V Rod engine
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I'd buy it if it had:
Less rake and more ground clearance
True mid mount controls
Better suspension
Clearance in the frame to take off the rocker covers and pull the cams for valve adjustments
Less rake and more ground clearance
True mid mount controls
Better suspension
Clearance in the frame to take off the rocker covers and pull the cams for valve adjustments
Besides, it won't fit. It's too big by a lot.
in a heartbeat! i am hoping the rumors of this motor being used in the new roadglides when the come out... one of the best designed and built motors harley ever did (well porsche) but yes in a second!!!
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I want to live longer than if I had continued to ride sportbikes.
The sound of a 45 degree V-twin is music to my ears.
The V-Rod is not a 45 degree V-twin, so it doesn't have the same sound. And when I test-drove a few, I wasn't impressed a whole lot by the power.
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I'm thinking this ^
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Well...I would rather ride one than any of the SOA lookalike air-cooled bikes that seem to be cluttering up the place 
The valve adjustment thing is a non-issue for me as I have yet to come across a V Rod that actually needs the valves re-shimmed....that is the joy of shimmed valves, they last for like...ever.
I think a Fatbob with a V Rod motor would sell like hot cakes!
I also think that this scenario is quite likely to happen and sooner than you think and it will sit between Sporties and Dynas in a model range of its own..."V Glides"
The valve adjustment thing is a non-issue for me as I have yet to come across a V Rod that actually needs the valves re-shimmed....that is the joy of shimmed valves, they last for like...ever.
I think a Fatbob with a V Rod motor would sell like hot cakes!
I also think that this scenario is quite likely to happen and sooner than you think and it will sit between Sporties and Dynas in a model range of its own..."V Glides"
Last edited by Spanners39; Dec 5, 2013 at 03:01 PM.
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