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| ws91420 |
 Jan 25 2005, 07:47 PM
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Yes I have one a Lensley 914  Group: Members Posts: 2,063 Joined: 10-September 03 From: Ruther Glen,VA (halfway between sticks and civilization) Member No.: 1,137 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
I was watching a special on the development of the V-Rod and heard that the engine was developed jointly by HD and Porsche and was even tested on dynos at the Porsche facilities in Germany.. I know the Vrod has been out for awhile I just didn't catch it the first time I saw the special. A two wheel Porsche maybe, but its water cooled.
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| r_towle |
Jan 25 2005, 08:55 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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This is the future direction for Harley...Of course Willy liked it...he trying to sell them...
It does not sound like a classic harley...even with straight pipes...the valve train is just to good and to tight and timed perfectly...you will never get that old harley sound from a properly timed valve train... Unless they F-up the timing at idle to get that sound, which could be done, but they will leave HP on the table that way... I like it because it is about time they moved into the next century...its much faster and will be much easier to get more HP from that engine... Stock it puts out way more than a hopped up, stroked version of the original engine... But the appeal is to guys like us who will buy a harley finally because they have fixed the one big issue. Right now I have a nice big BMW water cooled motor that can still take a Harley, though not a v-rod. Rich |
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ws91420 OT Harley Davidson Jan 25 2005, 07:47 PM
Hammy Saw it. I think they said it was the most powerful... Jan 25 2005, 08:03 PM Mueller <... Jan 25 2005, 08:09 PM r_towle ithink the real design from porsche was the variab... Jan 25 2005, 08:11 PM ws91420 Willie Davidson seemed to like it. There was a lo... Jan 25 2005, 08:47 PM StratPlayer They also had a lot to do with the EVO 1340 20 yea... Jan 25 2005, 09:01 PM soloracer I liked it so much that I bought the company....we... Jan 26 2005, 12:31 AM soloracer As for the sound it's pretty quiet - however I... Jan 26 2005, 12:34 AM horizontally-opposed Didn't know about the Volvo cylinder head. Int... Jan 26 2005, 10:42 AM rdauenhauer To each his own. http://ww... Jan 26 2005, 10:54 AM Joe Ricard What does the V-rod gain from having the motor mas... Jan 26 2005, 11:07 AM URY914 Does the V-rod come with some cool Porsche Design ... Jan 26 2005, 11:16 AM Randal |
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