ROADKING VS 1500 HONDA INTERSTATE
Tourer
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RE: ROADKING VS 1500 HONDA INTERSTATE
I am lucky enough to own a honda valkyrie interstate and a very nice street glide.I have to tell you that my lowly honda would kick my street glide,s butt.It is also much smoother.One of the few bikes that you can balance a nickel on the head and rev the motor and not have it fall over.Now on the other hand you have the cool facter and gas mileage.The Valk will get about 33 to 35 mpgs,the HD will get about 48 and you can find what you want when you want.Not true with the Valk.
It seems to me to be one of those things that what ever makes you happy and puts wind in you face.
Shortleg[Dave]
It seems to me to be one of those things that what ever makes you happy and puts wind in you face.
Shortleg[Dave]
Road Master
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RE: ROADKING VS 1500 HONDA INTERSTATE
stock bikes yes the honda is faster I own a 93 goldwing that I triked for my whife before I triked it my bike would walk all over it but I dont have a stock bike the original post is about a roadking that has 100+ hp on the dyno and I would say if you have good tq also throught your rpm range and know how to ride the roadking I would put my money on the roadking. The valkarie does have 6 carbs insted of 2 like my wing but I doubt it makes much more hp probably right around 95-100hp to the wheel.I know some will say Ive lost it but thats my experiance but I can also break my tire loose in 2nd when im running hard and out run a 88" w/cam by 50 yards by the time I wind out 2nd.
Road Warrior
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RE: ROADKING VS 1500 HONDA INTERSTATE
Bottom line he drives a honda , you drive a harley , end of story..............................
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Road Warrior
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RE: ROADKING VS 1500 HONDA INTERSTATE
2 funny , your right
ORIGINAL: gman
When the last time you met someone with HONDA tatoo'd on his arm?
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When the last time you met someone with HONDA tatoo'd on his arm?
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Road Master
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RE: ROADKING VS 1500 HONDA INTERSTATE
If it's just a peeing contest, forget it. Nothing HD makes, short of a V-Rod and maybe, I repeat maybe, one of the new 110 C.I. in a lite weight Springer or Dyna will keep up with the Valk. I owned one and I have owned two VTX's. Still own one VTX and I own a RKC with big bore and cams, my favorite bike BTW. My RKC pulls like mad but still well behind the VTX and the VTX was slightly behind the Valk. I believe there is far more to a motorcycle than just brute power though and that's way I bought the Harley.
Gary
Gary