Does the Street Rod come stock with the 28 tooth front pully same as the V-Rods?

Thanks

Depends where you are..
The US version of the bike has a 28T mine in the UK has a 30T..

Depends where you are..
The US version of the bike has a 28T mine in the UK has a 30T..

Thanks

I'm on the Left Coast, US.

When I did my test ride, I had problem starting from a standing stop. Its not at all like my Dyna.

Is there a trick to getting the bike going without slipping the clutch so much??

What about on a hill ??

Eventually, you just get used to it. I love the 30T for cruising.

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I'm on the Left Coast, US.

When I did my test ride, I had problem starting from a standing stop. Its not at all like my Dyna.

Is there a trick to getting the bike going without slipping the clutch so much??

What about on a hill ??


Frank - are you saying that the bike stalls at a standing stop if you don't play the friction zone enough?

Speedy

When I did my test ride, I had problem starting from a standing stop. Its not at all like my Dyna.
Is there a trick to getting the bike going without slipping the clutch so much??
What about on a hill ??
You are correct, its nothing like a Dyna or any of the air cooled bikes.. :)
You do need to pick the revs up a little more (but not by much) and then just give it some throttle as you are letting out the clutch and hold on.. :kaz:

You are correct, its nothing like a Dyna or any of the air cooled bikes.. :)
You do need to pick the revs up a little more (but not by much) and then just give it some throttle as you are letting out the clutch and hold on.. :kaz:

What I couldn't figure out was how to ride the bike slowly??

It seems to only be happy when its above 4000 revs. Not much of a cruiser, is it. :hmm:

Frank - are you saying that the bike stalls at a standing stop if you don't play the friction zone enough?

Speedy

I was careful to not stall the Street Rod. I was not so lucky with a friends V-Rod. Was making a left thru an intersection, the motor must not have had enough revs as I was trying to go slow. Wheel was turned to the left, motor died, and the bike fell over in the middle of the intersection.

Lucky for me, it was a slow traffic day. No damage except to my pride, so I've been a little apprehensive about pulling away from stops since then.

Have you seen the "Ride like a Pro" videos? He talks about how to control big cruisers at low speeds. Changed the way I can ride in slow traffic (in Chicago, it's not an option).

My Sportster was geared so I would be riding 15 mph with the clutch out at 1700 RPM (the limit of lugging). Feathering the clutch would get me slower, but at the expense of control. I'd be flopping all over the place.

The RLAP vid talks about riding your rear brake (he calls it the "Control" brake) to fool your bike into thinking it's going faster than it is (thus making it more stable).

With this training, I was able to ride in stop and go traffic at 5 - 10 mph without putting my feet down. You might want to think about grabbing a copy.

Speedy

Have you seen the "Ride like a Pro" videos? He talks about how to control big cruisers at low speeds. Changed the way I can ride in slow traffic (in Chicago, it's not an option).

Speedy

Thanks for the tip. Ordered a copy of the RLP 3 today.

Cool - I think you'll really like it - there's a guy on there who's riding a V-Rod - so I know it's applicable.

It seems to only be happy when its above 4000 revs. Not much of a cruiser, is it.

This isnt right!!! Mine happily sits at 2500rpm trundling along....'trundling'??? is that actually a word?? :hmm:

I was not so lucky with a friends V-Rod, making a left thru an intersection, the motor must not have had enough revs as I was trying to go slow. Wheel was turned to the left, motor died, and the bike fell over in the middle of the intersection.


......c'mon now! Friends don't drop their friends V-Rod :hitfan:

Hell I won't even let my friends ride mine...I'm afraid they won't bring it back.

......c'mon now! Friends don't drop their friends V-Rod :hitfan:



I lucked out. There was no damage, not even a scratch, so as the saying goes " What you don't know, can't hurt you." :mrgr:

What I couldn't figure out was how to ride the bike slowly??
It seems to only be happy when its above 4000 revs. Not much of a cruiser, is it. :hmm:The demo bike I rode was very comfortable at parking lot speeds. It only had 70 miles on the odometer so I never got it much over 4,000 rpm. It seemed quite comfortable at lower rpm and hardly had any slow speed surge. One of the reasons I got out of liquid cooled Ducatis was because they were only comfortable when pushed and didn’t like to slow cruise. Have your dealer look at your bike.

Alan

Anybody know how much a 26T would affect fuel consumption caompared to the 28T?

Just a guess - somebody correct me if I'm wrong:

28/26 = 1.0769
so your Rev's would increase 7.7% - assuming 150 miles to the tank on the 28 tooth - you'd get 138 miles to the tank on the 26.

I've been thinking about going to the 26 as well... but then the speedo will have to be re-calibrated - and there goes my warranty...

Though Kaz certainly went for the 26T right away - wonder what he thought of it...

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