WOW. What a great response/advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT!!! Well, I guess you or any other bagger rider never bought any add-on/aftermarket do-dads to tweak your scoot to suit your needs/likes such as a new seat/suspension/boards/radio/walkie-talkie/GPS/espresso maker/etc. I guess all of us that have lowered sporties or rigid customs will have to tell our OLs/GFs that they can no longer ride with us.

 

Sorry I offend????

I know the bike well, sold Harleys at two dealers, and my answer is still no. That is not a good bike for two up. It will bottom out, won't be safe, or comfortable. Is it possible, yes, just like the complete families on scooters in other countries, but I wouldn't do it.

P.S. Why so insecure that you have to insult my current ride in the pic? Just because I have a bagger there you don't see the other 40 years of all other bikes I've had.

 

I say no, the nightster needs to many upgrades to be an acceptable 2 up bike

is it possible yes, do people do it yes......

 

I'm not trying to start any crap but, that chit sounds like a sales pitch to me!

I don't think WVhogrider was offended, he was just razzin' ya a little... Sporty's are girls bikes and baggers are for old guys that want every ammenity of a car on their bike!

I can see it's a small bike and although I wouldn't buy one specifically for 2-up riding but, I can't imagime why you can't tool around town and on some rides with 2 people on a sporty.

Just my .02
Jason

 

I guess I didn't read the intonation of the post, sorry....I shouldn't be so serious.....

Jason, it's not a sales pitch.... I love Sportsters, always have said that. But the Nightster was not made for two up. I weight 180, and I bottom out on it over tracks. Love the look, but compared to a XL it's a much firmer ride, and in my experiance when riding it in a corner, on a bumpy road the bike hits hard. I wouldn't want to have 300 lbs on that particular model if I had to panic stop.

I also think that if you want the GF to be a happy pillion, that bike will not be the one.

 

No, you didn't offend me.


If you read the OP:I felt & still feel that you gave bad advise based on: The OP already has a Nightster...He bought a Badlander seat & was asking if it could be done, asking for pictures, if it looked funny, etc. You say NO.....Well all he has to do is throw a few do-dad mods on it to make it what he wants.....He can switch back & forth from the solo ride seat to the 2-up seat & simply get a better & possibly longer set of shocks that allow for adjustment between the solo/2-up ride.

I don't know where you got the "Why so insecure that you have to insult my current ride" thing at.........What the espresso maker comment? I said nothing about YOUR bike. Ya might want some thicker skin. The point was that he already has the bike so he might as well mod it to fit his needs/wants.....Hence my comment saying that bagger rider(s) must never buy any aftermarket parts to get there bike exactly how they want it. You have to admit that bagger riders buy more aftermarket do-dad crap than anyone. Just check the isles at the dealer for sporty stuff & then check the bagger isles. I got no hate for baggers, been trying to work a couple different deals, ( ones for a buddies dad's '9? Ultra & then a new '09 SG), but a sporty can do the 2-up thang too. And if I do get a bagger, it will be an addition to my sporty, as it ain't goin' no where. How 'bout we agree to disagree?

 

Yep, you're right. I have had way too much coffee today

I just don't view Sporty's and Nightsters as the same. I'd double on a XL or custom in a minute.

As far as having a Sporty, and a bagger, that's my current goal.

Take care.

Joe

 

And here we go, he called sporties "girls bikes"

 

NO!!! Don't start that, I was just saying.... LOL

 

oh god.........