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(02-19-2023, 05:31 AM)mtneers_imp Wrote: (02-17-2023, 12:05 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: The VRod was smoother than expected. Comfortable, strong pull, sloppy heavy as heck, and the brakes were soft, but likely original hydraulic fluid.
In short: Fun. I couldn't ride it all day, but it did get a lot of attention from the locals ... who all happen to drive pick up trucks.
If you rode it all day, you would lose a lot of time just at gas stations. I had a friend who once had a V-Rod. About 90 miles to a tank was all he could get out of it. Enjoy!
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If you rode it all day, you would lose a lot of time just at gas stations. I had a friend who once had a V-Rod. About 90 miles to a tank was all he could get out of it. Enjoy!
In this case, it would be cheaper and more enjoyable watching the video with a diecast model placed on a table while sipping coffee....
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The original is in better nick than the model.
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If you have never ridden forward controls like that you are more than ready to get off the bike at 90 miles
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That's one beautiful bike!
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(02-19-2023, 05:43 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: (02-19-2023, 05:31 AM)mtneers_imp Wrote: (02-17-2023, 12:05 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: The VRod was smoother than expected. Comfortable, strong pull, sloppy heavy as heck, and the brakes were soft, but likely original hydraulic fluid.
In short: Fun. I couldn't ride it all day, but it did get a lot of attention from the locals ... who all happen to drive pick up trucks.
If you rode it all day, you would lose a lot of time just at gas stations. I had a friend who once had a V-Rod. About 90 miles to a tank was all he could get out of it. Enjoy!
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If you rode it all day, you would lose a lot of time just at gas stations. I had a friend who once had a V-Rod. About 90 miles to a tank was all he could get out of it. Enjoy!
In this case, it would be cheaper and more enjoyable watching the video with a diecast model placed on a table while sipping coffee....

If you rode it all day, you would lose a lot of time just at gas stations. I had a friend who once had a V-Rod. About 90 miles to a tank was all he could get out of it. Enjoy!
In this case, it would be cheaper and more enjoyable watching the video with a diecast model placed on a table while sipping coffee....
I have heard the same: A pig on, ... err, I mean, ... a hog on gas.
The model has a lot of solid metal parts. Very surprising. The rear has suspension and the foot controls all spring back. It looks okay on a table top - indeed.