RoadKing wrote:old time rider wrote:RK you must own a real good flat cam cover shovel! My 66FLH sure had lots of vibs.Was yours balanced last time apart? Loved mine but smooth sure was not in its DNA [emoji2] .My Evo cow glide is not real smooth but lots more than my shovel.After all Harley did not balance the softtail till 2000. 1999 last Evo softtail,last two piece gas tanks also. I like Harley and about at least one of every brand!
Rebuilt my 67 after nearly 200K. Hell, yeah... new wheels and stroked you better believe balanced to the max. When I put the motor back in the frame i included rubber grommets that I made at each mount. Highway cam, Andrews box, 22 tooth countershaft sprocket so you see set up not to jump from the hole but rather find itself in the power band when I rolled on at 80 plus. Twist the whick gently at 80 and the G force is felt as within seconds up to 120. I passed a bro in his Ford Thunderbird and he said he was going 120 when I went by. Never went faster because just did not want to push my own limits, ya know what I mean. The motor was built by a bro who owned HD Express in Campbell, California. He once told me I should install a heavy duty box and nitrous. He laughed and said if I armed that nitrous at 90 that when the ride ended I’d better have a change of shorts in my saddle bags!
Bruce built motors for some of the top drag Harleys in the world so I took his word for it and never tried nitrous!
That 67 with just the S&S carb is scary enuff for me! [emoji106]
Have never owned a Harley that was not smooth. All those stories are bull shit or told by people with little savvy. And comparing top end speeds betweenn light weight rockets and heavy highway machines is meaningless. My 67 carries me in total comfort coast to coast and cruising at 90 is as effortless as it is fun. AND THAT IS WHAT A HARLEY IS ALL ABOUT! As far as other brands? Got not a thing against them, just don’t need nor ride them.
I like the topic title, The Harley Experience. Well, just like Hendrix, I am experienced! And I’m certain that none of the funny boys, critics, and haters have a clue.
I don't hate. I'll talk trash till the cows come home, but I don't really hate... There's no point talking performance. It'll get up and go, for a heavy machine, but you want to talk pull? My '94 600 Ninja would hit it's powerband at 120. You could get from 120-140 faster than I can type this sentence. And in my younger and dumber days, I rode it at 145(ish) comfortably, for, well for as long as traffic allowed, a good 8 to 10 hours without it missing a beat.
Since I have a wife and kids to think about these days, a Superbike doesn't fit into the picture anymore. I've had my 1400 over 100 with it still pulling strong, but there's no point to it for me. It's comfortable, I love the way it looks, it's got plenty of power, and is reliable and "cheap". Just wish I could lower the final drive ratio, make better use of that torque, but oh well, can't have it all.
I got nothing against Harley's. I heard a rumor some of them are timed instead of 180 degrees apart they're 120, and 60. Something to do with the angle of the V being 60* instead of 45* like the metrics, but I'm too lazy to google that and confirm it right now
Bottomline I'd buy one if I had the dough to spare. I
ain't making payments on one. To me, money I pay every month on a bike better be going to sensible mods, and making it 'my own'.
yada
yada, "you destroy the resale value" blah
blah "the factory knows best" ...