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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal
(Post 434551)
Can't agree. Sound is subjective and you are entitled to your opinion, but...I take it you've not watched the Vance and Hines team kill the ricers at the drags for the last five years? Granted, it's a V-Rod archechture but still.
I'd add, my 124 cu in/155 hp V twin sounds throaty and kicks some a$$. JMHO...:cheers:
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ahhhhh....another uninformed fan of "the motor company".
sure the v-rods kill the jap bikes. BUT, the rules are heavily slanted by harleys sponsorship $$$. the nhra pretty much let harley write their own rules....
the v&h v-rods have aftermarket billet engines w/ ~50% more displacement, double overhead cams and four valves per cylinder. the "ricers" have much smaller engines, stock engine cases with in block single cams and 2 valves per cylinder.
AND no one but v&h is allowed to run the v-rod engine. everyone else has to run off the shelf stuff that must be available to ANYONE. suzuki petitioned the nhra to build an engine to the same specs as the v-rod engine and they were told flat out NO. no discussion of it whatsoever.
don't believe me??? read the rule book. or go over to yellowbullet.com and check out the motorcycle racing section. read what George Bryce, the owner of star performance and pro stock bike team owner, has to say.
harley is a disgrace to america plain and simple. they build an inferior, under-perfoming product and sell it for an inflated price.
oh, and your 155 hp v-twin has nothing for a zx-14 or hyabusa. my best friend used to have a 124ci ultima motored soft tail. my zx-14 walked it like it was a puny little sportster. by the time my front wheel touched back down, he was losing by bus lengths.
just the facts. :cheers: |
