The 2022 Harley-Davidson Nightster Is Way Better Than I Thought!

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[@MotoJitsu]

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[@MasterBlasta]

If you’d have one bike to choose between this and the Z900RS. Honestly wich one would you pick for a commuter, small trips (1-2 days) and a bit of sport riding in the twisties? The bike that does everything exept adventure touring offroad.

[@Thunder_Bear_mg]

You should start a ranking/leaderboard for the bikes that you review.

[@AnthonyLe902]

Similar to what Zach (RevZilla) doing. 😆

[@enasksenos]

+1

[@josephquick580]

Today I went to my local Harley Davidson dealership just looking around for my first bike. I can say that for me the Nightster I sat on was the most comfortable, simplest, and most importantly to me easy access to clutch with my 6ft 0in long legs and arms frame. As I sat on two street bobs and a road glide it was by far the best, not only that I liked them but the second I sat on it I fell in love with the Nightster. Also I can say that the people at Harley Davidson are the nicest and most helpful people at any dealership that i have been to.

[@leonelbaldovinos8642]

They let you test ride bikes that's why I purchased others are only interested in the sale.at the harley dealership was the only place they offered to try the bikes

[@ericrolland9092]

Rode one for the first time yesterday, and I kept saying the exact same things about this bike. I daily ride a ninja, jumped on this like I had ridden it for years. It just feels good. Linear power, comfortable yet sporty as hell. The transmission is smooth, you don’t have to hate it to get it into gear. Harley did an amazing job with this bike. Looking to buy one Tuesday

[@Oddman1980]

I bought one of these (only a 2023 model) a week ago, and it has been awesome so far. Quiet, smooth, and fast. Can't complain.

[@sharkdog111]

I test rode one of the first ones to arrive in the California Bay Area. My dad was looking to get back into riding, and his class M wasn't current, so I test road it for him. I was impressed. Loved the rider modes. In sport mode this bike rips, but in standard, and rain, easily accessible to new riders.

[@Val_Ace277]

Hello MotoJitsu! I totally agree with your comments about the Nightster. I bought mine 5 months ago and I got 2000 plus mileage now. I ride to work for 34 miles back and forth here in central NC. I’m trying to beat the cold weather this winter months here at least in the mid 30’s Fahrenheit. No issues with the overall performance. I added passenger pillon and saddle bags so me and my wife can travel to the mountains and we did once this fall. That was awesome. I’m 5”8 and 135lbs and it just so cool to ride. I love it😎Thank you Sir!

[@roadrunner681]

what i see is harley is listening to us, i never thought i see a water cooled sportster

[@HangTimeSolutions]

What it means is competition is good. The water cooled Indian Scout been out since 2015 and was taking market share from Harley Davidson in the beginner group of customers. Which eventually move up to bigger and better bikes. Now Indian must go to the drawing board because this bike has slightly more power and technology which appeals to younger crowds. The scout can easily get more power in the scout because the same engine is in the FTR with more power and the ride modes. They'll probably wait a year or two to see if they loose sales. But they already released the new Chief to take the person who has the budget on the higher end and not ready to go water cooled. And they give options in the bagger and full Tourer with air cooled and water cooled engines with more tech. And not having to upgrade a $30-40K bike for performance. Competition is good this nighter is a great bike hopefully they can sell the history of this being the last year for old style sporties as a one two punch.

[@MarianChicu]

remember v-rod? that was water cooled :).

[@llcoolex3941]

Awesome review! As a new rider, looking to get his first bike, this was super informative down to the smallest detail! Definitely subbing to your channel! 👍🏽

[@Slimerjtcp]

I love this review! well done...you should do more of them. After watching this I was interested in this bike. I am now the owner of a 2023 Nightster Special!

[@TheJazbinshah]

Awesome video, very informative, thank u.

[@alphapie1428]

Really love my nightster. It was easy for the wife to hop on and start learned to ride. Docile when you want to cruise around and rocket mode when you want it.

[@AyaWetts]

The big leaf blower stuck on the side might need to be replaced, but it seems like a great bike. I looked at them close when they first came out.

[@sixtyninetele]

Yep. I have a 2021 Fat Bob 114 and the stock leaf blower(s) 😂 were the first thing to go. I’m not sure what Harley is thinking with their exhausts lately

[@AyaWetts]

@@sixtyninetele I think they have a lot of limits put on them with government regulations which makes it hard.

