Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
You have a $10,000 budget and you want a brand-new cruiser parked in your garage. Naturally, your mind drifts toward Milwaukee — but Harley-Davidson’s traditional heavy hitters blow way past that price point. Enter the Harley-Davidson Nightster, sporting a starting MSRP of $9,999 to squeeze right under the wire.
But Japan has a massive counterpunch waiting in the wings: the Honda Rebel 1100 ($9,699 for the manual transmission version we tested).
Ryan and Troy take these two completely different interpretations of the modern metric cruiser out into the canyons and onto the highway to find out which machine rules the budget cruiser class. Is the liquid-cooled Revolution Max V-Twin enough to hold off Honda's larger-displacement parallel-Twin? Let’s lace up our chaps and find out!
Read the full review here: motorcycle.com/bikes/shoot-outs/the-10-000-question-harley-davidson-nightster-vs-honda-rebel-1100-44665849
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Established in 1994, Motorcycle.com is the premier online resource for motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts. With hundreds of high quality, detailed video reviews on bikes from Harley-Davidson, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki and just about everybody else, it's the best place to go to learn about the latest and greatest two-wheeled creations. There's simply no better resource if you're planning on buying or if you just want to check out some awesome machines.
You have a $10,000 budget and you want a brand-new cruiser parked in your garage. Naturally, your mind drifts toward Milwaukee — but Harley-Davidson’s traditional heavy hitters blow way past that price point. Enter the Harley-Davidson Nightster, sporting a starting MSRP of $9,999 to squeeze right under the wire.
But Japan has a massive counterpunch waiting in the wings: the Honda Rebel 1100 ($9,699 for the manual transmission version we tested).
Ryan and Troy take these two completely different interpretations of the modern metric cruiser out into the canyons and onto the highway to find out which machine rules the budget cruiser class. Is the liquid-cooled Revolution Max V-Twin enough to hold off Honda's larger-displacement parallel-Twin? Let’s lace up our chaps and find out!
Read the full review here: motorcycle.com/bikes/shoot-outs/the-10-000-question-harley-davidson-nightster-vs-honda-rebel-1100-44665849
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Established in 1994, Motorcycle.com is the premier online resource for motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts. With hundreds of high quality, detailed video reviews on bikes from Harley-Davidson, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki and just about everybody else, it's the best place to go to learn about the latest and greatest two-wheeled creations. There's simply no better resource if you're planning on buying or if you just want to check out some awesome machines.
