The Bike Harley Should Build

[Geoff]

[caddydaddy]

Wow, sweet!  What are the details on it?

[FiremanBob]

Looks nice. I hope it's a V4, not a Twinkie.

[Tyrroneous]

Looks nice. I hope it's a V4, not a Twinkie.

That is definitely a twinkie.

The guy did a great job of taking components from other models and grafting them on to his bike...looks factory.

[Rincewind]

Electra-Rod?  V-Glide?  Whatever it is, I agree with you.

[bomber]

very well done -- just what that engine would be best at . . .. .

The person that built that has every reason to be proud of it.

[chornbe]

Wow, sweet!  What are the details on it?

It's a dressed up V-Rod.

V-Rods have tiny tanks and horrible, atrocious MPG.  

[FBRR]

Actually my 07 V-Rod would get 43 to 47 MPG and V-Rods have 5 gal tanks!! To say nothing of also being a FAST Harley!!

[squeezer]

I think they should build Buells.

[Rampant]

make less of the 'tank' be an airbox and actually a tank, and give it a 6 gallon capacity and you are good to go!  Or 7, even better.

Yes, harley should build that.

[Wanderer]

I think they should build Buells.

I clicked on this thread not-so-secretly hoping to see an XB-12X.  
That's what HD should build.

Still, the above is a well done project.

[Mark Milanowski]

They look much better with smoother bags like Corbins. Those HD bags look angular and don't work astetically with the Road glide fairing. they never have.

[caddydaddy]

I think they should build Buells.

Buell should build Buells!  

[st ryder]

I think they should build Buells.

Been there, done that.

[falconati]

... a FAST Harley!!

I...too easy....

[chornbe]

I...too easy....

The V-Rod *is* impressively fast. Well... it's not "fast", but it's definitely quick[1]. And the Street Rod could actually handle (their only offering up until the XR1200 that would impress more people if they hadn't canceled it after like 19 minutes on the market). Two qualities that set it quite a bit apart from the other models without modification or a ton of $$$. But when you open the throttle and get that bugger moving, its MPG drops considerably. You're lucky to get 100 miles of "spirited" riding out of it. Cruising / highway riding is fine, but a lot of throttle action and higher RPM running and *sluuuurrrrp*.





[1] "fast" suggests top speed, "quick" suggests 0-60, 0-100 times being faster, etc.

[mugwump58]

I clicked on this thread not-so-secretly hoping to see an XB-12X.  
That's what HD should build.

Still, the above is a well done project.

+1

[greywolf]

The pic is of this : http://www.cyclevisions.com/road-rod-conversion-kit/

Brat Pitt owns one ..   HD has tested 2000cc and 2300cc V-rod based motors with the EPA .

If they ever get serious , it could happen ..

[st ryder]

That is definitely a twinkie.

The guy did a great job of taking components from other models and grafting them on to his bike...looks factory.

That's a DOHC water cooled "Revolution" engine, not an air cooled push rod "TC"/Twin Cam/"twinkie" engine.

I saw a similar conversion many years ago in Canada at a large HD shop. It is very cool, but, such limited range, unless that top box holds an auxilary tank.  

[chornbe]

this thread continues to be amazing.

let me recap...

Harley sucks. But if they built something I like I'd buy it. But they suck. Well, unless they built this bike. Which sucks. But they don't. So they suck. And Harley sucks.

[Playinthestreet]

this thread continues to be amazing.

let me recap...

Harley sucks. But if they built something I like I'd buy it. But they suck. Well, unless they built this bike. Which sucks. But they don't. So they suck. And Harley sucks.

If they built something I like I'd buy it for fifty cents on the dollar. But they suck.

[chornbe]

There ya go!  

[Jason F.]

That is one ugly brick of rolling crap. Some of you need your eyes checked.

[chornbe]

That is one ugly brick of rolling crap. Some of you need your eyes checked.

I think the V-Rod dressed like that looks like ass. The better choice would be fitting the v-rod engine into one of the existing tourers.

[atadaskew]

 The better choice would be fitting the v-rod engine into one of the existing tourers.

I'm with you.  As long as they remove that water cooling, get rid of the overhead cams, get some pushrods in there and put the hydraulic valve adjusters back.
And maybe bore it out to something between 96-110 cubes.

[chornbe]

I'm with you.  As long as they remove that water cooling, get rid of the overhead cams, get some pushrods in there and put the hydraulic valve adjusters back.
And maybe bore it out to something between 96-110 cubes.

I really liked my touring frame Harley. There are days when I miss not having it. I just had my brother's '09 for a few days while doing some 25,000 mile maintenance on it.

Ya know... all things considered, I don't miss the raucous idle and I don't miss the heat (below 10-15 MPH). Otherwise... man, riding that bike is pure joy.

[Geoff]

this thread continues to be amazing.

let me recap...

Harley sucks. But if they built something I like I'd buy it. But they suck. Well, unless they built this bike. Which sucks. But they don't. So they suck. And Harley sucks.

Darn straight! Why can't Harley be like Moto Guzzi with 7 North American dealers and quirky styled bikes like the Breva?  

[atadaskew]

Darn straight! Why can't Harley be like Moto Guzzi with 7 North American dealers and quirky styled bikes like the Breva?  

Moto Guzzi opened another dealership?

[stromgal]

 

[chornbe]

Moto Guzzi opened another dealership?

LOL damn, now THAT is funny!

[Geoff]

There's no water-cooled bagger in the 2011 lineup. Oh well.

[chornbe]

There's no water-cooled bagger in the 2011 lineup. Oh well.

According to Willie G., there never will be.

[Kraz]

I wonder how much longer until emissions will force air cooling out of play...