Priller
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Needs more X's!
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H-D kills off more models ?
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UUUUUUUUM?????
V-rod was never ever the fastest production motorcycle never ever even close
2001 v-rod top speed 231
2001 hayabusa top speed 312
Mad Mike
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Vrod was never a fast motorcycle, just a fast Harley.
In the stock power cruiser category, Yamaha’s Vmax, Suzuki’s M109, and Ducati’s Diavel all were quite a bit faster than a Vrod. Even a chubby Goldwing will see a Vrod in his mirrors.
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Maybe the fastest harley pretty average to slow for everyone else.
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Roadghost
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LOL. Who in their right mind cares about top speed? I'm talking about fastest 1/4mi times. The 2001 Vmax with its crappy 100hp couldn't beat it. The Vrod had 115hp. The Hyabusa that came out later that year and could. Let's be relevant in our comparison here - I don't know anyone who ever used the top speed of their litre bike for anything other than imminent death. Cruisers or sport bike and top speed just don't mix.
11.92 sec., 112.8 mph - 2001 Harley-Davidson 1130cc VRSCA V-Rod Review—From The Archives | Motorcycle
Can't find the times for the 2001 Vmax. Probably erased quickly after the 2010 revision came out to cover up history.
Yamaha V-Max 1200 Technical Specifications (ultimatespecs.com)
The Zx9 was 9.79 in 2000 way faster.
www.dragtimes.com › ... › Ninja
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2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX9R 1/4 mile Drag Racing timeslip specs 0-60 - DragTimes ...
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Roadghost
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The year was 2001 when the Vrod debuted. List the bikes from that year and their times that could beat the Vrod. You'll find one (1). It was the 'busa which came out later that year. Everybody pretended that HD couldn't build a fast bike, but they did, just to prove they could. Harley haters everywhere were making excuses. They still are.
Roadghost
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No, I'm referring to the stock, off-the-shelf Vrod from 2001 vs every other bike from 2001. We're not taking a 2001 bike and comparing it to a Vmax that came out 10 years later.
I'm not the one that came out and said the V-rod was the fastest production motorcycle. You said that. When someone says that, it means top speed attained in a straight line.
A 98 R1 was hitting 270.
Then came this stupid V-rod. Never ever claimed to be the fastest production motorcycle. But you went ahead saying it like it was gospel.
You were unequivocally wrong my friend
Mango Rider
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So your parameters that the Vrod is the fastest production bike is a bike made BEFORE the Vrod, in 2001, that specifically had a faster quarter-mile and/or 0-60? Did you need it to also be specifically silver in colour too? You seemed to have been proved wrong by a handful of examples made nearly a decade prior from Japanese manufacturers...
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Roadghost
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Fastest 1/4mi bike. The only measurement that is relevant at any time. The only measurement that matters. When was the last time you did the top speed of your bike? Get serious.
Roadghost
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Sour grapes dude. When it came out, it beat everything, including bikes that just hit the market. That's just reality.
Roadghost
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I'm having fun with these young whippersnappers.
Priller
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So from that list, we have the following bikes with faster 1/4 mile times released in 2001 or earlier:
- ZX-9R
- CBR1100XX
- YZF1000R
- ZX-11
- RF900
- GSX-R1100M
- CBR900RR
- FZ1 (2001 bike)
- ZX-9R
- 916
- ZZR-1100
- TL1000R
- V65 Magna
- TL1000S
- FZR1000RU
- Monster S4 (2001)
- GS1150ES
- VFR750F
- RST1000 Futura (2001)
- GSX-R1100
- V-Max
- CB1100F
- Katana
- CBX (1979!)
I admire your dedication to the brand, but c'mon.
Or you're trolling, in which case, well played...
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