Harley releases new "Street Rod"! Yahoo!

[White trash]

Carrying on the VRSC family tradition, the Street Rod wields the explosive power of the liquid-cooled, 1130cc Revolution V-Twin engine. In addition, the engine is cradled in a hydroformed, tubular perimeter frame topped with stylized bodywork. A clipped rear fender and 180mm-wide rear tire carry the family looks as well. However, the fuel-injected, 60-degree V-Twin has been pumped up with a pair of chrome straight-shot dual exhaust pipes that help boost horsepower to 120 hp at 8,250 rpm while maintaining its 9,000-rpm redline.

The Street Rod’s distinct styling and upright riding position are the result of a new suspension combination, highlighted by massive 43mm inverted forks. Aero-cut polished, forged aluminum triple clamps are equally robust and deliver a steeper rake/fork angle (30/32 degrees) for more aggressive handling in the corners. The change in rake and fork angle shortens the bike’s wheelbase by 0.7 inches (to 66.8 inches). When matched with performance suspension calibration on the rear shocks, the set up delivers a sporty, performance-oriented ride.

Complementing the suspension changes is a generous 40-degree lean angle and Brembo four-piston caliper brakes with 300mm dual front rotors. The Street Rod’s handlebar and risers are shorter and less swept back. Combined with mid-mounted foot controls and a higher 30-in. seat height, this places the rider forward and into an aggressive position for attacking corners. Fuel capacity of the Street Rod is five gallons.

Adding to the Street Rod’s muscular looks are standard 10-spoke Staggered Cast Aluminum wheels, while radial, ZR-rated Dunlop tires deliver the performance message to the pavement with authority.

The VRSCR Street Rod is available in five stunning color options, including Vivid Black with a black frame, or Black Cherry, Rich Sunglo Blue, Mirage Orange and Yellow Pearl all with a silver-leaf frame. Highlighting each paint option is the silver and black engine with polished covers, plus selected, blacked-out components.


I need about $40K to go and scalp me some Jappas!

[That Guy]

Hmmm.....nice......think I'd still rather have a 'breathed on' sportster......which is the bast handling Harley?

[**R1**]

I dont think you will scalp many japa's with a mear 120hp
perhaps gsxr's but not much else :shifty:

[750Y]

I have to wonder where they are heading with this whole v-rod thing. look at this latest beast it is getting almost spaceship like... very futuristic design

[Blakamin]

.....which is the bast handling Harley?
the buell :eek:

ya can keeps your street rod WT.... might beat some jappers on the straights but I wouldn't wanna follow ya gixxer around corners on it.....

and imagine the wind at 300kph
[edit] $40K!!! I could get something built that would eat that H-D for half that price!!!!!

[White trash]

the buell :eek:

ya can keeps your street rod WT.... might beat some jappers on the straights but I wouldn't wanna follow ya gixxer around corners on it.....

and imagine the wind at 300kph
[edit] $40K!!! I could get something built that would eat that H-D for half that price!!!!!

Has no one told you mate. it's not the size of your hammer that counts, it's the nail you're throwing it at.

Ask Jimbo, Dean and Cycosis what the old V-Rod's cabable of on the Castle point road. None of those guys ar slouches.

Let me assure you, this thing will be a weapon in the right hands.

Pete McDonald could get around Manfeild in 1:19 on an XL883 with 50hp for christs sake!

[Blakamin]

oh well! if ya had $40k and wanted a H-D, sure...
It would definately have to be better than the '90 springer softail... (do they still make them?)
just not my cup o' tea


and my hammer's fine, thank-you-for-asking :eek5:

[vifferman]

Not bad, but the zorsts and paintjob are (IMHO) not as nice as those on the previous model.

[jrandom]

explosive power of the Revolution...

Bahahahaha. Explosive power.

Not to imply that it's gonna blow up, or anything.

[PuppetMaster]

Ignore the others WT, its sexy, but for 40k Id rather have a FXSTD Deuce or a softtail.

[scumdog]

Cool-bananas Batman!!
Serve mine black with flames please :niceone:

I wonder how many more horses could be liberated from the 'Revolution' engine? Knowing H-D there quite a few more hiding there somewhere! :msn-wink:

[**R1**]

Cool-bananas Batman!!
Serve mine black with flames please :niceone:

I wonder how many more horses could be liberated from the 'Revolution' engine? Knowing H-D there quite a few more hiding there somewhere! :msn-wink:
realy realy well hidin :bleh:

[Pwalo]

Nice to look at, but I don't think that I'd pay that much for something that I wouldn't be prepared to use every day. (Just thin of the cleaning).