[@usmcvet0313]

@@sixtyninetele EPA regs is what they're thinking.

[@jrparker4804]

@@usmcvet0313Let’s go Brandon 🇺🇸

[@willmann30]

@@jrparker4804 🤣😂🤣 Dark Brandon is kicking the Republikkkans azz here lately right? Orange man is "winning" all his court cases 😂🤣.

[@anthonydevans2511]

I have a Nightster bought it in march and it is a perfect ride in England its quick and comfortable handles well

[@marufawal]

This is the only review about this bike that I watched all the way through.

[@vacuumnut8300]

Thank you for the great review.

[@gabrielmontero3701]

love my nighster feels like a sporty cruiser i was waiting for you review of this bike seeing how much people love the bike i have makes me feel like i made a good choice

[@mbw4359]

I have a '22 Nightster. I've had a few problems with it. The bike moves around a lot with the Dunlap tires which I never been a fan off. I live in California and their freeways have rain groves. It makes for some interesting riding when you get close to triple digits on the bike. Here's the link to what the problems have been.

[@JoaquimGonsalves]

Great video as always. Idk, I just don't like a Harley to sound so tinny. I'm all for modern engines and liquid cooling but this doesn't sound like a Harley at all to me. Miss the Iron 883. Probably just the nostalgia talking though since that was the first HD I'd ever ridden.

[@darryllzwiers7257]

Good review my man. So sick of spec sheet readers. I can read that for myself. Things like "can I get my feet under the gear lever"

[@stephenwilder2320]

Might be the only Harley I’d consider. Reminds me a lot of my Vulcan 650 S.

[@MalShakur]

Test rode this bike at Daytona Bike Week. It's way faster than I expected. I don't think it's for beginners at all.

[@doitdamnit]

Please go test ride the Yamaha xsr900 model 2022, Greg! You can't get more motorcycle for that little amount of money, you will love it. I'm so very sure of it

[@misterwin2393]

I'm in the minority of people who actually LIKES the sound of this bike! Yeah, it sounds like what it is, a high-compression watercooled V-twin, but the people who say it sounds like a Japanese bike are kinda ridiculous-it has a bit of a V8 burble to it, and it sounds MEAN with an exhaust! I'm definitely getting one, even the valid complaints don't scare me.

[@stevem4783]

It sounds like trash. There's no burble or depth to it at all - it's nothing but a tinny-sounding rasp.

[@tebo2004]

I personally own one. N it's my first bike. Luv it

[@factualreflection8952]

Please do a review of the 2022 Indian Scout Rogue

[@ignaciosalcedorey6447]

Hey there, MotoJitsu! Could you review some of the more budget-friendly beginner bikes? I believe that a big chunk of your audience are beginner riders (myself included) and would love your opinion on those beginner-friendly bikes! Love your work, man. Keep at it!

[@nomadpi1]

Read some of BIG ROCK MOJO and ROCKETMAN reviews!!!

[@HangTimeSolutions]

That is a beginner bike for Harley Davidson. You must be asking for a lower price point which would lead you to metro bike's

[@rodneyhirsch2340]

Like your reviews better than anyone else’s.

[@sixtyninetele]

I have a 2007 Nightster. That thing will beat anything out of the hole 💯🤙🏼

[@suronbru9568]

Won’t beat the 2022 lol.

[@sixtyninetele]

@@suronbru9568 let’s roll! this thing is fun AF. It was a steal. 2007 with 1,032 miles. I had to have it.

[@stevem4783]

@@suronbru9568 Maybe to 20-30, but after that it's gonna get ugly. I ride a 1200 Evo too.

[@MarianChicu]

is that the nightrod? that’s one hell of a ride :)

[@lilcuriousgeorge1]

Hey could you review the new Harley Sporter S 🙏🏽

[@1PercentRealtyVI]

How about vs the Low rider you also just reviewed?

