The V-Rod (A Porsche Project??)
01-20-2003, 11:36 AM
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The V-Rod (A Porsche Project??)
Hey All,
A little OT and probably really old news to some but I thought it was worthy of mention for those of us that have lived in a hole for the last 3 years.
I watched "Birth Of The V-ROD" last night. You know, Harley Davidson's newest bike, and found out that the engine was co-developed by your friend and mine ----- PORSCHE!
The engine is a derivative of the Harley VR1000 racing engine and is liquid cooled - a first for Harley.
Harley Davidson sent a team of engineers to the Weissach factory for something like a year so that Porsche's engineers could help them turn a $75,000 racing engine into a streetable waterpumper.
I have never been the biggest of Harley fans
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until the V-Rod.
I guess I must have felt that Porsche vibe reaching out from that particular bike. It is a totally awesome machine.
Anyway, something to chat about over coffee - if nothing else.
I apologize if this is completely old news and I am just slooowwww!!!!!
Cheers
A little OT and probably really old news to some but I thought it was worthy of mention for those of us that have lived in a hole for the last 3 years.
I watched "Birth Of The V-ROD" last night. You know, Harley Davidson's newest bike, and found out that the engine was co-developed by your friend and mine ----- PORSCHE!
The engine is a derivative of the Harley VR1000 racing engine and is liquid cooled - a first for Harley.
Harley Davidson sent a team of engineers to the Weissach factory for something like a year so that Porsche's engineers could help them turn a $75,000 racing engine into a streetable waterpumper.
I have never been the biggest of Harley fans
<img border="0" alt="[icon107]" title="" src="graemlins/icon107.gif" />
until the V-Rod.
I guess I must have felt that Porsche vibe reaching out from that particular bike. It is a totally awesome machine.
Anyway, something to chat about over coffee - if nothing else.
I apologize if this is completely old news and I am just slooowwww!!!!!
Cheers
01-20-2003, 12:18 PM
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funny thing about the V-rod.
a guy I know bought one and threw a rod. He's not a hot rodder or anything. just a cruizer. only had a couple thousand miles on it.
a guy I know bought one and threw a rod. He's not a hot rodder or anything. just a cruizer. only had a couple thousand miles on it.
