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rulemylife -> RE: So what will the purists call this these... lentil burners??? (11/10/2010 1:26:16 PM)
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ORIGINAL: hertz
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ORIGINAL: rulemylife
You don't really know much about Harleys, do you?
I know antiques.
Like I said, you don't really know much about Harleys, or motorcycles in general for that matter, do you?
The Japanese companies have spent the last twenty years copying Harley-Davidson designs.
Look at the models being offered by Honda and Kawasaki, they look pretty similar to designs Harley has used for years. And they are powered by that outdated v-twin motor. Imagine that!
But let's talk about the V-Rod:
First Ride: 2002 Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod - Motorcycle.com
[image]http://www.motorcycle.com/images/content/Review/vrodtitlet.jpg[/image] According to Harley, the V-Rod is "the first member of a new family of performance custom motorcycles." The motor that powers this first of a new generation is the much rumored water-cooled engine that was inspired by the factory's VR 1000 Superbike racing effort and received assistance from a little Stuttgart company named Porsche. Displacing 1130 cubic centimeters (69 cubic inches) via its over-square 100 x 72 millimeter (3.94 x 2.83 inch) bore and stroke, the new motor manages to make 115 horsepower (claimed, at the crank) at 8,250 rpm before moving on to a 9,000 rpm red line. There's even a lofty 11.3:1 compression ratio helping things along within the confines of the cast iron cylinder liners. Again, this is not the Harley you expected.
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