Old School Rider - The only sounds I need are the wind and the bike!

[Cobwebs]

You must only be talking about the noise and vibrations... in which case I'll willingly admit that there's very likely a few outstanding exceptions that basically just prove the general rule! :roflblack: . Cos unless that V-Rod SERIOUSLY scares many very competitive road/track bikes in/thru the tight stuff Cobwebs, then I doubt you'll change my mind...

Riding fast in/thru tight corners & short straights, then I haven't met anything yet that'll come close to most well ridden Spyder's, let alone mine (post upgrades ) even when it's being ridden by someone as old & decrepit as I am these days! :sour:

This all harks back to basic physics again - with their Reverse Trike configuration and three tires worth of car-sized contact patches instead of just two tires of somewhaty less than half that worth of contact patch, then just about any well ridden Spyder on a good set of tires will out corner & out brake just about any road legal 2-wheeler on their equally good set of tires; cos the Spyder is capable of carrying more speed deep into the tight turns, then braking later, cornering faster, getting on the accelerator sooner, and digging out of the corners a whole lot earlier and faster, basically leaving the 2-wheelers waaaay behind... :lecturef_smilie:

And if the rider knows how to use their 'body english' to their advantage and avoid getting thrown off by 'G' forces most 2-wheelers NEVER get to experience simply due to the significantly improved cornering & design, the Spyder'll do that right out until the hairpins & tight turns start to open up into long sweepers and the straights start getting looonger too, which is when the dirty great wall of air the Spyders hafta push in front of them comes into play, & it feels like :banghead: . But that's well over the general Open Road speed limit here in Oz, and then some; so if the corners are tight enough to be signposted at anything much less than that and they come thick and fast on each other, then like I said, I doubt that! hyea:

I'll give you the tight stuff is Spyder territory :bowdown: 130kph onward V Rod with it's looong wheelbase and steep head angle is rock solid and feels better the faster you go v Spyder not so much. Latest Revolution max engine from HD is no slouch either with 150 HP.:yikes:Last thing anyone wants when exploring these capabilities is Tom in their ear describing the colour of his grass!

 

[BajaRon]

I’m with you on everything but the windshield, Ron. Riding over 100kph with 6’7” and 300lbs in the “wind”, nearly pulls your arms out of their sockets without a screen. hyea:

Pete

Done just over 150 mph on my M109R. Didn't have a problem... Though I am a bit smaller... Can't get any of my Spyders to do that...

 

[Jesster72]

For us it depends. We can ride with music or without, and when we have our full face helmets and comms on, we might be chatting or not. I like having the option to turn on or turn up the music if the situation warrants.

 

[Peteoz]

I'll give you the tight stuff is Spyder territory :bowdown: 130kph onward V Rod with it's looong wheelbase and steep head angle is rock solid and feels better the faster you go v Spyder not so much. Latest Revolution max engine from HD is no slouch either with 150 HP.:yikes:Last thing anyone wants when exploring these capabilities is Tom in their ear describing the colour of his grass!

Reminds me of a “mate” we used to ride with who had a VRod, Cobwebs. He always ended up as Tail-end Charlie, not because he specifically wanted to be, but because no one wanted to ride behind him. Without a word of exaggeration, he used to stop before every corner, put the Rod on its stand and walk around the corner checking for angle, loose gravel etc, remount and ride around the corner at the appropriate speed…….well, maybe there is just a LITTLE exaggeration.:roflblack:

We all chipped in to buy him a GPS, because no one wanted to wait at one of the turnoffs for him.hyea:

Pete

 

[Cobwebs]

Reminds me of a “mate” we used to ride with who had a VRod, Cobwebs. He always ended up as Tail-end Charlie, not because he specifically wanted to be, but because no one wanted to ride behind him. Without a word of exaggeration, he used to stop before every corner, put the Rod on its stand and walk around the corner checking for angle, loose gravel etc, remount and ride around the corner at the appropriate speed…….well, maybe there is just a LITTLE exaggeration.:roflblack:

We all chipped in to buy him a GPS, because no one wanted to wait at one of the turnoffs for him.hyea:

Pete

Ha ha ha. I carry a comb with me for those sort of riders and offer it to the ninjas when I finally arrive. :riding: Helmet hair is usually their weak point. :roflblack:
V Rodders were the black sheep of the pushrod fraternity in the early days, that's why you ended up with that guy Pete. By the end of the models run they were importing them from the states cause they couldn't get enough of them here. Once the performance and customisation possibilities were discovered, they gained cred from the airheads and are good property to own now.
Definitely not a canyon carver, although there was a Street Rod model that was set up with mid mount pegs, taller suspension and steering that was pretty capable.
Man, I'm struggling to stay on track here lol! um,........... oh yeah jezuz, if there's a better sounding exhaust than a V Rod I want to hear it. To want to listen to any synthesised squawking over that gift from the decibel gods needs assessment. :read:

 

[Quickdraw]

It's all personal preference. For me, when I ride alone, I listen to music via my phone and helmet speakers. When I ride with the wife, who has her own ride, I don't listen to music. I'd rather enjoy the ride and talk with her through the comm.

 

[Peteoz]

Ha ha ha. I carry a comb with me for those sort of riders and offer it to the ninjas when I finally arrive. :riding: Helmet hair is usually their weak point. :roflblack:
V Rodders were the black sheep of the pushrod fraternity in the early days, that's why you ended up with that guy Pete. By the end of the models run they were importing them from the states cause they couldn't get enough of them here. Once the performance and customisation possibilities were discovered, they gained cred from the airheads and are good property to own now.
Definitely not a canyon carver, although there was a Street Rod model that was set up with mid mount pegs, taller suspension and steering that was pretty capable.
Man, I'm struggling to stay on track here lol! um,........... oh yeah jezuz, if there's a better sounding exhaust than a V Rod I want to hear it. To want to listen to any synthesised squawking over that gift from the decibel gods needs assessment. :read:

Yeah, I’m not denigrating the VRod, Webs…..it’s a great bike. It wouldn’t have mattered WHAT this guy rode :roflblack:

Pete