There is an online comparo with these 2 and ohhh yeah does the vrod do it business.... I just cant seem to remember where if you google it you will find it!
"uhgghhghg....new guy here....uhhh do you guys think my Vrod can beat a F-16? Uhgghhh
I had a guy wants to race for titles....ughhhh....I know thye will do like 3k mph....but ughhhhh...do you think I can beat him if I put honey on my tire???"
I'm never too sure about that analogy. Do you actually want an apple, or is a peach a more appealing fruit?
I think it is perfectly valid to compare a V-Rod against a GSXR1000. The GSXR is faster and handles better, but it is a pain in the arse to ride at legal speeds and the riding position hurts after a while. A V-Rod is quick enough to leave anything except a superbike for dead, handles nicely until you run it out of ground clearance, at which point you are pushing your luck anyway, and that 95% of the time when you the roads are not suitable for nailing the throttle it will put a big grin on your face, while a Gixer will put a big pain in your wrists.
Roll on with apple to peach comparisons! I love my V-Rod, and I don't have to make excuses for it.
As for fake Harleys like the Vulcan, I'd rather eat a bucket of goat's vomit.
Comparing a Vrod to a GSXR1000 is like comparing an Audi A6 to a Ferrari. But they both have 4 wheels you say...
A Vtwin and a 4 cylinder in-line? 9k redline and 14k? 600lbs compared to 287? 110 hp compared to 185 hp? Forward controls, raked front-end and no shrouds?
Comparing a gixxer1000 and an R-1 or a ZX-10 and a Fireblade, that is the same.
Vrods, warriors, vulcan2000, ....victory vegas. All v-twins...
Do you get the Audi RS4 in the US? Comparing an RS4 to to a Ferrari is entirely valid. The Ferrari is faster and handles better, but is a PITA to own and use. The RS4 is still damn quick and handles superbly, but you can use it and enjoy it every day.
I know they don't go in the same category, that's my point - comparing outside category can be useful.
Obviously RS4 v dumper truck is meaningless because they don't do the same thing at all, but an RS4 and a Ferrari both do the same basic thing - they are supposed to be fun while going F word quick. And you can reasonably ask how much practicality you are prepared to lose to go that little bit quicker.
Again, as per Gixer and V-Rod.
As a European myself, and I take it you are a temporary one, I'd see no point in a Warrior / Vulcan comparison because they might both be the same fruit, but the fruit is a horrible one that tastes of dead worms and any person of discernment would chuck them both in the bin without quibbling over which is worse.
A Gixer / V-Rod comparison is fine - they are very different ways of solving the same basic problem: going fast and having fun.
Why are there so many threads about what a V-Rod can beat in a race? I'm not putting down anything. I just do not understand why that matters at all. I guess it's a testosterone thing and I'll never get it...
Why are there so many threads about what a V-Rod can beat in a race? I'm not putting down anything. I just do not understand why that matters at all. I guess it's a testosterone thing and I'll never get it...
I don't understand the question Kelley....is there any other reason to own anythinig with an engine? Isn't that the reason we invented engines? To go faster than something else?
Why are there so many threads about what a V-Rod can beat in a race? I'm not putting down anything. I just do not understand why that matters at all. I guess it's a testosterone thing and I'll never get it...
I don't understand the question Kelley....is there any other reason to own anythinig with an engine? Isn't that the reason we invented engines? To go faster than something else?
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