FLHTK Vs VRod torque

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Dec 10, 2015 | 03:25 PM

clackavosticus

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FLHTK Vs VRod torque

I recently had a Vrod as a loan bike while my FLHTK was being serviced.
I was really surprised by the difference in felt torque between the two.
Going up my parking bay ramps really tests out the torque of a vehicle.
When I go up the ramp with my FLHTK it is effortless - I barely give it any throttle, and I don't have to feather the clutch - I let it right out. Conversely when I went up the same ramp with the VRod I had to give it heaps of revs and slip the clutch to get up it.
There really was a felt difference in torque between the two with the VRod being much weaker. I was surprised at how bad the VRod was in the torque stakes...

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Dec 10, 2015 | 04:10 PM

10 RED RK

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I had an 09 VRod myself - loved it...Everything happens above 3500 rpm
90 plus mph in 2d gear, 9500rpm rev limiter, 135 mph top speed - Will "outrun" any other stock HD period....

But they are not made for two up riding.. But if you want a extremely quick HD it's your bike.

But as you said not much torque.

Dec 10, 2015 | 06:01 PM

lh4x4

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Whatever ramp that you were on if you lined up with a rider that knew how to use a Vrod and you on your bike they would have reved it and dumped the clutch in 1st. They would have been up the ramp and gone before you even got your bike moving.

I didn't look the specs up to refresh my memory but my 12 NRS is 125 HP and in the high 70's in torque. The 103 in your bike is in the 80's. The touring bike is about 300 lbs heavier and can not even come close to the Vrod the first foot of the line. Most 1200 Sportster take a touring bike from the get also.

Torque is in low rpms in the twin cam and high in the rpms on the Revolution engine.

Don't blame the bike. You need lessons.

Dec 10, 2015 | 06:06 PM

Campy Roadie

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If you want a cruiser with horse power AND torque get a V Max. It'll eat a V Rod's lunch. Or, a Triumph Rocket III is also a torque monster. 140 ft pds peak and a good bit of it at around 3500 rpm.

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Dec 10, 2015 | 06:13 PM

clackavosticus

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"user friendly" torque

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Originally Posted by lh4x4

That was just my point - it's not very user friendly having torque only accessible up high in the rev range, there's just too much clutch slipping needed to access it. I find the torque accessible down low in the rev range in my FLHTK much more "user friendly" and easy to access.

Last edited by clackavosticus; Dec 10, 2015 at 06:50 PM.