V-rod powered sports bike..

[Kornholio]

The design goal for the new superbike was simply to produce the fastest, most powerful, and finest handling machine, using the best American engine available.

Hmmmmmmm..........

Looks pretty cool tho

[avgas]

that 500 looks a bit more like me

[Crasherfromwayback]

It is a nice motor....but it's also pretty big AND heavy.

Bike looks good though...

What?
It's 193 kg (not light by sportsbike standards, but not overly heavy either), and looks normal-sized to me. And 120 hp (with up to 180 avaialble) isn't bad.
But then again, for $40K (US?) that's a bit OTT.

Read it again mate......I wasn't talking about the bike, I was talking about the MOTOR.

It's BIG and HEAVY. That's why Buell don't use it.

[Mr. Peanut]

When are people going to stop critisising harley for making heavy arsed cruisers? It's called a retarded local market, and much of America is flat anyway.

I mean, how else could Ford and Holden survive?

[Laava]

ahahaha....


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This red bikes face looks like C3PO

[RantyDave]

It's BIG and HEAVY. That's why Buell don't use it.

Exactly my thoughts on seeing this thing this morning. Buell have the pick of the harley engines and don't use this one. Besides, I'm not sure of the logic of paying significantly north of both Ducati and MV Agusta ($40k US? I think not) for a bike that's going to weigh ... ummm .... shitloads.

Dave

[JayRacer37]

Had to happen sooner or later


http://www.motorcycledaily.com/27march07_roehr.htm

HAHA, you can pay $40, 000 for a harley motored bike!! laughable...
Oh shit...thats what they pay for the boat anchor flxhtcztoxhc models isn't it?? Bugger....Now where's my loan, if we are paying that much I want an MV F4 1000R...

[Hillbilly]

That USD$40k+ pricetag is interesting. It's main competitor, The Fischer MRX650, retails for just under AUD$11,000. OK, it's powered by a Hyosung engine, but at least the pricetag is realistic.

[Danboy]

See they had to supercharge it to get that 180HP. Only 120HP normally aspirated with fark all torque. Even my Daytona 955 has better specs than their 1200 for 1/4 of the price, Let alone a well tuned Jappa which has more power and less weight again. Supercharge it and it'd eat the hogley piglinson motor for breakfast. Another failure from yankee land.
D.