Street Bob for longer fast highway rides? Or is V-rod the only choice?
#21
08-29-2015, 04:35 PM
Street Bob for longer fast highway rides? Or is V-rod the only choice?
I've gone 115mph and just past it on my Street Bob, but not for extended periods. It was a 103 and had cams since new, so I can't speak for stock motors. I think the bike will do it, but other things are the real issue.
Zero wind protection and a shield won't hold up at those speeds. 115-120mph is fun for a short while with no wind protection, but will beat the crap out of a rider that isn't tucked in tight.
Stock Dyna suspension is crap. At sustained speeds over 100mph, you'll wallow all over the road or work your *** of preventing it. You'll want good-to-great shocks and a front-end upgrade. Oh, and solid handlebar bushings.
The rubber mounted motor at the swingarm pivot is another weak point. You'll need a Sputhe or TrueTrack stabilizer. Every Dyna acts different, but wobble is a potential hazard without a stabilizer.
Frankly, dozens of bikes would do this task better, but if it's what you want, sure, it will do it.
Zero wind protection and a shield won't hold up at those speeds. 115-120mph is fun for a short while with no wind protection, but will beat the crap out of a rider that isn't tucked in tight.
Stock Dyna suspension is crap. At sustained speeds over 100mph, you'll wallow all over the road or work your *** of preventing it. You'll want good-to-great shocks and a front-end upgrade. Oh, and solid handlebar bushings.
The rubber mounted motor at the swingarm pivot is another weak point. You'll need a Sputhe or TrueTrack stabilizer. Every Dyna acts different, but wobble is a potential hazard without a stabilizer.
Frankly, dozens of bikes would do this task better, but if it's what you want, sure, it will do it.
#22
08-29-2015, 07:30 PM
Tourer
#23
08-29-2015, 09:15 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
Street Bob for longer fast highway rides? Or is V-rod the only choice?
The vrod is better suited for what you what. I have run my dyna across multiple states at 100 mph and the motor is not stressed at all. I have buried the speedo at 120 on dynas and fxr but I have never sustained that speed for very long. The bike can do it but the vrod will do it better.
This guy is not asking what "non harley" he should ride.
Andrews makes a 34 tooth tranny sprocket if you decide to go with the dyna, that would help a lot at those speeds but you will lose a lot of acceleration .
Also, Baker I think can do custom gear sets , I think they even have a 7 speed now. Maybe they can do a deep overdrive.
Anyway, have fun and stiffen up those motor mounts at that speed too
This guy is not asking what "non harley" he should ride.
Andrews makes a 34 tooth tranny sprocket if you decide to go with the dyna, that would help a lot at those speeds but you will lose a lot of acceleration .
Also, Baker I think can do custom gear sets , I think they even have a 7 speed now. Maybe they can do a deep overdrive.
Anyway, have fun and stiffen up those motor mounts at that speed too
#24
08-30-2015, 12:01 AM
Grand HDF Member
I've done thousands of miles on a 111hp 103 T-Sport, had it over 200kph many times but not sustained; in my opinion not a good choice for high speed riding even modified...no comparison to, say, a BMW...
Impossible in North America to ride at autobahn speed for long; I've also ridden an SE V-Rod over 160kph and that bike was far more suited to what you want to do from what I experienced.
Impossible in North America to ride at autobahn speed for long; I've also ridden an SE V-Rod over 160kph and that bike was far more suited to what you want to do from what I experienced.
#25
08-30-2015, 03:12 AM
Besides that, even at 180 the faster cars would merely consider you a roadblock, so better rent a Ducati.
#26
08-30-2015, 06:14 AM
Totally serious. That Street Rod is one of the few bikes I have had that I wish I would have kept. It did a lot of things very well. The VRSCR was only made for 2 model years.
#27
08-30-2015, 07:46 AM
#28
08-30-2015, 11:35 AM
Cruiser
laughed out loud at the pirate comment. so true! 
Of course you know that to ride a Harley you have to dress like a pirate . At a sustained highway speed of 115 MPH on a Harley SB with your little half shell helmet on & sun glasses I figure you might last for about 10 miles if your a teenager ! Plus , depending on what time of the day it is , the first big bug that hits you in the face will draw blood !
LOL .
LOL .
#29
08-30-2015, 08:51 PM
The key word in the street bob...is "street". Not "autobahn" bob. I'm with the others that suggest the VRod if you want a Harley.
Edit add: warning...there is math involved. My calculations of the Street Bob with a final overall gear ratio of 2.79:1, versus my TriGlide of 3.157:1.
The Street Bob has a 14.4% lower final gear ratio than my TriGlide. My Tri Glide does 3,000 RPMs at 73MPH, so scaled to 100 Mph...it would be doing 4,110 RPMs at 100. Therefore...scaling my RPM to the Street Bob...the Street Bob would be doing 4,684 RPMs at 100 MPH!!
Yeah...it can do it..but for a sustained period of time, that sucker would hurt, and things would be flying off.
I can't speak for the VRod...but my math above suggests the Street Bob...is the wrong choice.
Edit add: warning...there is math involved. My calculations of the Street Bob with a final overall gear ratio of 2.79:1, versus my TriGlide of 3.157:1.
The Street Bob has a 14.4% lower final gear ratio than my TriGlide. My Tri Glide does 3,000 RPMs at 73MPH, so scaled to 100 Mph...it would be doing 4,110 RPMs at 100. Therefore...scaling my RPM to the Street Bob...the Street Bob would be doing 4,684 RPMs at 100 MPH!!
Yeah...it can do it..but for a sustained period of time, that sucker would hurt, and things would be flying off.
I can't speak for the VRod...but my math above suggests the Street Bob...is the wrong choice.
#30
08-30-2015, 09:22 PM
