New engine, when??
#22
Some Harley owners build their engine for lots more power and that's fine. I don't know the numbers, but I think the majority of Harley owners either leave them stock or do a stage 1 with louder slip ons.
Harley touring bikes are obviously not built to compete with crotch rockets. They are mostly used for touring/cruising, where all that power is really not necessary. Mine is plenty powerful with stage 1. I'll stick with the air cooled engine, thank you very much.
A person could put one of those goldwing motors on a Harley touring bike. That would give them the power they like and they could be cool, too, riding a Harley. Otherwise ride the water cooled brand and not be so cool, but they'd have their power.
My
Harley touring bikes are obviously not built to compete with crotch rockets. They are mostly used for touring/cruising, where all that power is really not necessary. Mine is plenty powerful with stage 1. I'll stick with the air cooled engine, thank you very much.
A person could put one of those goldwing motors on a Harley touring bike. That would give them the power they like and they could be cool, too, riding a Harley. Otherwise ride the water cooled brand and not be so cool, but they'd have their power.
My
#23
#24
Some Harley owners build their engine for lots more power and that's fine. I don't know the numbers, but I think the majority of Harley owners either leave them stock or do a stage 1 with louder slip ons.
Harley touring bikes are obviously not built to compete with crotch rockets. They are mostly used for touring/cruising, where all that power is really not necessary. Mine is plenty powerful with stage 1. I'll stick with the air cooled engine, thank you very much.
A person could put one of those goldwing motors on a Harley touring bike. That would give them the power they like and they could be cool, too, riding a Harley. Otherwise ride the water cooled brand and not be so cool, but they'd have their power.
My
Harley touring bikes are obviously not built to compete with crotch rockets. They are mostly used for touring/cruising, where all that power is really not necessary. Mine is plenty powerful with stage 1. I'll stick with the air cooled engine, thank you very much.
A person could put one of those goldwing motors on a Harley touring bike. That would give them the power they like and they could be cool, too, riding a Harley. Otherwise ride the water cooled brand and not be so cool, but they'd have their power.
My
#25
Now as for the original post I do like the air cooled v twin. I would probably be hesitant to get a water cooled version, but if that is all they make in the future I would have to at least test ride one to see what it has to offer. If they never switch to water cooled I would be happy with that.
#26
okay you say you want a water cooled v twin, right? imagine a v-rod motor in a touring harley, ultra classic if you must. those goofy things rev about 5k rpm's doing 65 mph, and they're very tough to work on. i know all the techs where i deal with, they hate working on the v-rod motors. i enjoy having a real air cooled v-twin. when the v-rod powered touring models come out, just imagine how many people will be begging for a real v-twin harley engine rather than the high horsepower-no torque motor. i'm still surprised that they've not come out with overhead cams for our current air cooled harleys, but they sell all they can build, so they're doing something right. the tractor torque is the heart of our harleys.
#27
#28
Interesting article about the Nova project. http://www.bikerenews.com/AntiqueBikes/CodeNameNova.htm
In addition to the current product line there could have been a product line including a watercooled 400cc V-Twin and a 1500cc V6.
Maybe the Nova project will be resurrected for the next generation.
Who knows.