New engine, when??
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New engine, when??
I thought years ago HD would drop the present engine & throw a water cooled more powerfull engine in these bikes. Anyone have any ideas when that is suppose to happen? Love to have goldwing power (HP/TQ not # of cylinders) in my ultra
Last edited by Viggen; Dec 28, 2010 at 04:54 PM. Reason: slight clarification
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Funny post!
When? When you lay your tools out and but the parts to make your bike more powerful.
But I suspect you don't have a Harley and you like your goldwing.
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then....go buy a honda,buhbye
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Even spending $6K on all the Screaming Eagle stuff the improvement isn't that big at least not w/o making long trips unbearable to the ears.... & even then not really worth it, I looked & took a few for a spin
With the governments EPA ratings I figured they would be forced to change to a water cooled engine vs leaning the engine out, making them larger displacement & making them run hotter. This is actually why I mentioned this, figuring people on this site might have a idea about the future & if the government was pushing them one way or another.
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Oh no, not another "water cooled" bike thread. Isn't this discussed each week? Use the Search function, you'll get tons of opinions/input/thoughts.
Seriously...water cooled is just something else to break. Be glad ya got the automatic thigh warmers....it's free!
Seriously...water cooled is just something else to break. Be glad ya got the automatic thigh warmers....it's free!
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I think there's enough folks like us who insist on the v-twin, air cooled motor that the moco will not try a "new coke" switch anytime soon. Those of you who are wishing for the water cooled bike can get a jump on the rest of us by buying a Gold Wing or something similar right now. Good luck, have fun and I'll still give you a wave when I see you out on the road.
