Maybe not, but I can remember when you could buy a decent Panhead for less than a new Sportster. Most of us wish we would have bought several.

 

I didn't say cut the neck off and rake it but Im all for reverseable mods, stash the original parts away. Safety matters (to me anyway) and back when you could get a pan for $20 the roads were much more safe.

 

except he rode that bike last year cross country in the early bike outing - you still have to go 55 / 60 to keep up and the distance is not way shorter riding local

 

HP has nothing to do with speed and braking, stopping from 55 MPH is the same regardless of how long it took you to get to 55 MPH. Like a stock Shovel is fast!??!?!?!

 

Havent rode an Expressway over a couple miles at a crack in 30 Years (on a Bike). And, I have No Need nor Desire to "keep Up"
carry on...Without me.. Oh and You figger out how to Pass...I left on Time....
Edit; Not all that many years ago..we riding in a Large Pack.. me with my 2 stock Banana's.. fairly sudden slow down, some Asshat on a then Brand New FLHT, plows our ***...couldnt Stop!!!! Yea.. it was post 2000 bike so Decent Brakes... The Rider is always Suspect!!!!

 

I'll rephrase it. A mechanical front drum brake on a 300HP or 18HP bike isn't good enough for the way I ride my bikes.

 

Or as the joke went when I was racing "Who needs brakes, they only slow you down!"