V-rod Muscle

[beasttd]

Originally Posted by J ROD

Why put a shield on a second bike????? I only use it for long trips of 200 miles or more. The bugs up here in Alaska can be a real PIA without a shield and the weather changes in a short ride almost demands a shield.

Here is good example>>> hit a hail storm Saturday, suck, suck, suck....and Alaska has almost no bridges to hide under. We finially found a place to pull off the road and hide under some Spruce trees. The day was Sunny with a slight chance of showers, 70*. We seen the clouds coming in but was thinking just some overcast or the chance shower My wife, as a new rider, was not impressed. We had to wait almost an hour just for the hail to melt off the road. and things to dry off a little. The roads here are deeply grooved and hold alot of water. Vehicles going the other way always seem to run the grooves when passing you.

That's true. Maybe somebody will make a windshield for us bigger guys. Sounds like your weather is about as predictable as our Kansas weather.

[tjvrodrick]

Not sure i like the looks of this bike no 6-speed tranny whats up with that they need to wake up and fix this if they want to sell more bikes.....

Rick From San Diego / TJ Mexico
1992 flhtc
2002 V-Rod
soon to join the 260 club
Brembo Calipers front & rear
AW wheels
Metzelers
V-mods

[midnight sporty]

you have got to be kidding me. theres no need for a 6 speed. i have a vrod. and if you need a 6 speed. just drop your pully to a higher tooth. hell mine has a 26 tooth. i had to lower the gearing it was such a dog. my 107 spanks it like a lil school girl..

[tjvrodrick]

Originally Posted by midnight sporty

you have got to be kidding me. theres no need for a 6 speed. i have a vrod. and if you need a 6 speed. just drop your pully to a higher tooth. hell mine has a 26 tooth. i had to lower the gearing it was such a dog. my 107 spanks it like a lil school girl..

If they put a 6 speed it still has the same bottom gear and top it just brakes them up in to 6 not 5 in 5 th lets say it's 1 to 1
with a 6 speed in 6 th it will be 1 to 1
Ps I got one to

Rick From San Diego / TJ Mexico
1992 flhtc
2002 V-Rod
soon to join the 260 club
Brembo Calipers front & rear
AW wheels
Metzelers
V-mods

[midnight sporty]

you dont need it. theres no reason to have a 6 speed in a vrod. i have spun my vrod past 130 and still has plenty of rpm... like i said. take your 28t pully and drop it to a 30. it makes the biggest diffrence in the world. you still have the low gear and a super high gear. putting a 6 speed in a vrod is like giving nitrous to a bugatti. theres no need.when im crusin on the night rod special i have LOTS of rpm when im cruising at 80-90 and i have a 26t pully. geez. its a race bike. not a cruiser..

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I'm tall too and it a little tight for me as well.