wonder if this will be 2010 replacement for road glide

 

Hmm...Actually the radiator doesn't look all that bad...nice photoshop pic tho

 

that isn't a photoshop pic, it's a actual bike, I would like the 120hp but like the older look better.

 

I agree, it is a little to laid out for my tastes. Let me be clear though I LIKE THE ROADGLIDE, just not the v rod version.

not hijack the thread but i'm hoping for a SE SG in 10

 

i spoke to the vrod forum and asked about heat and mpg they all said alot less heat then the 96 but most only got 32 mpg.

 

I actually like the looks of that bike. But, I know there is no way that adding bags and a fairing is going to bring it up to the comfort level of a true Road Glide. The real hat trick will be when the factory puts that brute of a 120 hp engine in a conventional Road Glide frame. I realize that engine doesn't even begin to come alive until it gets to over 6k rpms so it would have to be detuned for us old farts who like to cruise at less than 3000 rpms all day. But...it could be done.
I just don't see how the MOCO can go much longer and keep getting these 96 inchers past the EPA unless they start to put water jackets on them. Since Harley already has had a big block 60 degree water cooled engine for nearly ten years now and it is proven, that seems like the logical way to go. The 45 degree V-Twin has got to be living on borrowed time. Right?

 

Yup My complaint is the throttle response.It has to happen right now,most street brawls are won that way.Still a good looking machine,one of these days I just may try one out.

 

Kind of like putting lipstick on a pig.

I still like the classic Harley look.

 

The radiator doesn't look too bad..All that exposed frame is way too metric looking for me though & ya can't just slap a twin headlight/fairing on it and call it an SG!

 

There were some hybrid Photoshop pics posted a couple of years back that incorporated the Revolution engine into the classic touring frame. Among them were pics of Ultras/Standards, RG's, and Road Kings. There were some links posted here in the Touring forum, but can't seem to locate them now.

I thought they looked decent actually, and if the Moco could actually produce a bike that looked like those (VROD engine and radiator), I'd have no problem buying one. I prefer the look of the air-cooled engine though, which metric manufacturers have proven can be preserved (just look at the Kawi V2k engine: Pic1, Pic2).

As far as the original pic goes, there are some better VROD conversions out there, plus a few Batwinged VROD's (/shudder!). Prepare yourselves, it's not pretty.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8...r/06vrsca3.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8...r/06vrsca2.jpg

Found this VROD Sharknose conversion on the same site. It looks pretty decent.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i.../img_01022.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...I/IMG_0012.jpg

The "Road Rod" conversion project by Drag Specialties is a sharp looking bike, but would look better with the touring front fender and tour pak like in the previous two pics.

http://www.partsmag.com/0501/V-Rod-P...bike-0501.html