Harley Davidson Street Rod - "American Standard"

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https://rideapart.com/articles/harley-da...el-cruiser

[PowerDubs_imp]

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

[Lord Popgun]

They copied your heads Powerdubs

[bigsheep_imp]

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

[aschem_imp]

Put the Vrod motor in it

[F800GT_imp]

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 ?

[ClassicVW_imp]

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?

[Sam Mac_imp]

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

[kballowe_imp]

That might be a nice bike for the younger generation.

Me?

I like chrome.

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[LongRanger_imp]

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.