Truth be told, I was a little nervous at the thought of riding Harley-Davidson's Year 2000 Night Train. I had given up riding two years ago after almost 30 in the saddle.

Remove your brain. Right now. Read not another word unless you have already done so.

The idea was simple - add Sportster handling characteristics to a big twin. An idea that has been all but lost in today's landscape of super fat, super heavy, super wide cruisers.

You can't rest on your laurels, and there's no motorcycle company that understands that better than Harley-Davidson.

If hype kills, then absolute hype kills absolutely. The hoopla surrounding Harley-Davidson's release of their re-designed Sportster Sport was deafening.