Balanced engine
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Road Warrior
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Balanced engine
I heard the balanced motor takes away from performance, I am thinking of buying a Night Train but am a little leary of the balanced motor. I'm looking for opinions in regards to the balanced vs non balanced engines.
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They say that there is more potential power in the Twin CAM A as the balancer is a hunk of rotating weight on the Twin CAM B. But really you are not going to notice. A softail will pull a touring bike any day just because it is lighter overall so the balancer is negligible.
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Unless you going to race, what difference does it make? And if you are going to race, I wouldn't get any of Harley's 96CI bikes, I'd go with a V-Rod or sport bike. Get the bike you like the most and you won't be sorry.
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Like everyone said. I've ridden my old mans touring bike and my train. My bike is a totally different beast than his. Even if the balanced motor did take away from performance you would never know.
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HDHornet, I haven't talked to you for a while, how are you doing?
Whatever it said could be true but I cannot tell the difference, I have ridden both 88 and 88B, hardly tell the difference. If the bike is tuned right, you can beat the crap out. Smooth as silk! Get a train man.
Whatever it said could be true but I cannot tell the difference, I have ridden both 88 and 88B, hardly tell the difference. If the bike is tuned right, you can beat the crap out. Smooth as silk! Get a train man.
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My brother argued with me saying his counterbalanced engine actually delivers more to the rode where my Dyna spent a lot of it's power bouncing around the rubber mounts. I don't know (or really care) but it does make some sense to me.
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Tell him that it must be the counterbalancer keeps the engine spinning, just like a flywheel LOL.
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