Thread: Getting power out of a harley

Originally Posted by Ftx325

From my rides on the various earlier versions they're not built for the open road speeds. As mentioned 80 is a comfortable cruise speed but it takes a we bit of room to get there.
But again... just ride one first and make your own decisions. I know they are a well loved and popular machine and you may find you love them too... just don't expect to drag off any...ummm ... well...anything at all....at the traffic lights.

Only doing 80km/h on a road bike is not only dangerous it is a bloody crime. I hired a 110cc scooter in Tauranga earlier this year (for a job I was doing) and that could do 100km/h over the bridge. I got a flat tyre on it and they gave me a 50cc as a replacement while it was getting fixed and I felt like a sitting target not being able to keep up with the other traffic. I put that in the shed and borrowed the bosses car for the weekend (just happened to be an Audi S6)