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lilredmachine
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 Posted: 14:26 - 04 Jan 2006  Post subject: Harley davidson destroyer. |
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 Shit i said the dirty word. Oh well, for those of you that do not know, Harley Davidson have produced the fastest accelerating production motorcycle using a v-twin motor. 600 of the bikes have been ordered, and are being built using a heavily modified version of the v-rod power plant, packing a mind numbing 190 + horsepower (Harley conservatively rate it at 160, but it runs high 8s to low 9s so 190 is the estimated actual amount) and nearly 100 lb/ft of torque.
| Quote: | The scene was an autumn day at California Speedway's dragstrip, and the fear-inducing bike being tested was Harley-Davidson's deadly serious Destroyer, a competition-only machine based on a V-Rod that easily cracks the 9-second barrier in quarter-mile drag racing. This means that a Harley - yes, a Harley - is the quickest accelerating production vehicle ever built.
"Yeah but," I hear you say, "how many of the one-trick ponies are they going to sell - six, or a dozen?" Actually, more than 600 of the orange beasts have been ordered, resulting in a sales success even beyond what The Motor Company expected.
Of course, a bike that has the potential to knock on the 8-second door at the strip can't be cheap, and at $31,249, it ain't. However, that substantial investment gives you everything you need to knock down 9-second passes, including a multi-stage lock-up clutch and a launch control program. As such, its price is actually a bargain, and the All-Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) will have a new class for this exciting machine in '06.
Harley claims it gets more than 165 horsepower out of the bored and stroked V-Rod motor, now up to 1300cc. Forged pistons squeeze the fuel-injected mixture to a lofty 14.0:1 compression ratio, as high-flow cylinder heads breathe through larger valves and a beefed up valvetrain with high-lift cams. A lightened crankshaft allows revs as high as you dare, and on this day the programmable limit was set to 11,250 rpm. A ceramic-coated 2-into1 stepped header allows spent gasses to exit quickly and does absolutely nothing to quiet this earth-shaking monster.
Incredibly violent launches are thanks to a 66.9-inch wheelbase, a square-shouldered 7-inch-wide drag slick and a long wheelie bar. Shifts are signaled by a programmable shift light, while power is transferred via a large 530 DRZ chain (the same as used by the record-setting Vance & Hines Pro Stock bike) and easy-change sprockets. Its transmission has been modified by Andrews Cam and Gear, cutting the number of cogs in half and undercutting the gears for quicker and easier shifting via a really cool push-button air shifter system |
So it don't go round corners, but hey if you can afford this, you've probably got a gixxer thou as well.
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Posted: 15:57 - 04 Jan 2006  Post subject: |
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looks nice, although trying to get that anti wheelie thins at the back into a parking space could prove somewhat difficult 
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| Posted: 17:36 - 04 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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I think 'production vehicle' is pushing the boundries of the definition slightly. If that is a production vehicle, so is a Phantom F4 which does twice the speed of sound and can fly.
In motorcycle terms, 'production' referrs to a race class for unaltered (or with very restricted alterations) road legal bikes such as the CB500 cup and suchlike.
That Harley is what I would call a 'factory special'. I bet they only built it because of the Triumph rocket 3.
EDIT: Just looked at the picture. No fairing on a sub-9 second drag bike  They can fuk right off!
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| Posted: 18:00 - 04 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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my Kymco125 could beat that easy ........so long as he dont start his engine 
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It looks like it actually has normally positioned footpegs, just the rider isnt using them obviouslly 
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| Posted: 19:37 - 04 Jan 2006 Post subject: |
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For that money you could easily buy a busa, send it to mcxpress and have a bike that would wipe the floor with the hardley and still have change for a normal bike. 
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i cant beleive u just asked if what i sed was a joke, what the hell do you think i am 
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| Andrewc2oo5zxr400 wrote: | i cant beleive u just asked if what i sed was a joke, what the hell do you think i am |
I didn't know if you were being sarcastic, or whether you actually didn't realise that this was not street legal, as your | Quote: | looks nice, although trying to get that anti wheelie thins at the back into a parking space could prove somewhat difficult |
comment was sort of odd  sorry if i offended you.
| Quote: | I think 'production vehicle' is pushing the boundries of the definition slightly. If that is a production vehicle, so is a Phantom F4 which does twice the speed of sound and can fly. |
But from a standing start, the bike would rape it over the quarter mile Whether or not you class it as a production vehicle is up to you, but I still reckon it's damn impressive all the same. I suppose the only thing stopping it from getting a daylight MOT is the unsilenced headers and the drag slick.
However if you want to be really pedantic the fastest production car in the world is not the Mclaren F1, as it is not street legal in a lot of countries including the USA, due to it's seating arrangement. I guess the point is to appreciate stuff for what it is, and not to try and find problems with it, When Harley were making this bike they didn't think 'Well this wheelie bar means that it will be difficult to back into a space at the local Wall Mart when the wife does her DIY shopping on it' so it's best not to think it afterwards.
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