[@nomadpi1]

Seating position, very good brakes, and a saddle good enough to sit in for ten hours, for ten days is what's important to me. ;~) The bike is ugly; however, a looong, flat seat, very good brakes, single exhaust, minimal clock, seating position looks comfortable for me (6'2" height, 250# w/32 inseam) based upon your comments re: rider in front of you, handlebars look right for my height, you say good suspension - highway seams are minimal bumps; sounds like a cross-country rider to me. Put enough windshield to keep my helmet clear of wind pressure and I'll try it. I can live with the smaller gas tank and the HD noise. First time in my life I've seen a HD that interested me. Thks for the pertinent comments.

[@instructorautomotopiatraneamt]

If a bike it’s “flickable” when you ride it, then it’s a cool bike. 😅👍👍

[@MilosevBosko]

Everything is cool with the name brand and all that, but they are overpriced. I like the looks, but what they offer, don't know.

[@MilosevBosko]

@Brenton Hobson its not about affording. Even if I had, for instance 13 000 for a 883 here, I would rather get some other bike. You can get a suzuki intruder 1800 for that money. Or whatever else you like. For me its weighting out: fun factor, looks and how I feel while riding the bike, price, reliabilty.

[@rodneyowens6661]

I received bought this bike. For me riding in the interstate is a little shaky. Mind you the speed limit in wyoming is 75 or 80 MPH and people come flying at around 90mph a lot. I love the minimalist look but want to make it more highway worthy (windshield, saddlebags and what not). You think that would take away from its allure? I just don’t want to have a backpack on at all times lol.

[@Sr.D]

I was one of the classic Harley guys, but, the Nightster it's starting to grow on me, being riding an 883 for 11 years. But the left side of the bike, the engine part, it's just lazy work, there's no other way to put it.

[@dailybugle2147]

The nightster is the bike I want after I get used to my first bike which is a sportster.

[@Motoboo_Marine]

Now they just need to make the Bronx :(

[@roadkingrider6532]

Can’t wait until you do a Road King

[@santos_collectorverse]

Those gloves though. Where did get them from homie?

[@billsinclair313]

Is this the one you pop the seat to fill with gas, not the tank?

[@gabrielmontero3701]

Yes

[@geneahart5607]

Greg, you should get a nightster!

[@dukie1616]

Yeah you’re right by just giving the simple basics like torque, hp and tc. If we want we can look it up ourselves or just checkout another channel, no biggie. It’s cool just getting your take/first impressions. Okay sweet!

[@clubstyleridahd4695]

I have a sportster with the hammer performance 1275 kit making 100hp/95tq I wonder if this new sportster can hang..

[@stevem4783]

The Nightster will hang with and eventually pass you up top. The Sportster S will roast you.

[@bobbert6770]

Would it be good as a second bike?

[@Arkbuck]

I’m wanting one now …

[@vaporcaper9601]

I can see this as a competitor for the yamaha bolt now yamaha needs to step up and offer a liquid cooled engine for the bolt!

[@Firestorm637]

I do not think it offers cruise control or IMu like Sportster s. So no cornering abs/Tc. It does have TC and abs. Euro 4 requires abs. Euro 5 emissions require TC. Where you see Ducati and KTM offering stability control in just about all their bikes standard, Harley uses sparingly. Even tourers stability control(RDRS) is an option I have been riding for 50 years. I am not 100% all the time but electronics are. Anyway love the nightster, Pan america, and Sportster S. Pan america would make a great touring bike with both horsepower and comfortable electronic suspension. Semiactive suspension is a magic carpet ride

[@tacticalidiot175]

Freakin' awesome review, finally someone who doesn't think everything they dislike is horrible! (so many people complaining about slight things they dislike making it the worst bike ever). What's your mic setup? Sounds even better than Tedward's and he's in a car! Is it in your jacket or behind the seat?

[@MotoJitsu]

:) instagram.com/motojitsuclub/

[@noname-fx6qf]

Great review as usual thank you. At 27 k in Australia I don't care how good it is. I couldn't justify the price tag and I could afford to go out buy 9 of them tomorrow.

[@MrEiniweini]

24K, the Sportster S is 27K.

[@noname-fx6qf]

@@MrEiniweini Even more reason I couldn't justify buying one.

[@adrianrubi5012]

Are the Harley tourers wobbly after that bump/lift?

[@dannybosko3749]

Is this an entry level bike, like the 883 iron?

[@dualsportedc]

Why the hell does a Harley sound like my stock DRZ400S?

