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Hogs
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 02:33 pm: | 
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Wasn`t 06 the only year with the inverted front end as well Did that make it have a better lean angle by itself, I don`t think anything else was changed in them to obtain this lean angle was there? |
Werewulf
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 02:42 pm: |
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yep, it was the only inverted model...it sat a lot higher than the standard rod and didnt have foward controls.....the down side to the large inverted forks, is that a lot of owners had a clunking noise in the front end that was hard to get rid of...the air-box on mine, even rubbed a hole in the coolant line and almost left me stranded... |
Retrittion
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 03:36 pm: |
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Like I said in my post, I had 130-135mph "showing on the speedo". I know that motorcycle speedos are inaccurate, and that the inaccuracy increases with the rate of speed. I have pinned a motorcycle speedo and I know that I wasn't going the max speed as shown on the speedo. Just so we are clear.
I said that I was at 130-135mph on the speedo and there was more available and I said that because I knew that from the throttle response and the engine pitch. If I put on an after market system/slip-on, air filter, ECM or used a spy to remap and raise my limiter I think that a cruise at 140-145mph would be achievable, especially if I changed ratios in the drive system to lower pull and add top-end speed.
...but since I don't super-cruise everywhere , drag race every squid, and wheelie every other block I don't worry about such things too much. I'll do most of those mods 'cause I love the bike and it's fun to work on but I ride a Buell 'cause I love the bike and don't want to ride another. Ride what you love, and try to resist the urge to compare gear ratios and top-end -- I know, we are gear heads and it's hard, but try realllllly hard!  |
Badlionsfan
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 03:53 pm: |
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Swede, yeah the Street Rod was my favorite, though I wasn't aware of the lean angle. That would definitely work. I hate they discontinued it.... though I'm sure it wouldn't take too much effort to convert your own.
think again. the StreetRod's 32° effective fork rake, compared to the VRod's 38° effective rake might be a little tricky to copy in your garage. the street rod also has a bigger fuel tank and a higher seat. |
Werewulf
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 06:29 pm: |
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i tried to post a pic of my custom streetrod, but the file is to large.. |
Xbswede
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 06:33 pm: |
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So Adam, did your question get answered amongst all the BS?
The short Version. The better rider with a solid launch will win. |
Werewulf
| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 06:50 pm: |
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this isnt much of a pic and you cant see my flame paint job...you get the idea..
i spent a lot of time and money doing the black-out treatment to it and the following year, it was factory...
(Message edited by werewulf on April 28, 2008) |
Corporatemonkey
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 06:33 am: |
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Anyone know where to get a simple list that shows what yearly changes the vrods have been through?
Lately I have been noticing them more, and it has peaked my interest... Especially as my dream BMW (k1200gt) is getting out of my price comfort zone (damn US$) |
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