Besides I think my Dad would absolutely laugh himself silly if he saw me perched on one of those. Not to mention my dearly beloved.

[White trash]

Some more pics. We have one available for sale in April, exact pricing to follow.
HD already have a 1260cc big bore motor on the SVO V-Rod which boosts power by 10%.

[Biff]

If it was $10K I'd still prefer to have my testicles nailed to a plank of wood before buying one of those.

Another constructive comment by the Bif Baff. :bleh:

[inlinefour]

On the 7th day, God created the Harley, and on the 8th he traded it for something lighter and faster.
What ever turns you on, go for it. I used to think I was nuts wanting a 22 grand fireblade. Now I know its just time before I own one...

[Big Dave]

I need about $40K to go and scalp me some Jappas!



Skriiiiiiiitch, scraaaaaape, scriiiiiiiiiiitch, scraaaaaaaaape.
And that's only 80kph.
Beautiful thing tho.

dd

[Fryin Finn]

So Harley IS playing catchup with Yamahas Warrior :msn-wink:

[White trash]

So Harley IS playing catchup with Yamahas Warrior :msn-wink:

UmmmmmHarley's been building 2 valve V-Twins for a shit load longer than Yamaha.

Technicaly, the Warrior has nothing on a V-Rod. Don't you watch Discovery channel?

[marty]

i reckon it looks like a polished Rune. could buy a new 'busa and still have $22k left over for a cruiser for that money

[Storm]

To each his own I say.

[Lou Girardin]

Anyone for a VRSCSE (Screaming Eagle) VRod. 1250cc,125 hp, lots of chrome and proper gauges. One only in Teal. Yours for a mere $59,000.
Also had an FXSTFSE 103" fatboy, but it was sold in 2 days. Had engine turned metal finish on the guards too. Styley!

[Lou Girardin]

If it was $10K I'd still prefer to have my testicles nailed to a plank of wood before buying one of those.

Another constructive comment by the Bif Baff. :bleh:

Honda seats aren't that bad. Are they?

[Two Smoker]

Has no one told you mate. it's not the size of your hammer that counts, it's the nail you're throwing it at.

Ask Jimbo, Dean and Cycosis what the old V-Rod's cabable of on the Castle point road. None of those guys ar slouches.

Let me assure you, this thing will be a weapon in the right hands.

Pete McDonald could get around Manfeild in 1:19 on an XL883 with 50hp for christs sake!
Just rub it in how slow i am..... even when i get my brakes fixed....

I wouldnt mind having a go on one.... Ill give ya a bell when i get my Full sorted :niceone:

[**R1**]

Honda seats aren't that bad. Are they?
Biffs seat shouldnt be....i had a look at it the other day at work, he has sheepskin and one of those donut looking things, and its been widend about 30 inches, looks more like a lazy boy to me

[XTC]

Skriiiiiiiitch, scraaaaaape, scriiiiiiiiiiitch, scraaaaaaaaape.
And that's only 80kph.
Beautiful thing tho.

dd
It's got 40 degrees of lean angle...... How much has a CBR1000RR got? try and find that in honda's advertising blurb... :whistle:

I wonder if that is before or after the shocks bottom mid corner??

[wkid_one]

which is the bast handling Harley?

Hahahahahaah - good one

[Slingshot]

Hahahahahaah - good one


OMG...Wkid_One is back!!!


You got a bike yet?

[Kickaha]

If it was $10K I'd still prefer to have my testicles nailed to a plank of wood before buying one of those.

Another constructive comment by the Bif Baff. :bleh:


But oh so true,lend me a nail will ya

[Slipstream]

We have one available for sale in April

Wow, just in time for my birthday :D

[Biff]

Biffs seat shouldnt be....i had a look at it the other day at work, he has sheepskin and one of those donut looking things, and its been widend about 30 inches, looks more like a lazy boy to me

Oii - firstly don't knock it till you've tried it. My chaffed inner thighs are much better now thanks, and secondly, does your wife know you eat Suzi?

