FLHTK Vs VRod torque
Road Captain
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From: New Orleans
guess no one told these young whipper snappers they are on an old mans bikes.
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From: Michigan
Actually I do and that's why I go by the numbers and not the minority. I said most of the other age groups but there is always the exception. The majority of us young people can't afford a 25k bike and most our riding is in the city where smaller, lighter, faster bikes are preferred. Personally I would never want a bike designed for old people. I'd rather get a sports car
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sorry man but if you are going to start calling people old because they ride a street glide when you are riding a classic, someone has to call you out on it.
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Dude... First let me say I'm not knocking your bike, I like the style of the softail classic but it is by no means a small, light, fast bike and most guys would say with it's windshield, backrest and saddlebags it IS an old mans bike.
sorry man but if you are going to start calling people old because they ride a street glide when you are riding a classic, someone has to call you out on it.
sorry man but if you are going to start calling people old because they ride a street glide when you are riding a classic, someone has to call you out on it.
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From: The Banks of the Olentangy
Originally Posted by Tailsfrommycrib
I didn't say my bike is small, light, and fast. I said that is what the majority of young people want, ride, and can afford. I am obviously the exception because I can afford multiple Harley motorcycles and I am a millennial. My bike was not designed for old people like the recall mores. I know my Softails aren't made for those who want a modern high performance motorcycle. It is made for those who enjoy a classic with Harley Davidson's heritage. People are old because of their age not because of the bike they choose to ride. The Rushmores were made for you old guys and not for the young. If being called old when someone is old offends that someone then it is reality that offends them.
Your smug attitude and general troll-like nature in the threads you argue on kinda announces for you.
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From: Rijssen, the Netherlands
Never tried a Japanese bike, did you? Otherwise you would never complain about torque of a V-rod. With some rare exceptions the Japanese have more hp than what Harley will ever have but the torque is less. Besides, the hp is activated above 9000 rpm, the sound of a fighter jet on the runway. But don't underestimate a FLHTK: between 50 kms per hour and 100 kms per hour there are only a few motorbikes who accelerate faster than a FLHTK. Above this speed the howling of the Japanese engines will be heard twelve streets further away and their hp's start to come in.
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From: 'Noke, VA
You might want to put down the pipe and seek 12-step help. There are few bikes that aren't faster than an FLHTK at any speed range.