Harley V-rod/night rod, etc owners?

[Fitz]

Welp. I'm prepping my 2012 V-strom adventure for sale now... Wife said yes to the Night Rod

[BobR]

Congratulations, I think.     

The V Rod is a nice looking bike, and an example of the power that can be gleaned from a V twin if so inclined. Shopping for a better seat yet, you may have someone on the back every now and then. 

bob

[bedlamite]

Congratulations, I think.     

The V Rod is a nice looking bike, and an example of the power that can be gleaned from a V twin if so inclined. Shopping for a better seat yet, you may have someone on the back every now and then. 

bob

The V-rod is still down on power, KTM's 1150cc twin is 150hp,  and Ducati's 1198 in the Diavel is 160.

[BobR]

The V-rod is still down on power, KTM's 1150cc twin is 150hp,  and Ducati's 1198 in the Diavel is 160.

But, for a normally anemic V Twin out of Milwaukee, it is respectable. If you want to see what can really be done take a look at Eric Buell Racing. IIRC he is getting 186hp out of the 76ci engine.

bob

[RoadKingLarry]

Look at the maintenance intervals and what constitutes periodic maintenance on the V-Rod. My understanding is that it's a fairly short interval with some extensive work to be done.

[Fitz]

122 hp is pretty good for a cruiser. Comparing it to sportbike motors isn't really a valid comparison

[White Horseradish]

V-Rods are nifty.

Unfortunately, being a Harley, they will never be cheap enough for me. In our parts, the oldest and most used Vrods start at $6000. A Harley never hits "cheap junk" stage any more, it goes straight from "slightly used" to "classic" no matter the condition.

Barring a sudden unforeseen increase in my fortunes, I'll have to stick to old Yamahas and incremental improvements. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. My FJ is damn awesome, scars and everything.

[Fitz]

Lawd they get expensive when you start adding options.


With the vance and hines competition series exhaust, the nicer seat, the backrest for the wifey, the tuner, the flyscreen.... it's almost 23k with a 5 year.

I'm meh on warrantees. I've dealt with some that I've thought were awesome. Others, not so much. Gonna do some googling on harley's

[BobR]

The Rocket is not the only cruiser type Triumph makes, there is also the Thunderbird series, of which the Thunderbird LT probably has everything you want, except it comes up a little less on the power vs a V Rod.

I was surprised a few years ago at how agressive Triumph has become in the cruiser market, they just don't have the dealer network to support them like HD does.

Of course, the Triump after market (dealer) accessories is less than HD, and probably just as expensive. I am not sure if you can load a new MAP into the Thunderbird ECU or not, Triumph has locked down some of them.

bob

[Fitz]

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[bedlamite]

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