[**R1**]

Oii - firstly don't knock it till you've tried it. My chaffed inner thighs are much better now thanks, and secondly, does your wife know you eat Suzi?
J/k
yes she knows....it was her idea, but she only lets me have a go after her.....

[Biff]

J/k
yes she knows....it was her idea, but she only lets me have a go after her.....

photo's? video? phone number?

[**R1**]

photo's? video? phone number?
only have video's of her and me :yeah: not sure why she wont let me film her with other chicks......but if you and miss Biff want someone else for some fun i can give you a few numbers

[Biff]

only have video's of her and me :yeah: not sure why she wont let me film her with other chicks......but if you and miss Biff want someone else for some fun i can give you a few numbers


...let's talk - offline!

[White trash]

...let's talk - offline!

I think that's a fucken good idea, you rude bastards! :yes:

[Eddieb]

Saw a V-Rod while in Hamilton in the weekend, it looked like someone had ripped half the exhausts off and it wasn't that clean for a harley.

Oh yea, also interrupted Quasi on his way to meet wifey for lunch, was good to meet someone else from here.

[sparrow_34]

Here is a link with some good pics and write up on it. http://motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/hdwinter05/

[Pwalo]

Yes, but what's this thread doing in the sportsbike forum????

[White trash]

Yes, but what's this thread doing in the sportsbike forum????

Because it's the closest thing to a sports bike HD have released.

What are you, the "Sportsbike Thread Police"? :lol:

[avgas]

Harley allready had a good sportsbikes, VRODs and Buells.
This is a nice addition, but i wouldnt buy it.
Gimme a buell, cos the handling on those puppies are just lovely

[Pwalo]

Because it's the closest thing to a sports bike HD have released.

What are you, the "Sportsbike Thread Police"? :lol:

Sorry mate, but I just couldn't resist. I mean the sheer cheek of it!!!! H-D, sportsbike.

[scumdog]

Sorry mate, but I just couldn't resist. I mean the sheer cheek of it!!!! H-D, sportsbike.

I know, it's an oxymoron eh? sort of like "Jap cruisers" :blah: :yeah: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Blakamin]

Harley allready had a good sportsbikes, VRODs and Buells.

since when was the V-Rod a fuckin sports bike??????? <_<
what does it have that would make it a sportsbike??

Fairing... nope
short wheelbase.... nope
light-weight.... :lol:
rear-sets... nope
crouched or forward rider position... HA!
some track heritage... shit no! (unless you count drag strips)
ok... looks like a sports bike to me... NOT!
fuckin sporty's are closer to being a sportsbike!!!

so this is a sportsbike????????

[Two Smoker]

since when was the V-Rod a fuckin sports bike??????? <_<
what does it have that would make it a sportsbike??

Fairing... nope
short wheelbase.... nope
rear-sets... nope
crouched rider position... HA!
some track heritage... shit no!
ok... looks like a sports bike to me... NOT!
fuckin sporty's are closer to being a sportsbike!!!
Actually i think it does have some track heritage :Pokey: .... the V-Rod's motor was based on the VR1000 (Correct?) which was a Harley race bike designed for racing at Daytona..... (Hence why the V-Rod has 4v per cylinder and watercooling etc..)

But i still agree :niceone: .... hardly a sports bike... maybe a Sports tourer though......

[Blakamin]

Actually i think it does have some track heritage :Pokey: .... the V-Rod's motor was based on the VR1000 (Correct?) which was a Harley race bike designed for racing at Daytona..... (Hence why the V-Rod has 4v per cylinder and watercooling etc..)

But i still agree :niceone: .... hardly a sports bike... maybe a Sports tourer though......
yeah... ok... thats the engine...my desmo is based on a superbike... dont mean it is one....

'specially after reading this on the vrod....

The wheelbase, some 7.3 inches longer than a 1200 Sporty, and kicked-out front end cause the VROD "flop" in corners. This trait is evident at all speeds and takes some getting used to. U-turns in your local parking lot require mucho concentration and a foot ready to be extended. That same long stretch to the front tire is probably responsible for some vagueness in the contact patch. Still, for a machine being marketed to a poseur crowd, I found the 'ROD's handling to be excellent.

dont make it a sports bike!

