08-03-2014, 01:42 PM
(08-03-2014, 01:05 PM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote: Gentlemen,
The other Indian models are the real deal IF you like GIANT fenders. This bike is instantly disqualified by that massive ugly radiator. If it's water cooled I'm not interested. The CB1100 is the most desirable Honda model to me. I don't like the new small bore Harley's either. I must be getting old.
Chip
One irony is that in the pursuit of longer engine life, the oil coolers on some bikes are a big as the 'water' radiators on smaller bikes. e.g. the oil cooler on the CB1100 is almost as big as the radiator on my CBR250R. Some of the oil coolers that have been added to air cooled harleys are so big that the bike might as well have a radiator. I agree about the Indian though, I think it's a mistake to proclaim the radiator. On my Fury the radiator is a low key item and could pass for an oil cooler (a BIG one !).
