| MODEL | HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1200N NIGHTSTER 2007 - 2008 |
| Year | 2007 - 2008 |
| Engine Type | Four-stroke, 45° V-twin, Evolution, OHV pushrod, 2 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement / Capacity | 1200 cc / 73.2 cu in |
| Bore X Stroke | 88.9 x 96.8 mm / 3.5 x 3.81 in |
| Compression Ratio | 9.7:1 |
| Cooling System | Air cooled |
| Max Power | 42.7 kW / 57.2 hp (rear wheel) |
| Max Torque | 107 Nm / 79 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm |
| Ignition | Digital CDI |
| Induction | Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | Dry sump |
| Gear Box | 5-speed |
| Clutch | Wet, 9-plate |
| Final Drive | Belt |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Mild steel tubular frame, circular sections, cast junctions |
| Front Suspension | 39 mm telescopic fork (gaitered) |
| Rear Suspension | Twin coil-over shocks, dual-adjustable preload |
| Front Brakes | Single 292 mm disc, 2-piston caliper |
| Rear Brakes | Single 292 mm disc, 1-piston caliper |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | 2179 mm / 85.8 in |
| Overall Width | — |
| Overall Height | — |
| Seat Height | 643 mm / 25.3 in |
| Wheelbase | 1524 mm / 60.0 in |
| Ground Clearance | 99 mm / 3.9 in |
| Dry Weight | 247 kg / 545 lbs |
| Wet Weight | 256 kg / 565 lbs |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | 100/90B19 57H |
| Rear Tyre | 150/80B16 |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 12.5 Litres / 3.3 US gal |
| Fuel Consumption | 4.1 L/100 km / 57 US mpg (highway) |
| Top Speed | 172 km/h / 107 mph |
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alek Kirstein, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Nightster arrived for 2007 as one of the first Dark Custom-style Sportsters: a blacked-out 1200 with a bobbed rear fender, side-mounted licence plate, gaitered fork and a very low solo-look seat. It used the newly fuel-injected 1200 Evolution engine in the rubber-mounted chassis. Short suspension travel and limited ground clearance were the price of its slammed stance.
