2009 Harley-Davidson Touring Models Review

[anrajala]

Originally Posted by Buzglyd

Very nice. My first point was a better chassis. As horsepower has climbed from a pedestrian 45 to a mind-boggling 62, the motor was over powering the chassis.

That's true. My 63 rwhp Fat Boy has the same problem: the chassis. When I acclerate superfast and heaving forward with such a powerful thrust that the wheel is nearly spinning on the gravel I can feel the tubes bulging and flexing under the immense power. Awesome.

- cruiz-euro

[Buzglyd]

Originally Posted by anrajala

That's true. My 63 rwhp Fat Boy has the same problem: the chassis. When I acclerate superfast and heaving forward with such a powerful thrust that the wheel is nearly spinning on the gravel I can feel the tubes bulging and flexing under the immense power. Awesome.

- cruiz-euro

In your case the wheel is spinning on the gravel because the bike is lying on its side.

[seruzawa]

Originally Posted by anrajala

That's true. My 63 rwhp Fat Boy has the same problem: the chassis. When I acclerate superfast and heaving forward with such a powerful thrust that the wheel is nearly spinning on the gravel I can feel the tubes bulging and flexing under the immense power. Awesome.

- cruiz-euro

Wait! How do you accelerate "super fast" with only 63 rwhp?

[longride]

He can because in the dream that he actually owns a Harley he can accelerate 'super fast' with it.

[Kenneth_Moore]

Originally Posted by acecycleins

Tour riders should love the "new" technology.

So you heard the noise too when Harley Engineering was dragged kicking and screaming into the 19th Century...

[seruzawa]

And just when they'd gotten over making the frames without cast iron shrink fittings. Poor devils.