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I bought the Raider new when it came out in 2008. If you want to compare performance of a 96 to the 113, forget it...you can't. Go test ride a Raider is all I can say. Even without my pipes, fuel mgmt sys, & air kit I was still at 100HP and 126 ft. lbs. torque. The closest your gonna get stock is with the CVO 110. Or, you could just take out either your 96, 103, or 110 and put in the HD 120R. I'll be adding a Street Glide to the stable in 2014 so I'll have my fairing, stereo, and hard bags for the 1000+ mile rides I make a few times a year.
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From a test ride on a Raider last summer.. In every dept: Power, handling, ergonomics, ride comfort... Absolutely spanked the TC88 fatboy I had before and sold prior.
I haven't ridden on of the 103 bike though, but I know with that aluminum frame it'll be a hard bike to beat in handling even as long and raked as the Raider is. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for bobber-style H-D's, retro-chromed out fishtail style heritages and baggers, etc. But the Raider "fit" better than anything "factory" I've sat on yet, ran better, handled better, and thousands less on the tag.
That said, I will try objectively to test many when it's time again, hopefully sooner than later. Including H-D's and a Vic High-ball. The first sales guy from either the metric, Vic (if I can find one in 100 miles) or H-D dealer that starts disparaging the "other" bike will blow me out though. If it's two wheels, it's fun. Heck, I wanna test a Triumph T-bird even.. Why not. Of course if I were king of the world, I'd dismantle the EPA and bring back the Evo carb'd in 113". ooooooo wouldn't that be sump'n.
I haven't ridden on of the 103 bike though, but I know with that aluminum frame it'll be a hard bike to beat in handling even as long and raked as the Raider is. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for bobber-style H-D's, retro-chromed out fishtail style heritages and baggers, etc. But the Raider "fit" better than anything "factory" I've sat on yet, ran better, handled better, and thousands less on the tag.
That said, I will try objectively to test many when it's time again, hopefully sooner than later. Including H-D's and a Vic High-ball. The first sales guy from either the metric, Vic (if I can find one in 100 miles) or H-D dealer that starts disparaging the "other" bike will blow me out though. If it's two wheels, it's fun. Heck, I wanna test a Triumph T-bird even.. Why not. Of course if I were king of the world, I'd dismantle the EPA and bring back the Evo carb'd in 113". ooooooo wouldn't that be sump'n.
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