2014 Harley-Davidson Street 750 & 500
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The engine is the Revolution design. The Porsche Boxster team developed it, and the V-Rod, from the ground up. In fact, some folks know the V-Rod as a Single-Track Boxster. The displacement has been reduced from the original Revolution, but that is still what it is. The difference with the Revolution is that it is not designed to run at the low rpms of the of the more traditional HD engine (Evolution or Twin-Cam), but it does bring the engine technology into the modern age more completely. It lends itself to turbo-charging quite well also. A fellow near me has a blacked out V-Rod with a turbo. It looks great and disappears in short order...frighteningly short order.
There have been rumors for years about a Revolution tourer. This may be HD's way of easing the engine into a larger market, kind of like the way coffee companies eased coffee into the tea-dominated culture of Japan: help the youth to develop a taste for it, and it will take off. We will have to see.
The styling is interesting. I wish them well, but my 100-year-anniversary Roadking will be pushed off on the barge with me when I go...
Enjoy,
Rich P
There have been rumors for years about a Revolution tourer. This may be HD's way of easing the engine into a larger market, kind of like the way coffee companies eased coffee into the tea-dominated culture of Japan: help the youth to develop a taste for it, and it will take off. We will have to see.
The styling is interesting. I wish them well, but my 100-year-anniversary Roadking will be pushed off on the barge with me when I go...
Enjoy,
Rich P
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Rich, did I tell you I sold my Sportie?
I hope you stepped up. This is my girl:
I'm too old to be trusted with a V-Rod...
Enjoy,
Rich P
Oh, definitely. And remember, I've seen yours in person. A beauty!
My new 2014 FXDC Dyna Super Glide Custom: (Stock shot, but this is identical to mine)
V-Rod's no good for me either. I like the looks, and they're unbelievably cheap (almost a loss leader? :yes
, but drag bars and forward pegs are a bad combination if you want to ride for more than a few blocks.
, but drag bars and forward pegs are a bad combination if you want to ride for more than a few blocks.
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She's a beauty.
Enjoy,
Rich P
Just snapped this one this afternoon, but the background is too busy. Need to get some more pics tomorrow...it's supposed to be sunny all day!
Enjoy,
Rich P
Granted. They do not come across as their old mainstays. However, they are not intended to. They are targetted at a new market, one that has not been interested in HD up to now. They are trying to keep the brand alive. They are also being required to accept the requirements brought on by the EPA and new technology.
I'm a Harley man from way back, but, just like I like a good SACD along with my vinyl and tape now and then, I would not mind a sweet Hayabusa in my stable. The problem is that, if I had one, I would likely be dead in a week.
The EPA is gradually going to choke out the air-cooled thumper. There are alot of things that are no longer manufactured, like the vintage audio gear that many of us love, as well as the test equipment and supplies needed to keep such gear in fine tune. Some of us will just have to step up and do what we can to keep some great thumpers on the road. But, time ticks on, and so does the world. Sad, but it is what it is.
Enjoy,
Rich P
Nah. You'd be fine. The Kawi ZX-14 and the Suzuki Hayabusa both put out 104 ft.-lbs. of torque, both at around 7,000 rpm. My Super Glide puts out 99 ft.-lbs. of torque at 3,500 rpm. That's stock. At the 1,000 mile service I'm buying a race tuner and resetting the ECM and EFI settings.
EPA: :finger:
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
Exactly what Harley Davidson needs to attract younger bikers. A winning concept which should gain them more customers and keep Harley relevant to the younger buyers.
nasadowsk
Bow:good, hunt:needs work
HD seems to be selling a zillion of those Iron 883s to the younger crowd. I remember when they came out, and few blogs predicted it would bomb so bad that it'd be the end of HD. I don't get how - it's just a Sportty with a different paintjob and a few tweaks.
Interesting thing: That one bike has almost singlehandedly killed off the 'girls bike' crap about Sportsters.
Interesting thing: That one bike has almost singlehandedly killed off the 'girls bike' crap about Sportsters.
At just under 600 pounds wet, a Sportster definitely isn't a girl's bike, jokes notwithstanding. Whatever girl's bike means, given that plenty of women riders are riding big touring bikes.
Interesting factoid: The average buyer of a new Sportster upgrades to a full sized V-Twin in 24 months. The Sportie is most definitely fulfilling its objective. :yes:
Interesting factoid: The average buyer of a new Sportster upgrades to a full sized V-Twin in 24 months. The Sportie is most definitely fulfilling its objective. :yes:
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