[wkid_one]

Actually i think it does have some track heritage :Pokey: .... the V-Rod's motor was based on the VR1000 (Correct?) which was a Harley race bike designed for racing at Daytona..... (Hence why the V-Rod has 4v per cylinder and watercooling etc..)

But i still agree :niceone: .... hardly a sports bike... maybe a Sports tourer though......

Does putting a doge viper engine in a lancruiser make it a sports car tho?

[gav]

And a Buell isnt a Harley is it, its a friggen Buell.
Is a Bimota YB9 a Yamaha, because its got a Yamaha motor?
Is a Cagiva Raptor a Suzuki because its got a TL1000R motor?
Is a Aprilia RS250 a Suzuki coz its got a RGV250 nestled inside?
hmmmm, well?
And before you bleat and say well Harley own them, who owns Husqvarna? you dont refer to then as Cagivas do you? And isnt Aprilia now owned by Piaggio, so do we call them Vespas now?

[inlinefour]

And a Buell isnt a Harley is it, its a friggen Buell.
Is a Bimota YB9 a Yamaha, because its got a Yamaha motor?
Is a Cagiva Raptor a Suzuki because its got a TL1000R motor?
Is a Aprilia RS250 a Suzuki coz its got a RGV250 nestled inside?
hmmmm, well?
And before you bleat and say well Harley own them, who owns Husqvarna? you dont refer to then as Cagivas do you? And isnt Aprilia now owned by Piaggio, so do we call them Vespas now?

I hear you and your quite right.

[wkid_one]

who owns Husqvarna?

Does that mean my chainsaw is actually a motorbike? WICKED!

[bane]

Actually i think it does have some track heritage :Pokey: .... the V-Rod's motor was based on the VR1000 (Correct?) which was a Harley race bike designed for racing at Daytona..... (Hence why the V-Rod has 4v per cylinder and watercooling etc..)

But i still agree :niceone: .... hardly a sports bike... maybe a Sports tourer though......

Im sure I read somewhere that Porsche had a hand in the design of the V-rod's motor??? anyone confirm/deny?
may explain why it can rev to 9k...

[Two Smoker]

Im sure I read somewhere that Porsche had a hand in the design of the V-rod's motor??? anyone confirm/deny?
may explain why it can rev to 9k...

Yep porsche helped do the finishing touches on the engine.... To make the engine reliable, harley sacrificed some of the power... Now knowing fuck all about getting power out of their engine (waits for bites....) they asked Porsche to help out...

[wkid_one]

Porsche helped with the engine for sure - pity the Harley budget couldn't extend to Porsche helping with the chassis and handling as well......

Kinda like asking Ferrari to tweak help you design the engine for your moped but leaving the handling up to Gomer Pile

[gav]

This is what Harley should be building :niceone:
http://www.d5.dion.ne.jp/~tomio/DAYTONA_WEAPON2.jpg

[scumdog]

Porsche helped with the engine for sure - pity the Harley budget couldn't extend to Porsche helping with the chassis and handling as well......

Kinda like asking Ferrari to tweak help you design the engine for your moped but leaving the handling up to Gomer Pile

Right on Fred Ziffle, you found that all the V-Rods were piss-poor handlers too huh?

Kinda like letting White Trash do the test ride but getting Wkid to do the write-up eh? :Pokey:

[White trash]

's funny. I coulda sworn I've smoked a good number of Jappa sports machines on an "ill handling" 'Rod.

Don't believe what you hear people, and certainly don't confuse a lack of ground clearance with bad handling.

[Bonez]

HD sales slowing up WT?

[Blakamin]

I'd have one if I was in the market for a 40k cruiser....but, at the moment I'm not even able to afford 4kans of bourbon.....

[PZR]

Yep porsche helped do the finishing touches on the engine.... To make the engine reliable, harley sacrificed some of the power... Now knowing fuck all about getting power out of their engine (waits for bites....) they asked Porsche to help out...

Porsche was asked to help for a variety of reasons (listed above ) but also to make the engine emmission compliant especially for the new European emmission laws which come into effect in the next few years. And lets face it Harleys are not renowen for precision engineering are they? The poor old harley air cooled push rod motor is on its way to being removed by legislation along with 2 strokes(not that removing 2 strokes will be a great loss, smelly bloody things)( Now that should wind a few of you up oy?):bleh:
Mind you I do not know how heavy my chain saw will get if it has to be a watercooled 4 stroke:doh: