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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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purcased a 2009, sun glow red after owning a 2010 street bob, what a big difference in power and riding comfort. my friend has a 2009 yamaha v star 1800 and swores that his bike is faster than my vrod muscle, had a chance this past weekend to see what was up, we where on the freeway and geared down to about 40 miles per hour and went at it, i left him about two miles, he has alot of respect for the vrod now!!
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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I got an 09 V Rod Muscle , after owning an 07 Softail custom with 37k miles,.first few rides where a bet difficult , till I found a cofortable possition and got used to the bike , if you had a Harly to , you need to give it a few ride till you actually get broken in to the bike , . Aomth has gone by . I am 53 years old , guy , not into spped or crazy stuf . I was incolved in a very bad motircycle accident , not of my foilt , i decided to stay with Harley but wanted to make sure I get a bike with better handeling , brakes and adavanced tecknology to increase my odds of survival ifcin case shet hapoens .
Defently recomand the this bike , and to top it designe wise , it is just mezmerizing , just give it a chance , can mot govwrong , safe ride
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 02:48 PM
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The entire V Rod line has plenty of Muscle - They all have the same horsepower
and torque rating - all have 5 speed trans. same gearing...It's just that one of them has been dubbed "Muscle"

In the words of American Iron Magazine "These bikes do not pretend to be muscle bikes - They ARE MUSCLE BIKES!

Here's a pic of an VRSCAW showing what can be done with the
"A" series - there are a lot more options for an "A" "B" "D" than there are for and "F"

But they are all great bikes -
 
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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I really like the look of the the vrod muscle...thinking bout selling my fatboy to get one.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 09:38 AM
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wow this is an old *** thread. i've owned my 07 NRS since sept 06 and i like it better than the muscle simply because the NRS actually fits me better. i have a 27" inseam and the pipes are to wide for my footing. i like the muscle taillight better than the 2012 NRS taillights to much of a victory look now.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by nightroddersp
wow this is an old *** thread. i've owned my 07 NRS since sept 06 and i like it better than the muscle simply because the NRS actually fits me better. i have a 27" inseam and the pipes are to wide for my footing. i like the muscle taillight better than the 2012 NRS taillights to much of a victory look now.
My 09 AW fits me much better than the muscle did and much better than a 2012 NRS I was looking at
 
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Old Nov 1, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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thanks,that looks great keeps the sleekness of the bike
 
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Old Aug 26, 2014 | 10:55 AM
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VERY Old thread...but after reading..WOW. I'll stick to my 2011 VRSC "F". Besides, People comment more on that than my 2013 CVO Softail "Breakout". Just doesn't seem right, but WIN-WIN.

 

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Old Sep 1, 2014 | 11:24 AM
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Since buying a F this year, it's been the most commented on bike I have ever owned. Buying fuel can be a chore at times, what with folks just wanting to know more about it. Don't see allot of VRODs on the road.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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I love the VRODs. If I ever go to another bike it's the way I'm going to go. I love that low-slung brutish drag-bike look. I'm starting to see more of them, and they attract quite a bit of attention from the younger people wondering what it is. For some reason it reminds me of the Vincent Black Lightning, I don't know why:


 

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