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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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I was looking closely at the 2014 Limited torque specs. vs 2014 Ultra torque specs. Was trying to determine how torque # was affected with water cooling on the Limited vs the regular air cooling on the Ultra.

This is what I found on the H-D website, under "specs" for each model.

Limited: 105.5 ft.lbs. torque @ 3750 RPM

Ultra: 104.7 ft. lbs. torque @ 3250 RPM

So the Limited has 0.8 ft.lbs of torque more than the Ultra. Then when you look at the RPM #, you gotta wonder about the water cooling and the cost of it for less the 1 ft.lbs. of torque increase.

Am I missing something??
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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I think the reason for the twin cooling might be for rider comfort. Their are many posts on here about the large engines cooking their nuts.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by one-up
So the Limited has 0.8 ft.lbs of torque more than the Ultra. Then when you look at the RPM #, you gotta wonder about the water cooling and the cost of it for less the 1 ft.lbs. of torque increase.

Am I missing something??
Yes you are missing alot. The Limited has more features, hence more $$.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:31 PM
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Yes you are missing alot. The Limited has more features, hence more $$.
And that has what to do with 1 lousy ft/lb of torque?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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I'm with you on this OneUp.
I am not yet sold on the rinky dink cooling system, either.
I am just fine with the 'King, riding high, wide, and handsome.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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Yes, rider and passenger comfort are the big thing, not performance.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Stiggy
And that has what to do with 1 lousy ft/lb of torque?
His post was confusing to me. I get that the Limited has more torque but then I thought he was asking why more money for the Limited.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by one-up
I was looking closely at the 2014 Limited torque specs. vs 2014 Ultra torque specs. Was trying to determine how torque # was affected with water cooling on the Limited vs the regular air cooling on the Ultra.

This is what I found on the H-D website, under "specs" for each model.

Limited: 105.5 ft.lbs. torque @ 3750 RPM

Ultra: 104.7 ft. lbs. torque @ 3250 RPM

So the Limited has 0.8 ft.lbs of torque more than the Ultra. Then when you look at the RPM #, you gotta wonder about the water cooling and the cost of it for less the 1 ft.lbs. of torque increase.

Am I missing something??
Maybe I misunderstood your post originally. The Limited has more torque, higher compression than the Ultra.
 
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Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
A new feature now available on the 2014 Limited:
When you ride it into your garage, it wets on the floor like a Cocker Spaniel.
OMG!! that has to be the absolute funniest thing I've ever heard!! Did you think of that yourself or did you read that somewhere??
 
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