Street Bob for longer fast highway rides? Or is V-rod the only choice?
#31
08-30-2015, 11:22 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
When I said BS
It was from experience and a open mind! But that's ok! Some people will use a hammer when a screw driver is needed! Lol keep hitting it it will come loose!
#32
08-30-2015, 11:36 PM
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
#33
08-30-2015, 11:45 PM
If it had to be a Harley, I would go with the V Rod. I dislike that bike but have driven the over rated autobahn several times. I highly suggest you head south to Austria and ride the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and continue south into Italy to see local bikes that belong in the left lane of the autobahn! 
Carry a few hundred euros to pay your tickets on the spot and never be clever and pass on buying the road tax sticker things or you're screwed. Lots of awesome roads around there, the autobahn is very overrated and every year has more restricted areas and photo traps. Smile for the camera!
Carry a few hundred euros to pay your tickets on the spot and never be clever and pass on buying the road tax sticker things or you're screwed. Lots of awesome roads around there, the autobahn is very overrated and every year has more restricted areas and photo traps. Smile for the camera!
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08-31-2015, 04:26 AM
#35
08-31-2015, 10:43 AM
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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.
FYI...
2014 FXDB Street Bob
Primary Drive - Chain, 34/46 ratio
Gear Ratios (overall) 1st - 9.311
Gear Ratios (overall) 2nd - 6.454
Gear Ratios (overall) 3rd - 4.793
Gear Ratios (overall) 4th - 3.882
Gear Ratios (overall) 5th - 3.307
Gear Ratios (overall) 6th - 2.79
2014 FLHTCUTG Tri Glide Ultra Classic
Primary Drive - Chain, 34/46 ratio
Gear Ratios (overall) 1st - 10.534
Gear Ratios (overall) 2nd - 7.302
Gear Ratios (overall) 3rd - 5.423
Gear Ratios (overall) 4th - 4.392
Gear Ratios (overall) 5th - 3.741
Gear Ratios (overall) 6th - 3.157
Exactly...
#36
08-31-2015, 04:44 PM
Road Warrior
Thinking Ducati is a better way to go for Euro style riding. V-Rods also suck down gas like mad, you be stopping more often. I see the V-rod as a friday night drag-street cruiser better suited for doing burnouts on Detroit's Woodward Ave. Euro sport bikes would leave the Rod in the weeds & be using less fuel to do it too.
I would love this V-Rod Muscle, just for the hot-rod styling & cruising the boulevard.
I would love this V-Rod Muscle, just for the hot-rod styling & cruising the boulevard.
Last edited by Chicago Ken; 08-31-2015 at 04:52 PM.
#37
08-31-2015, 04:57 PM
Had one of those before my FatBob. That thing wanted to do 100+ all day long. I couldnt keep it under 80. 140 was pushing it with the minimal fairing I had on it but it tracked straight and comfy. Just wasnt fun being on a bike wanting to go that fast all the time, thats why I like my Harley.
#38
08-31-2015, 05:32 PM
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#39
09-01-2015, 12:24 AM
Tourer
I wouldn't want to do that speed regularly on a bog-standard SB. Apes and no fairing, to start with, don't make for comfort or stability at speed.
But, it wouldn't take much. If I were doing a SB to ride at 115 <i>regularly</i> (like commuting every day for 30+ mins each way), I'd probably put some flat-ish bars, a bullet fairing (frame mounted if possible), mids, mags and tubeless V-rated tires), Sputhe etc, better suspension, dual discs, and make the gear ratios a tooth or two taller.
Not all of that is necessary, obviously, but it would turn the bike into an Autobahn Bob...
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But, it wouldn't take much. If I were doing a SB to ride at 115 <i>regularly</i> (like commuting every day for 30+ mins each way), I'd probably put some flat-ish bars, a bullet fairing (frame mounted if possible), mids, mags and tubeless V-rated tires), Sputhe etc, better suspension, dual discs, and make the gear ratios a tooth or two taller.
Not all of that is necessary, obviously, but it would turn the bike into an Autobahn Bob...
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#40
09-01-2015, 12:32 AM
Tourer
Had one of those before my FatBob. That thing wanted to do 100+ all day long. I couldnt keep it under 80. 140 was pushing it with the minimal fairing I had on it but it tracked straight and comfy. Just wasnt fun being on a bike wanting to go that fast all the time, thats why I like my Harley.
Waaaaay too much fun. Lost my license on it in six months.
After that, a series of BMWs and the SB. Love to be ridden at legal speeds and are sh**loads of fun while doing so (not moralising here, just hate catching the bus!).
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