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Old 10-05-2008, 11:11 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
Yeah I've heard that...but it looks good.

For real...the XR is what I'd throw my money on.
Still keep the V-Rod on the demo list. The squids I've smoked with it didn't observe any handling problems. Yeah it can scrape a peg when leaned way over, but haven't come across many cruisers that don't. Have never noticed a heat problem from the headers. Have ridden the Triumph Rocket, and the torque is ungodly, but the thing is immense, and it weighs almost 200lbs more than the V-Rod. Besides, these are "cruisers" -- one tends to value factors other than just sheer power... there's bikes with a much better chassis to go fast on than a cruiser one.

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