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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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Default Introducing the 2012 V-Rods

Check out this new homepage article which details the 2012 V-Rods! Hot damn those are good looking rides. Which one do you want most?
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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none of them
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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I'm really liking the Demin Black Night Rod. Sleek looking bike...Im sure its a blast to ride!
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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I test rode a 2012 NRS this past Saturday. The exhaust note is anemic, but man is that bike a hoot to ride. I gotta get one of those!
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 09:21 AM
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Curious as to how much more "amped up" the muscle will be over the anniversary model? I was hoping for the torque on these get a boost to at least 100 foot pounds.
 
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the specs on the anniversary edition: Rubber-mounted, liquid-cooled, 1250 cc RevolutionŽ engine with Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI); 125 hp @ 8,250 rpm; 85 ft. lbs. @ 7,000 rpm.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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The wheels are nice I'd like to get some for my wires 07 nrs
 
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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i would like to see some mid controls
 
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I'll take the one Andrew Hines rides, aside from that, they blow fun or not.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 07:31 AM
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Don't like some of the changes, like the tail. But I like they are evolving it some.
 
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