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Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - wannafazer - 27-01-13

My touring buddy has just weighed his 1050 Triumph in for a FatBoy special :rollin


I've had a squint and it is a good looking bike, if you must ride a motorised sofa then this looks a good choice.


Obviously I am taking every opportunity to smirk at him and mess with his mind. I've already rang him this morning to discuss the generous lean angles on this beast, 25.6 degrees to the right and a full 25.2 degrees to the left.


On the plus side the bike weighs in at a svelte 330kg :lol


But I've scoured the internet and I can't find the power output. Harley don't mention it.


Anyone ?

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - richfzs - 27-01-13

Surely "clued up" & "harleys" don't belong in the same sentence?  :lol

Are they working on the same principle as Rolls Royce then? RR claim that their cars have "sufficient" power  :rollin :rollin :rollin

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - wannafazer - 27-01-13

Interesting that although they won't quote power, they are quite happy to quote lean angle.

Did Yam ever publish a lean angle on the 600 ?

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - snapper - 27-01-13

not far off 100bhp I think , but be warned the very few I've ridden have had enough torque to tow an artic ! but they had all be tinkered with

TBO I cant think of ever seeing a claimed bhp of a new one ! but I havent excatly looked for it !  I've never been that bored before !  :lol

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - richfzs - 27-01-13

Did any manfacturer ever publish lean angles?

Anyway, surely lean angle is dependant on the weight of the rider (& how much the suspension is compressed), so I hope they measured with typical harley rider build, for a true figure  :rollin

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Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - wannafazer - 27-01-13

(27-01-13, 01:35 PM)snapper link Wrote: but they had all be tinkered with


This is stage one tuned, whatever that means.
(27-01-13, 01:35 PM)snapper link Wrote: I've never been that bored before !  :lol


Neither have I, but obviously I'm left with very little choice under the circumstances  :rollin

Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - Tibbs - 27-01-13

(27-01-13, 01:22 PM)richfzs link Wrote: Are they working on the same principle as Rolls Royce then? RR claim that their cars have "sufficient" power  Rollin Rollin Rollin

I used to live near the RR factory outside Chicester and from trying to keep up with one getting spanked up the A27, the power they have is more than sufficient! Lol

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - J_Dub - 27-01-13

Not alot of horespower! :lol

HP = torque x rpm / 5252

Or cheat and use an online calculator!

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - wannafazer - 27-01-13

60.64 according to my calculations

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - J_Dub - 27-01-13

(27-01-13, 04:13 PM)wannafazer link Wrote: 60.64 according to my calculations

:rollin :rollin :rollin

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - chaz - 27-01-13

I followed one and it cornered much better than I thought it would, I think it's not only how good the bike is but how good the rider is as well?

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - wannafazer - 27-01-13

True without doubt.    My mate can ride.


I think he'll find the Harley's limits before it finds his.

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - stevierst - 27-01-13

My old man (67) rides his HD 1200 xlwhatever pretty quickly, he's not got much metal left on his pegs/pipes. Keeps up with most riders up to about 80mph, then he gets too much wind up his trouser legs  :lol :lol :lol

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - Skippernick - 27-01-13

My mate has a Harley and off the line it will beat my 600, because it is very torquey but then hp takes over.
Stage one tune is usually just screamin eagle pipes or vance and hines pipes and very usually straight through, and therefore marked "not for highway use" it being American.
Fat boy's i think are about 15 cubic inches cyclinder size.
And finally the "fat boy" is named after the 2 bombs dropped on Japan in WW2.
Lesson over. Wink

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - wannafazer - 27-01-13

[Image: vehicle4760_1-500x500.jpg]This is the beast in question

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - Looney tune - 27-01-13

My mate and his wife have a fatbob each. They are pretty quick up through the gears and he can handle his like a toy, tho he has been riding harleys for 35 years.
I had a 1200 sportster which was good off the mark but handled like a tank and brakes to match.

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - ChristoT - 28-01-13

Power and Harley in the same sentence. Doesn't happen!!  :rollin

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - Pat - 28-01-13

(27-01-13, 08:32 PM)Skippernick link Wrote: My mate has a Harley and off the line it will beat my 600, because it is very torquey but then hp takes over.
Stage one tune is usually just screamin eagle pipes or vance and hines pipes and very usually straight through, and therefore marked "not for highway use" it being American.
Fat boy's i think are about 15 cubic inches cyclinder size.
And finally the "fat boy" is named after the 2 bombs dropped on Japan in WW2.
Lesson over. Wink

You can expect to hear from OFSTED: http://www.snopes.com/business/market/fatboy.asp  :lol

Also, you're about 90 cubic inches out on the capacity.....  Wink

I recall there was an ex-racer back in the 90s who was running a HD dealership that offered a 'put up or shut up' challenge in MCN for anyone to beat him on his Harley round a UK track, where the winner left with both bikes, don't think he had many take him up on the challenge. 

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - Skippernick - 28-01-13

(28-01-13, 01:38 AM)Pat link Wrote: [quote author=Skippernick link=topic=6026.msg54089#msg54089 date=1359315155]
My mate has a Harley and off the line it will beat my 600, because it is very torquey but then hp takes over.
Stage one tune is usually just screamin eagle pipes or vance and hines pipes and very usually straight through, and therefore marked "not for highway use" it being American.
Fat boy's i think are about 15 cubic inches cyclinder size.
And finally the "fat boy" is named after the 2 bombs dropped on Japan in WW2.
Lesson over. Wink

You can expect to hear from OFSTED: http://www.snopes.com/business/market/fatboy.asp  :lol

Also, you're about 90 cubic inches out on the capacity.....  Wink

I recall there was an ex-racer back in the 90s who was running a HD dealership that offered a 'put up or shut up' challenge in MCN for anyone to beat him on his Harley round a UK track, where the winner left with both bikes, don't think he had many take him up on the challenge.
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Ok fair enough, don't know what you mean by ofstead though?

Re: Anyone clued up on Harley's ? - sadlonelygit - 28-01-13

(28-01-13, 01:38 AM)Pat link Wrote: I recall there was an ex-racer back in the 90s who was running a HD dealership that offered a 'put up or shut up' challenge in MCN for anyone to beat him on his Harley round a UK track, where the winner left with both bikes, don't think he had many take him up on the challenge.

paul 'loopy' lewis, ex skoal bandit rg500 racer...........and his bike was a very well sorted racer, however i think the lack of interst was due to no-one actually wanting to take the bike home with them :rollin