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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 09:53 AM
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Default Street rod... more "value"than a 1200

Looked at it, like sporty... get your act together.

Street putting out 75hp with the epa stranglehold tune and cats. Someone will knock 100hp out of that thing within a few months.

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still ugmug and just not a sporty. That crazy that yhey pimped that thing out like that.
 

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Originally Posted by TStephen
Installed my knock-off daymaker headlight.
It was a bitch getting it to fit in there compressing all the wires.
The retaining ring has to hook over the lip of the unit or it will probably vibrate out and bite the dust. I had to mash, push, pull, re-arrange, pray and shove like hell to get it pushed in far enough.

I also installed my Badlands ATS-03 turn signal module and some other miscellaneous wiring pieces on my way to wiring up this old girl.


looks mean with that bucket
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cvaria
Looked at it, like sporty... get your act together.

Street putting out 75hp with the epa stranglehold tune and cats. Someone will knock 100hp out of that thing within a few months.

still ugmug and just not a sporty. That crazy that yhey pimped that thing out like that.

One thing that really irritates me about Harley is their RE-USE of names/labels...Just confuses people...But it does have some cool stuff on it

They already had a "Street Rod" (not too long ago)...a V-Rod "Street Rod"

 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cvaria
Looked at it, like sporty... get your act together.

Street putting out 75hp with the epa stranglehold tune and cats. Someone will knock 100hp out of that thing within a few months.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRbAam5DzLS/

still ugmug and just not a sporty. That crazy that yhey pimped that thing out like that.
Dammmn, how they pushing 10hp/cc on an EPA bike?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by multihdrdr
One thing that really irritates me about Harley is their RE-USE of names/labels...Just confuses people...But it does have some cool stuff on it

They already had a "Street Rod" (not too long ago)...a V-Rod "Street Rod"

I still look at the dyna/road glide, ect, no idea whats what from which family ect. absolutely confusing.
 
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Originally Posted by slvrscoobie
I still look at the dyna/road glide, ect, no idea whats what from which family ect. absolutely confusing.
Yeah...that's normal..."Learning Curve". It a takes time/interest/commitment to learn all that shat.

But throw in calling different things the same name...
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 10:35 AM
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so does it just have a high compression ratio and a good set of cams or what?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by slvrscoobie
Dammmn, how they pushing 10hp/cc on an EPA bike?
water cooled, now it has 12:1 compression and 42mm doubel intake istead off 38 on the normal one ,and 9000 rpm limit

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so does it just have a high compression ratio and a good set of cams or what?
a liquid cooled engine. .. and the limitless pill
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by slvrscoobie
Dammmn, how they pushing 10hp/cc on an EPA bike?
Metrics have been doing it for decades, Harley should be able to if they wanted. I have a 750cc Honda that's supposed to be putting out 82hp. It's faster than my 1200, handles better, but I haven't even bothered to put insurance on it for a few years. Too uncomfortable for this old man, should clean the carbs and sell it before the tires get too old, I suppose. Bet I'd feel the same way about the Harley 750.
 
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