Casper Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/content/pages/2009_motorcycles/xr1200.jsp?locale=en_USI think I might actually kinda maybe sort of like it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 deffinately old school looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 no he didnt say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 i did its looks like they were going for a vintage look in the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 arn't ALL of their designs vintage desings?? Aside from the inverted forks, and rubber I don't see whats so great about it. its a hopped up copy of the sportster they've been building for the last 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Looks similiar to the hmmm..ZRX and Vmax and something else were doin' the dirty.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 no he didnt say that.Let me guess... You don't seriously think it is cutting edge technology, do you? It's old school considering they are too pussy to slap the V-Rod motor in it and make it a legit bike. 90hp! NINETY. With the power to weight it has, it is the equivalent to a Ninja 500 EX... Wow. That's an arm socket breaker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I like it except the passenger seat. That looks out of place. Either go with a full' date=' one piece seat or no passenger seat at all. Other than that I dig it.[/quote']I dig it in a retro sort of way. I'd rock it on the street as it is, don't get me wrong as it looks to be a hooligan style bike. This is the same bike that essentially competes with KTM's Super Duke 990. I have a bit of seat time on that bike and think it is a blast to ride. This will be too, I am sure.But, it is by far the furthest thing from being modern... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 it has 90 hp and oil cooled heads plus a 40 degree lean angle the most of any road harleyif only it had six gears i might look twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 and an extra 90 hp to put it on par with real bikes in that displacement range. and 40* LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 it has 90 hp and oil cooled heads plus a 40 degree lean angle the most of any road harleyif only it had six gears i might look twiceWhich means about 75-78 at teh ground. Turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 its only 90 because if it had 100 it would compete with buell with the same displacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroddave Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 well not to mention that it only has 90 hp. but did you see how much tourqe that it has at 4000 rpm's. 74ft.lbs. not very many inlines make that on top end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Looks similiar to the hmmm..ZRX and Vmax and something else were doin' the dirty..I kind of thought of the ZRX when I first saw the pics. Its clean looking, but nothing that really distinguishes it from the rest of the HD rattlecans.Yes, it's a HD, but look at all the rice you could buy for that same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Yes, it's a HD, but look at all the rice you could buy for that same price.fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I kind of thought of the ZRX when I first saw the pics. Its clean looking, but nothing that really distinguishes it from the rest of the HD rattlecans.Yes, it's a HD, but look at all the rice you could buy for that same price.+1So do you think it made it through those 14 miles without breaking down or getting wrecked?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harb67 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 That bike made me realize how profoundly ugly that engine is. Why they insist on building bikes around it continues to baffle me.Other than the engine, it's not a bad looking bike. Now if only it had the performance to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomin40 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 That bike made me realize how profoundly ugly that engine is. Why they insist on building bikes around it continues to baffle me.Other than the engine, it's not a bad looking bike. Now if only it had the performance to match.Herd that. You would think with HD emphasizing the engine, they would give it a little more than 90hp. And at 562lbs dry, the thing is going to be a pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 .... 90hp! NINETY. With the power to weight it has, it is the equivalent to a Ninja 500 EX... Wow. That's an arm socket breaker...Sweet! Finally a bike my Sport Classic can beat in a straight line drag race! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 motorcyclist said it was the best harley ever built or some shit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Well it doesn't take much to be the best Harley ever built.Go buy a Harley frame and put a kawi engine in it then you will have the best Harley ever built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 well the fact remains that it's a nice bike.... if it's in your tastes... and I'd buy it if I had the cash.... just the same as if I had it I'd buy a kawi and a honda!!! I'd have at least one of each if I had the chedda flow..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroddave Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 hey harb that thing will walk all over your 650r. in the straights and the twisties. you guyz are only looking at the hp. if you ever noticed a twin dosn't get its go from hp it's done by tourqe. it makes 74 ftlbs at 4000 rpm. neither you or tomin40's bike come anywhere close to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Uh Oh, the internetz is about to be serious business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroddave Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 yeah i know its not the prettiest, but ive seen worse off bikes that were made from the japs. take for instane the Bking. Yes its also cost a bit more. your paying for a name that will help hold the value later. Just because i ride a vrod don't mean i don't like sport bikes i love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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