Australian Nightster versus USA Nightster
by Steve
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Harley-Davidson's "Nightster" is now available in Australia for the 2008 model year. And it looks a little bit different than the USA version.
The Australian Nightster has the rear end raised up, with the license plate hanging from the end of the rear fender, whereas the USA version has a side-mounted plate.
I wonder if there are laws against side-mounted plates in Australia?
The exhaust pipes are slightly different between the two. Another small difference is that USA version has a red reflector on the side of the rear fender. The rear shocks look slightly different. Also, the rear turn signals have different colors.
Anyways, the top photo is the Australian Nightster, and below it is the USA Nightster. Which one do you like better?
Labels: Harley Davidson Nightster
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Harley-Davidson Nightster Launch Party
by Steve
Friday, May 04, 2007
Advertising Age published a blog post describing a launch party for Harley's new Nightster motorcycle...
http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=116528
The article describes the Motor Company reaching out to a new demographic of customers, the younger, hipper, punkier, motorcycle rider...No ZZ Top beards here, no leather chaps and no excessive beer bellies. The required accessories at this party were tats (large; colorful; and the more, the merrier); piercings (large, monochromatic and multiple); and skateboards. Attendees had their choice of hats or spiky, bizarre, expressive hair (yes, more than one person was -- ironically? -- channeling Sanjaya).
It kinda goes along with some trends I'm seeing within the 1%er motorcycle clubs. Instead of the stereotypical thick bearded bikers reminiscent of the early 70s, I'm seeing trimmed and chiseled faced guys, wearing Dickies pulled half-way down their butts, looking more like a 21st century version of Billy Idol.
It perhaps goes to show that Harley is doing exactly what made it successful in the first place, marketing to culture, not necessarily to riders.
Labels: Harley Davidson Nightster
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