[@zkawaz9005]

Surprised you like the brakes single caliper up front

[@julianputnam8290]

lol you where at the dealership I was literal at today

[@caseyclifford8536]

How was the heat from being so close to the engine?

[@dcasandman]

Great looking bike, but definitely needs a different pipe for vanity sakes. I like this and sportster S and I’m not a Harley person but exhaust is ugly.

[@dcasandman]

@Brenton Hobson the size looks way off relative to bike. The sportster and this suffer from same thing. Great bike horrid exhaust scaling

[@1941392]

I’ll continue building my my 4 speed, 1982 80”Shovelhead hardtail.

[@otlndsh]

I like the bike. But HD as well as so many other manufacturers for whatever reason have started putting this huge long plastic piece on top of their fuel tanks. It cheapens it. Less plastic = better.

[@patrickmarrone8565]

man, i cant stand the damn license plate spot. otherwise i love this thing

[@sammyday3341]

Is this the bike with the fake fuel tank?

[@SlapYoLipsOff]

"Y'all know how much I love brakes..." *tests brakes* *moans* Immediately subscribed... 😂

[@gcdiver]

Sounds like my lawnmower

[@ccb7122]

They should have put the 1250 in it

[@1SaG]

I just don't get the appeal. It used to be that Sportsters were hopelessly outdated compared to European and Japanese stuff... but they did look and sound cool and had a unique (and somewhat archaic) character. Their technical inferiority was kinda, sorta the point. These new ones (Nightster and Sportster S) don't look like Harleys to me and don't really stand out versus the competition. Replace the bar and shield with a Ducati or Honda logo and it wouldn't look wrong. They're also way more powerful than the OG Sporties, but they're still not as a competent or performant as comparable bikes from other brands. At the same time, they cost even more than the old Sportsters and are probably way out of budget for new guys. If it had been up to me, and with an unlimited R&D budget, I suppose I would've still built the Sportster S in some form and, maybe, positioned it as a sort of successor to both the V-Rod and the XR1200. But at the same time I would've also produced a Sportster 2.0, making it as modern as possible (and as necessary to make and keep it street-legal in Europe) while retaining the old school look and feel of the thing. I also would've made sure to have at least *one* variant of it I could sell for under €/$ 10k. I mean... you can't tell me that a brand like Triumph can have both super modern stuff and great looking retro bikes (at affordable prices) in its portfolio at the same time ... and H-D can't do that?

[@rainypath96]

sport mode a little too rawr xP lol

[@RS999GTI]

Doesn't this bike have cruise control standard?

[@peterrooney9461]

The special does

[@darklotus6595]

My first bike I'm thinking about the 2023 nightster. What does the comment section have to say?

[@sunnycloudy1337]

where's the cruise control? 😬

[@jasonkelsey3441]

Please find some Triumphs to review :)

[@nomadpi1]

Read some ROCKETMAN and BIG ROCK MOJO reviews.

[@frankielemonjello]

Demo the Livewire. Surprising little rig!

[@rustypotatos]

KZbin is so comfortable with playing two skipable ads ina row

[@Fractal379]

"adblocker"?

[@rustypotatos]

@@Fractal379 truth bro I should but it’s my phone I don’t have a computer

[@mrEz87]

Harley doing everything right except for pricing. I'd buy one tommorow but you can't charge the same price as a supersport with all the latest tech and cutting edge engineering from Japan.

[@usmcvet0313]

It costs money to build things in America these days. More expensive labor costs, EPA regulations for the factories, OSHA regs, ect. Everybody wants the American pay and quality of living, but nobody wants to pay for others to have it as well.

[@mrEz87]

@@usmcvet0313 it costs money to build things in Japan too. They're just more efficient and make better motorcycles. I'm happy to pay American prices, but it can't be for inferior tech.

[@usmcvet0313]

@@mrEz87 define inferior tech. The Nightster has 3 ride modes, TC, ABS, brembo brakes, ect. Everything a sport bike has, plus it can ride a passenger more comfortable. Seems your problem with it isn't that it lacks tech, it's that you want a sport bike and priortize performance above those other things. Sport bikes are awesome and I love to admire them, but I have no use for one. To me, a Nightster would be much more worth the pricetag than any sport bike. It all depends on what you want out of a bike. It does cost money to build things in Japan, just not as much as in America. They don't have the same wages, nor standard of living as we do here. As for them making better bikes, that is subjective.

