So who all rides motorcycles?????

[Ken Ford]

No disrespect intended, but if a Vmax with nitrous couldn't outrun an older 600, it was clearly a really inexperienced rider or the bike had tuning issues.. With inexperienced riders all bikes will perform well below their capabilities. That's why I said with a good rider it is capable of those ETs.

Gen 1 max with a good rider is capable of 10s. It's been done many times and I've actually witnessed it. Can an average rider do it? Nope. With an average or heavy rider it's an 11 second bike. Google Jay "Pee Wee" Gleason if you want to see what they're capable of with a GREAT rider.

Gen 2 maxes with experienced riders are capable of 9s. With an average or heavier rider it's a 10 second bike.

I was not suggesting that a Max is as fast as a Busa or 14. I agree with you, those are definitely the best choice if you want the quickest stock bike.. However, the other guy was asking specifically about the Vmax so I was just sharing some info.

I'm not just pulling these numbers out of my ass either. I have a Vmax sitting in my garage, I own V4MuscleBike.com where they are discussed daily, and I've been drag racing for decades. I know their capabilities very well.

To be fair I don't think he was running the nitrous. My intent,although unclear, was that it was a track prepped bike. It was very impressive for a cruiser to be sure.
It not debatable that the VMax is a formidable cruiser style bike. However I do quibble about "stock" numbers.
What most people, including myself consider "stock" is just the way a normal deal would roll it off the show room floor.
What a bike or vehicle is capable of, in factory stock (prepped) and show room "stock", are as different as a "decent" rider to a 110lbs factory rider that can devote months of training before the magazine demo ride.
What I'm saying is the numbers are not realistic in real world drag racing as a Show Room stock configured bike.
Not only in this model but as a whole in the automotive/bike industry. Goes for Hayabusa's and Mustangs or any other performance advertised claims.

 

[Ken Ford]

heh... I was at the Dragon one day, and a Hayabusa rider was joking about racing me ('08 Road Glide). I told him I'd race him up the Dragon, down the Dragon,,,,, and then to finish it off, we'd go to California and back, and the do the Dragon both ways again. He didn't take me up on it. :-)

ASSHOLE#104 Len

LOL. Although a Busa is comfortable by sport bike standards it is nothing compared to a comfort cruiser like that! Although if you are proficient in the curves (I am not) you might should have taken him up on that just a little. Busa is not really known for its handling capabilities. Might could have pushed him just enough he would add his Busa to the pile of Busa's and 14s in the scrap pile of the dragon.
I like straight line drags and land speed stuff!

 

[AH104]

I've been known to create some sparks on the floor boards... with all the switch backs on the dragon, it's pretty easy to do even at low speeds, on an 800lb touring bike.

ASSHOLE#104 Len

 

[Ken Ford]

Negative Ghost Rider! LOL

 

[insulinboy]

I hate busa's. I think they are ungodly uncomfortable yet I am perfectly happy on a CBR929RR, newer Gen R6, Suzuki SV650 set up with raceing rear sets and lowered clip ons, ect. Just depends on the Rider. I've take all out sportbikes on iron butt rides and been perfectly comfortable at the end, set me down on a cruiser with forward controls and swept handlebars designed for comfort and its all I can do to spend 50 or 60 miles on one before I'm cramping up and need to get off.

My ST1100 is the first distance built bike I've ever been moderately comfortable on, and it still hurts me to ride it more then 500-600 miles. Seat is too big (it has a corbin on it) and I think its putting pressure on a blood vessal in my thigh and cutting off circulation or putting pressure on a nerve or something because my left hip and leg goes numb and then starts to throb a little while later

I'm just more comfortable with my feet underneath me and leaned forward slightly, I have always even sat at the dinner table like that. I'll have my feet on the bars under the chair if it has them and lean forward a bit. cant tell you why, just always been that way

 

[chopper duke]

I scratched my HD itch and don't really see myself going back. A co-worker just picked up a 2015 Road Glide, and while it's gorgeous, I don't feel the pull anymore. However, I have been jonesing for a Triumph Bonneville.

 

[AH104]

I scratched my HD itch and don't really see myself going back. A co-worker just picked up a 2015 Road Glide, and while it's gorgeous, I don't feel the pull anymore. However, I have been jonesing for a Triumph Bonneville.

There's a lot of good touring bikes out there, including BMWs, Gold Wings, Triumphs, et al... Nothing.... NOTHING beats Harley-Davidson in carrying space and dealer networks along with available parts. I have had many friends on other brands having to wait for 24/48 hours to get parts before carrying on with our rides. I have needed parts on occasions while riding all over this country (and Mexico & Canada), and was always able to get what I needed. (Including a kickstand spring in Baja).

ASSHOLE#104 Len

 

[insulinboy]

There's a lot of good touring bikes out there, including BMWs, Gold Wings, Triumphs, et al... Nothing.... NOTHING beats Harley-Davidson in carrying space and dealer networks along with available parts. I have had many friends on other brands having to wait for 24/48 hours to get parts before carrying on with our rides. I have needed parts on occasions while riding all over this country (and Mexico & Canada), and was always able to get what I needed. (Including a kickstand spring in Baja).

ASSHOLE#104 Len

That is the nice thing about Harley. By todays standards they are down on performance out of the box, but because they have been doing things the same way for so long you can walk into just about any dealership and they are going to have the part you need on the wall weather you are riding a new one or one built in the 40's. If its not exactly the right part its close enough to at least get you home. I'd love an electraglide ultra classic if I could afford it. Probably the only harley I would ever own.. Well, or maybe one of those XR1200R's they only made a couple years

 

[CliffB]

Alright so i am looking for carrying solutions. It's 95* and i don't necessarily want to wear an empty book bag everywhere. If you need to stop by the grocery store on the way home from work, or need to throw a change of clothes on the bike what do you use? I'm not quite ready to drop $600 on hardbags but at the same time i don't necessarily want to throw leather saddle bags on this bike either. I'm looking at a sissy bar bag from TBags. Most of what i will use it for is somewhere to put the bank deposit and if i need to throw my lunch in there for work. Doesn't need to be huge space but i don't think a bar mounted bag would cut it either.

 

[Rattlehead]

Alright so i am looking for carrying solutions..

This is what I use:

Extremely versatile for such a small bag. Works perfectly for my needs which are similar to yours.