Discontinuing the VROD???
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V Rod chassis with Street engine? Meh...
Road Warrior
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Bagger cruiser chassis with a V-Rod engine ! Something with easily removeable bags like the discontinued switchback. Take the bags off you have a stripped down cruiser, but bags on for touring with a Revolution engine. I think Harley has taken note of all the V-Rod "Road Rod" conversions using the Road Glide fairing.
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Bagger cruiser chassis with a V-Rod engine ! Something with easily removeable bags like the discontinued switchback. Take the bags off you have a stripped down cruiser, but bags on for touring with a Revolution engine. I think Harley has taken note of all the V-Rod "Road Rod" conversions using the Road Glide fairing.
I have mentioned it before, but this new Milwaukee 8 motor has come pretty close to tempting me into breaking my promise to myself that my Anniversary Road King would be my LAST new motorcycle. But if the mothership actually did build a Road Rod..... it would be a done freakin' deal. Of course, I will probably build my own one day anyways.
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Word is that Harley would have to rework the V-Rod engine in order to meet strengthening European emissions standards. Rather than investing in redesigning the engine, they're discontinuing the Revolution platform.
The economics make sense, especially since they already have an updated platform in the Street. Rumor is that the Street will get a boost from the current 500cc/750cc models, to a 1300cc version. I doubt it will measure up to the Revolution though. Despite the purists out there who never appreciated it, it's a rock solid power plant that can take a beating & never stop running - same can't be said for the Street.
But what do I know...I'm just own 3 V-Rods that'll beat the brakes off anything else in the HD lineup.
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The economics make sense, especially since they already have an updated platform in the Street. Rumor is that the Street will get a boost from the current 500cc/750cc models, to a 1300cc version. I doubt it will measure up to the Revolution though. Despite the purists out there who never appreciated it, it's a rock solid power plant that can take a beating & never stop running - same can't be said for the Street.
But what do I know...I'm just own 3 V-Rods that'll beat the brakes off anything else in the HD lineup.
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I have to agree. I see an upsized Street platform as a replacement. Let's face it, the Rod was designed in the 1990s. A lot has happened since then with engines. The Street is new and fast. I think the Rod will be a genuine collector's bike though. I have always loved the look. I expect the price of a second hand VRod to go through the roof in coming years. It's a classic.
I agree with everything you have said except this. IMHO the used VROD has been GROSSLY overpriced for well over five years. And this is of course only my opinion, but I am expecting the used VROD market to do the death plummet in the same way the used Buell market did, when Buell collapsed. I guess we will see.
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Never understood the hate for them?? Everywhere I went on my 07 Nightrod I got nothing but compliments from Old & Young alike. The bike was bullet proof! Never had an issue with for the 3 years I owned it. Handled and stopped surprisingly well for a bike that size with a 240 rear tire. The Bagger bug bit me and I got tired back packing and always having to wear cargo pants to cram stuff in my pockets. The lack of storage and beating I took on the highway with it ultimately swayed me into trading it in. Great city bike and bar hopper but not so much racking up hundreds of miles of interstate.
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As someone who's never warmed to the V-Rod platform and never owned a bagger, this bike sings to me.
Great work, would love to know more details of what required serious fabrication.
Tempted to buy a used V-Rod and set to work.
Thanks for sharing your bike with us.
Last edited by jackafrica; Sep 14, 2016 at 06:12 AM.