screen :-)
Gorgeous bike man great !!!!!!
Very good inspiration, sweet ride!
Beautifully customized bike
Nice job man,...luv it
Crazy beautiful!! So insane!!
the handlebar signal lights are the bomb
Very nice bike, not my style bars but they look good on the bike, Nice work!!
Jerry San Diego CA
love the graphics on tank and rear fender stripes,would love that on my 48
Gorgeous absolutely stunning props from Brooklyn, ny
Nidal Yaghmour Thanks!
MAN ! this is BADASS ! stolen some ideas for my nightster ;) realy nice work
clean, beautiful bike!
Beautiful, Damn fine job!!!!!!!!
you see the little spider "lol" nice bike Bro"
Masterpiece!
That’s one lovely looking bike ❤
bad ass bike dude. i just bought2008 nightster. cant wait to send u pics of mine when its moded up as long as wife allows
very very well done
Yo Fred that´s an awesome job right there!! A+
:) Thanks!
Nice work!
Great looking bike!
Perfect. I really like the naked belt drive. I gotta do that.
Beautiful mate from Australia
Immaculate!
Awesome bike!
Love the bike!!!
Looks killer.
Thanks!
Nice bike bro! You gave me so many ideas. If I were you I would definitely paint the engine black and put some black RSD upper fork covers on it to complete the look
Have it down to bare frame now, black powder coat on engine covers are done, wrinkle black on the engine case is up next.
Beautiful bike!
OMG!!! That beast really need to be unleashed!!!
:)
Great bike. Also, what country do you live in? The background sounds are very tropical.
Yeah, good ears 😄 It's in Thailand
Legit dude, love the chin scoop
Wow, that looks mean!!!!
Dream bike for sure
awesome custom bike man i want to do a little more work on my 97 harley sporster 1200 bike as well.
beautifully simple.
Wow, really nice. Spider is great for Team Dark :)
very nice, clean, bike !!
Nice ride well done 👍
beautiful bike :)
This is a badass bike
COOL MACHINE BRO.
Very very nice!!!!
Kickass!!
Awesome looking bike. Love the chin spoiler. Where did u pick it up? You mentioned you had to do some modifications? Was it difficult?
Nice looking Nightster :)
Bad ass! Great job!!!!
Outstanding mods. Really nicely done.
coolest ive ever seen
Sweet bike mate
Thank you!
Damn nice! Subscribed, just one question; what sprocket cover is that?
Nice bike mann
Dude awesome job.
I am loving it🥰🥰
Super nice.
It’s sick for a sportster
Very, Very Cool…thanks for sharing….
O my god! Is beatifull!!!
Nice bike bro 👍 Where did you get those indicator and new switches.. they are cool man!!!! I hate the stock bulky ones
かっこいい👌ベルトチェーンが剥き出しなところが気に入った。
Hey! Awesome inspiration. Question about the drag bars. Are these with or without dimples? Do you have cables running inside the bars? Also how good are the moto gadget grips?
Cheers bud!
The bars have dimples, but I'm not using them, all electric wires are internal.
I personally like the grips and they look great together with the bar end indicators. These are the billet ones, but they now sell rubber ones as well.
motogadget.com/en/griff-taster/gummigriff-m-grip-soft/m-switch.html
Only issue I've had with them so far was when the grub screws that holds the inner retaining ring vibrated loose. Put some thread lock on them and its been ok since.
Badass !
Nice looking bike. They sound better with a straight pipe
Hi mate!! how you do this bottle cap ??? can inputting on my 883? Nice bike :)
Love the bike
Holly Balls.....This is sweet.
Do you know of any good videos on how to clean up the factory mess between the tank and engine?
You've done a FANTASTIC job with this bike, man. I just bought a 2007 Nightster and am basing a lot of my custom work on the overall look of yours. I'll have a some noticeable differences, but I want this streamline look. What size tank lift did you do?
It's got a 1.5" lift.
Very nice!!!!
beautifully done my friend, question: been looking for a front wheel like that you know where i can find one
Shouldn't be too hard, it's a stock 19" Nightster wheel. Just try and Google/eBay it.