Does anyone at all here like Harleys?

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I rode a lovely (if damn heavy) 114 cubic inch HD today and was pleasantly surprised at how it shifted and sounded.
I've not ridden anything like this for a long time but the engine seemed to rev really well for something with 1868cc and just 2 pots. It had Screaming Eagle basic mods like intake and exhaust and was about 110 bhp i believe. Doesn't sound a lot does it?
Well that thing went bloody quickly, i was really surprised.
But i don't have a single biking friend who likes these monster twins. ANYONE here a fan?

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The engine on the 114 c i is so much stronger than the 1340 Harley my dad had. 80 c I. It felt genuinely quick.

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jason61c said:

LordFlathead said:

Excellent! How are you finding it and what is the real range? I bought a Tesla in December and now seriously looking at an EV bike

I’ve no idea why anyone would want an ev bike unless it was a little scooter.

Exactly. Little town commuter? Fine.
Petrol bikes, even big ones, are already very economical. EV bikes not only look pants and unbalanced to the eye, but are heavy and a 1 speed, totally silent motorcycle really makes me want to get ready for a day out in the bends or on the track. Well, as much as a trip to my dentist does, anyway!
Versus a 1900cc Harley, 1300cc Ducati twin or 1000cc R1 going up through the gears? No contest. But i guess we already did the EV petrol thread!

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S and S do a 143 cubic inch motor for late model HDs, with 162 bhp and 151 lb-ft on offer with the right set up.

That capacity, i believe, is 2,340cc of badass V Twin grunt and i am sure it will feel bloody rapid and sound evil.

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Mr Tidy said:

BroadsRS6 said:

S and S do a 143 cubic inch motor for late model HDs, with 162 bhp and 151 lb-ft on offer with the right set up.

That capacity, i believe, is 2,340cc of badass V Twin grunt and i am sure it will feel bloody rapid and sound evil.

That sounds pretty pathetic to me!

In my biking days I had a KH500 that produced about 60 bhp and an RD 250LC that had about 35 hhp.

Even my 4 wheel BMW 325ti with a 2.5 engine was rated at 192bhp!

Just badass noise for the sake of noise. bolted to a 2 wheeled tractor IMHO.

Well that thinking is pretty pointless. I have a 125cc bike with 40 bhp. I have a 5 litre car with 760 bhp. GP bikes can get 300 bhp from just 1 litre in peak tune.
We are talking about an engine with just 2 cylinders, which is revving to 5,000 rpm only and all about grunt not outright power. 162 bhp is amazing from a V Twin with a massive stroke and designed for stump pulling not a race track.
Otherwise you may as well say the biggest ship engines are rubbish as they only have 109,000 bhp from 25,480 litres of turbocharged 2 stroke!
BHP per litre is only one aspect of an engine. For a Harley it's about the 15th most important aspect!