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<blockquote data-quote="ninebadthings" data-source="post: 1468843" data-attributes="member: 265872">An air cooled v-twin was cutting edge performance 70 years ago when windey-up record players were cutting edge.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not going to ever get the job done today in the age of the ipod and the 120HP 600cc crotch rocket that costs under $10K.&nbsp; Sure Harley could build a kickass bike, but they choose instead to sell stuff that must continue to look like a Harley, that is their priority, they only want to sell Harleys to people who demand a bike look like a Harley.&nbsp; They built the Vrod that looks like a Harley, but sacrificed lots of performance doing so, and their customers rejected it for not looking enough like a harley.&nbsp; Ok performance for a Harley, sad compared to other bikes.Actually they have finally built a performance bike, it&#039;s the Buell with the liquid cooled Rotax engine.&nbsp; Is it competitive in it&#039;s class? probably not. but it&#039;s getting there.&nbsp; Maybe hope that there will someday agian be an americian bike that dosn&#039;t suck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ninebadthings, post: 1468843, member: 265872"] An air cooled v-twin was cutting edge performance 70 years ago when windey-up record players were cutting edge. Not going to ever get the job done today in the age of the ipod and the 120HP 600cc crotch rocket that costs under $10K. Sure Harley could build a kickass bike, but they choose instead to sell stuff that must continue to look like a Harley, that is their priority, they only want to sell Harleys to people who demand a bike look like a Harley. They built the Vrod that looks like a Harley, but sacrificed lots of performance doing so, and their customers rejected it for not looking enough like a harley. Ok performance for a Harley, sad compared to other bikes. Actually they have finally built a performance bike, it's the Buell with the liquid cooled Rotax engine. Is it competitive in it's class? probably not. but it's getting there. Maybe hope that there will someday agian be an americian bike that dosn't suck. [/QUOTE]

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