[@mrEz87]

@@usmcvet0313 @USMC Vet your point on me being performance biased is true, but not just from a sports perspective. My problem with the nightser is that is a genre isnt really aimed at even being a cruiser. Which is fine, but.... You buy the bike to look cool, that's it. If you wanted pillion comfort, rider modes, TC buy a versys or gsxs100gt for example. They have all the things you mention and are cheaper. The standard of living argument is biased and totally irrelevant. I know how happy I am and you know how happy you are, but not how happy someone in Japan is! Money talks and I bet they don't sell enough to keep making the nightster.

[@usmcvet0313]

@@mrEz87 no we don't know how happy anyone is in Japan, though happiness is different than standard of living. Happiness is subjective and deals with emotion, while standard of living is objective and deals with economic data. Time will tell if the Nightster stays. HD went this way because a lot of people were complaining that HDs were slow, underpowered, ect. So they made a sportier cruiser under the SPORTster name, like the sportster was originally. Now a lot of the same people are complaining it's not "Harley" enough. I like what they're doing, conventional buyers will go big twin. Sportier minded riders, who still want a cruiser, now have an option. I'm hoping for a Roadster with inverted forks, dual discs, the 1250 motor, and more ground clearence. More like a naked/ standard, but that can take bags, and a decent passenger seat. I don't find the versys or gsxs to have enough character for me to really enjoy. Fine bikes, do their thing well enough, but not very interesting to me. Same with the Rebel 1100, exceptionally vanilla.

[@northerniltree]

Instead of "potato, potato", it sounds more like "radish, radish".

[@TK51948]

If only it had the traditional Harley sound. 😢

[@fivespeed3026]

Switching to an aftermarket exhaust will make it sound like a Ducati Monster. At least that’s what my Pan America sounds like.

[@williamrae9954]

Potato, Potato

[@kwakithailand]

Great review as usually, mate 👍. However, a V-Twin without the potatopotato just isn't a HD.

[@Rowed2damascus]

I can’t take this bike seriously with the engine’s aesthetic design. Looks like a “cool” design from the 1990’s. Definitely doesn’t have the Harley cool factor, and falls pretty far behind Indian’s Scout engine design.

[@Dzinbhudist]

This revolution engine already having issues, so don’t be beta testers for it, wait for next gen 😉

[@tomgreen4520]

What!! A Harley with engine issues. No way

[@dcasandman]

I’m curious. What issues are they having. I’m not buying one, but they look much better than any Harley ever.

[@Dzinbhudist]

@@dcasandman oil pump, nikasil coating on cylinders which breaks if bad fuel used, had bmw and Porsche with the same problems 😉

[@spartanx169x]

@@Dzinbhudist Source, or you are just making stuff up.

[@gabrielmontero3701]

@Brenton Hobson mine had a check engine light come on for the crank position sensor theres also a recall for some due to the handle bar breaking its a new bike im sure itll have issues

[@carsacrossmissouri3250]

I’m disappointed in these the 2012 nightster will be the only real nightster

[@stevem4783]

Love the bike. HATE the sound. Absolute deal breaker.

[@pnoman316]

Not a fan of the belt drive. 8 hrs of labor to replace it. Every 2-3 years. No thanks

[@MotoJitsu]

sheesh instagram.com/motojitsuclub/

[@BarnettSpeedSuzukiThou]

Lol, so funny.

[@DanBlackRacing]

Doesnt sound like my 2008 Harley. Nightster.

[@DanBlackRacing]

Modes: for people who don't know how to ride.

[@madrat5176]

I’ll never understand why riders want to remove power from the engine. Control it with the throttle hand 😂

[@SB-mw1bg]

Overpriced

[@metcruza5536]

And ugly as...especially the left and what a sound like a 250 Virago. Ah pass

[@Stevel_]

Ugly, overpriced, sounds like a fridge compressor. What's not to like?

[@chuckieshark54]

Sad, but woke with budwieser !

[@LeStraTele]

I don't care how well this bike performs and what name is on the tank. It is hideous. The engine looks like it was made by Lego blocks.

[@Johnclark300]

That's a nice Honda that ain't no Harley Davidson.