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It is at the crank. And any company advertising their ratings must have sent 10 engines to an independent company for certification. Otherwise anyone could sue them. Just like a few years ago there was a class action suit on B&S lawn mower HP ratings. I choose to opt out of that nonsense.
How about the RGC CVO at 122 ft. lbs. The most potent 110 that HD puts out. The others are 118 and 103 for the Softail 110.
The 13 RGC CVO in a recent Motor Cyclist Mag. went against the F6B Honda. The CVO was at 12.4 something at over 108 mph in the 1/4. the Honda was just over 12.2. Both topped out at 124 mph in the track test.
Now for those that have the formula take the weight of the CVO and the 1/4 times and you can calculate the true hp of the machine.
That was for a box stock machine. My 12 RGC CVO isn't stock.
How about the RGC CVO at 122 ft. lbs. The most potent 110 that HD puts out. The others are 118 and 103 for the Softail 110.
The 13 RGC CVO in a recent Motor Cyclist Mag. went against the F6B Honda. The CVO was at 12.4 something at over 108 mph in the 1/4. the Honda was just over 12.2. Both topped out at 124 mph in the track test.
Now for those that have the formula take the weight of the CVO and the 1/4 times and you can calculate the true hp of the machine.
That was for a box stock machine. My 12 RGC CVO isn't stock.
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Probably not. But, just did a stage 1 with Rush True Duals and got about 98 ft/lbs. Was told I gained about 10%. Feels that way. Is this an apples to apples comparison?
Was riding with some friends yesterday, and one has a 103 ultra... Man that thing has some torque! Made my 88 look like he was racing a bicycle against a 200cc dirtbike! GONE was what he was! I believe it to be from what I have seen/read to be in the 90-100 ft lb range. Not every bike is exactly the same. Even the harley factory has mondays and fridays!
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Of course it is, as with ALL manufactures. The beauty of the Harley IS the torque. So much so that its virtually rivals the torque numbers of the infamous Hayabusa. Id say given its an air cooled V-Twin, Harley's not doing to bad, even if it is "crank" torque figures.
99-07 Hayabusa, 171.1 hp 93.4 ft-lb torque
08-09 Hayabusa, 197hp 102ft-lb torque
99-07 Hayabusa, 171.1 hp 93.4 ft-lb torque
08-09 Hayabusa, 197hp 102ft-lb torque