i was riding today and a guy on what seemed to be a harley ask me if i would do him a favor and race him up to about 80 or so, sure i said so we raced from a roll and i pulled from him top of first but i was very surprised to see that he was only a bike or two back. while at the stop light i asked him what size the motor was he said 125 CI . holy huge dose anyone have any idea what these big twins make for power

 

must have been a new kawasaki vulcan 2000

or maybe some other cruiser that has been punched out to 2.0L

 

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I sat on one at the dealer yesterday, it was a little big for my 5'10 135lb frame

I'd like to see someone pass a road test on one of those

 

no i think it was a harley no fairing no bags just one big *** motor i believe it was a retech motor or i thought thats what i saw cast on the head

 

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125 Cubic inches equals 2.04838 Liters, thats better, damn foreigners

The tuned SS stuff I have seen using Harley bases were making 115HP

 

It about torq.. not total HP out put... specially if your only considering lower speeds(up to 80mph). Monster torq from harleys or big bore twinns

 

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Indeed, its all such a waste in Harley frame.

 

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i guess so.

the sportbike still beat him with much less torque

(its all about power/weight ratio if you ask me...but i digress)

 

If you want to get right down to it, it is actually how well the tire grips the road. if you can't hook up, you can't beat sheeet

 

we raced a second time from a dead stop and it took most of first gear to catch him but then again i cant launch my bike for ****

oh ya i have a 98 gix 750 wich makes about 115 HP & 57 TQ

 

yeah but it only takes 110CI to tow a car!

http://www.ama-cycle.org/features/2003/towbike.asp

 

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http://www.ama-cycle.org/features/2003/towbike.asp</TD></TR></TABLE>

Glodwings can't lane split!

 

now your on to something, tow GSR to the tack with the GSXR

 

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Getting further into it...

If the rider sux horribly, the tire grip has nufin to do wit it

 

wanna get further in to it...

http://www.v8914.com/Horsepower-v-torque.htm

I'm inclined to agree with this guy since I haven't put nearly as much thought in to this debate as him.

BTW a few of the F/I cars on this site make more torque than an F1 car... none that I know of make as much power.

Horsepower pwnz torque.

 

http://www.yawpower.com/tqvshp.html

Just found another interesting read confirming that hp pwnz tq.

 

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Interesting Read

 

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Interesting Read </TD></TR></TABLE>

hmmmmm...

'Let’s calculate the acceleration rate for both engines in a hypothetical 2500 lb. car using the transmission from the 1995 RX-7'

Theory is great, V10 F1 engine.....&lt;100kgs, dirty stinking lump of 1950's diesel 'a little more'

Anyway, back on subject, Harley's are and will always be hopeless. If one ever did catch you in a straight line it would only be a matter of waiting until the first corner. Crap.
My 'theory' is that you would not have sufficient aerodynamics available with the diesel, nor a decent weight balance.