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Wow. Surprised me. I like it, but can we stuff the big motor in it?

They copied your heads Powerdubs

Step in the right direction, but HD doesn't have my money yet.

Put the Vrod motor in it

HD has been stuck with the V-twin engine design, offering the potatoe-potatoe engine sound so dear HD owners. It's about time that HD moves and offers different engines. No sure why a brand would want to be defined ONLY by its engine sound. There's a lot more in a motorcycle than engine sound.

Imagine Honda sticking only the 4-inline CB750-kind of engine, there would be no Goldwing, no VFR V4, no Africa-Twin, no Shadow, ...

Imagine BMW sticking only to its boxer engine, there would be no BMW S1000RR, no K1300S, no K1600GTL ...

that would be boring, wouldn't it ?

(03-09-2017, 12:05 PM)PowerDubs_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Wow. Surprised me. I like it, but can we stuff the big motor in it?

Why? It already looks like 10 pounds of sh-- in a five pound bag. Won't that rear cylinder roast your legs?

I owned a Night Rod no more Harleys for this kid. I may go and take a test ride just for kicks.

That might be a nice bike for the younger generation.

Me?

I like chrome.

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(03-09-2017, 03:58 PM)F800GT_imp Wrote: [ -> ]HD has been stuck with the V-twin engine design, offering the potatoe-potatoe engine sound so dear HD owners. It's about time that HD moves and offers different engines. No sure why a brand would want to be defined ONLY by its engine sound. There's a lot more in a motorcycle than engine sound.

Imagine Honda sticking only the 4-inline CB750-kind of engine, there would be no Goldwing, no VFR V4, no Africa-Twin, no Shadow, ...

Imagine BMW sticking only to its boxer engine, there would be no BMW S1000RR, no K1300S, no K1600GTL ...

that would be boring, wouldn't it ?

Perhaps, but it was viewed as heresy to the long-time BMW faithful when the first K-bikes were introduced in the mid-80's, and I remember the uproar when the first F650 was brought to market with... chain drive! Times have certainly changed.

For HD, the V-Twin is their identity, their franchise. Same with Guzzi. To me, there's more to a motorcycle's identity than the decal on the gas tank.