Thread: Not much to ask

Quote: Originally Posted by RustyG As with any manufacturer of goods they had a target audience. With the V-ROd it was not a grey beard old fart that likes to tool around with his 200 lb SO at 35 mph. Rusty,are you referring to me!! If so,that's incredible,I live in England & you know me & my wife Dannii,It's definately do-able.Your bike(& others on the forum)proves it.But not in my situation,not enough...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tnbrit Rusty,are you referring to me!! If so,that's incredible,I live in England & you know me & my wife Dannii,It's definately do-able.Your bike(& others on the forum)proves it.But not in my situation,not enough time,with the bike. The Muscle(terrible name)is the nearest to ready made,(pass peg location,bags),but the rear seat is useless with no aftermarket or upgrade...

Willie Gs vision was to make it look like a drag bike, that's why the stretched out rake. I also think decreasing the rake would be an excellent idea. I had FXSTC that would out handle a V Rod big time! It was way short of the V rods power though! I've been fighting the urge to cut up my frame but the radiator location is a problem. The neck would have to be stretched and de-raked for the wheel to clear the radiator. It would be...

It takes a fair amount of work (and money) to turn a V-Rod into a decent touring bike, but the end result justifies the effort. My "05 VRSCSE is as comfortable as my Road King Classic was, plus it's almost 200 lbs lighter which makes handling easier. I had to put on a touring windshield, Mustang seat with custom viscoelastic foam, Cyclevisions floorboards, L.A. Choppers pullback handlebars, and cushion handgrips before I got...

The goal of the VROD was to bring in the "Young Bucks". So low, lean, and mean was the goal. Unfortunately, HD sucks at personalized sales and customer service, so the younger crowd stays away.

As with any manufacturer of goods they had a target audience. With the V-ROd it was not a grey beard old fart that likes to tool around with his 200 lb SO at 35 mph.

The R version is pretty close. The location of the ECM and TSM cuts into the space for the seat. The seat could be lengthened by raising it and moving the cushion forward, or by lengthening the seat rearward all the way to the tail light. The bike is so long yet the riding position is small, and if you look at other "normal" touring bikes you see the reason. Their passenger seat is all the way to the rear of the bike, much...