UH......how about technology for heavens sakes. You guys have some nice rides there but ANY late model sport bike is going to play havoc on you. You’re riding a antiquated piece of machinery there....sorry.

 

My OL on her mostly stock '04 1200 lined up with a 600. I guess he couldn't say no 'cause when the light turned green they both nailed it. She brought her front tire off the ground and had him for about 75 feet then it was all over.
Funny as hell.

 

yeah, how the hell do they squeeze that much horsepower out of the smaller displacement engines? and the redlines at 14K, wtf?

just pisses me off, that's all, still love the harley but makes me think a bit more about getting another horse in the stable...

if i did, should i be worried that i'd spend all my time on the crotcher with all its nice amenities?

anybody got a sportster that'll give one of those ricers a run for its money? or thoughts on how to significantly lighten up my sporty?

 

and it was just a 750...

funny the number of responses this stirred in 20 minutes...must of struck a nerve.

what's keeping harley from building engines that will compete? just tradition and image?

isn't barger quoted saying that the HA's should have adopted the sport bikes long ago?

 

[QUOTE=whapworth;7310114]anybody got a sportster that'll give one of those ricers a run for its money? QUOTE]

This should do the trick.

 

first off, much more torque and horsepower than a sporty! second, wtf did you think was gonna happen against a crotch rocket? you didn't seriously think you actually had a chance did you? here's a hint, harley are cruiser bikes for a reason, to cruise not race crotch rockets, pop wheelies, and then whine about how you got beat and wonder why. lol

just switch to a crotch rocket!

 

I have to disagree, I'd say most of the time yeah, but I've also seen Andrew Hines beat his fair share of imports on his harley. But on the street...no question i guess.

 

A modern, 125cc dirt bike like a KTM puts out something quite close to 40 HP. Of course, torque near idle is probably measured in inch-pounds. Nevertheless, my 1,584 cc stock V Twin puts out what, about 65 HP? And that's with about 12.67 times the displacement! So a mid sized, multi-cylinder engine designed to make horsepower will do just that.

 

It might be faster, but that's not why I ride a Harley. Park yours next to a similar sport bike and sit on it outside of a Starbucks' and see which bike gets the girls' attention. Not even close!

 

Pretty much.