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103" H.P. Rating

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#1 ·
I just purchased a 2013 Street Bob with the 103" engine. Does anyone know the horsepower rating for this engine? Thanks for your input.
 
#10 ·
Guess I'm old school, HP has less to offer on a touring bike than torque. Give me gobs of torque, HP be damned unless your racin and lookin for top end power.
That's an interesting take considering that touring by definition is running freeways or open roads, presumably or generally in high gear where HP is at it's most useful.
Sure, torque is great, it gets that 800 sled off it's bigass and running, HP is going to give you responsiveness, quick passing juice and get your ass out of danger if need be. There is no replacement for HP. None. Torque and it's attributes is a tired old wives tale, not old school. HP is always the goal when building and has been the goal forever. Otherwise, it says John Deere on the tank.


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