Powerful Road King.

  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    4 years ago
    Quoting Jay-Dee on 17 May 2020 11:08 PMedited: 17 May 2020 11:09 PM

    I meant to post this a couple of days ago but forgot, note the current exhaust but they do mention they are going to experiment with others as well as camshafts.

    https://www.mcnews.com.au/alpha-performance-engines-ape-143-harley/

    Thats a bit of giddy up...wonder if theres a youtube clip with it at full noise
  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    4 years ago
    It might be a "happy" dyno, there's a few around. Huge power if it's not though, especially with no forced induction.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    4 years ago
    What a crock!  200HP @ 6,500 is pretty fucking useless on a big twin.
    The ramps on that cam are brutal as well!  
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    4 years ago
    to check dyno, take it to the drag strip, should do 170+ mph trap speed but don't know what it would be like trying to stop it at the fast end. it is a big motor!
  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    4 years ago
    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 18 May 2020 11:53 AM

    to check dyno, take it to the drag strip, should do 170+ mph trap speed but don't know what it would be like trying to stop it at the fast end. it is a big motor!

    Most 1000cc supersport bikes these days weigh around 200kg and with up near 200hp can run mid to high 140's, maybe 150mph through the traps depending on the weight and capabilities of the rider.
    A 350kg Road King with the same horsepower (allegedly) and more air resistance going 170+ is hugely ambitious.
  • wello
    wello
    4 years ago
    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 18 May 2020 11:53 AM

    to check dyno, take it to the drag strip, should do 170+ mph trap speed but don't know what it would be like trying to stop it at the fast end. it is a big motor!

    Quoting Jay-Dee on 18 May 2020 11:32 PMedited: 18 May 2020 11:36 PM

    Most 1000cc supersport bikes these days weigh around 200kg and with up near 200hp can run mid to high 140's, maybe 150mph through the traps depending on the weight and capabilities of the rider.

    A 350kg Road King with the same horsepower (allegedly) and more air resistance going 170+ is hugely ambitious.

    i dunno bout the road king .. but my honda vtr v twin would push almost 270 kph and the r1,s would easily go past that and that was back in 97- 2000.
  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    4 years ago
    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 18 May 2020 11:53 AM

    to check dyno, take it to the drag strip, should do 170+ mph trap speed but don't know what it would be like trying to stop it at the fast end. it is a big motor!

    Quoting Jay-Dee on 18 May 2020 11:32 PMedited: 18 May 2020 11:36 PM

    Most 1000cc supersport bikes these days weigh around 200kg and with up near 200hp can run mid to high 140's, maybe 150mph through the traps depending on the weight and capabilities of the rider.

    A 350kg Road King with the same horsepower (allegedly) and more air resistance going 170+ is hugely ambitious.

    Quoting wello on 19 May 2020 12:44 AM

    i dunno bout the road king .. but my honda vtr v twin would push almost 270 kph and the r1,s would easily go past that and that was back in 97- 2000.

    At the end of a quarter mile drag strip?
  • wello
    wello
    4 years ago
    Quoting Jay-Dee on 18 May 2020 11:32 PMedited: 18 May 2020 11:36 PM

    Most 1000cc supersport bikes these days weigh around 200kg and with up near 200hp can run mid to high 140's, maybe 150mph through the traps depending on the weight and capabilities of the rider.

    A 350kg Road King with the same horsepower (allegedly) and more air resistance going 170+ is hugely ambitious.

    Quoting wello on 19 May 2020 12:44 AM

    i dunno bout the road king .. but my honda vtr v twin would push almost 270 kph and the r1,s would easily go past that and that was back in 97- 2000.

    Quoting Jay-Dee on 19 May 2020 02:26 AMedited: 19 May 2020 02:28 AM

    At the end of a quarter mile drag strip?

    nah just top ends : ). .. but im talking standard and without being modified
  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    4 years ago
    Quoting wello on 19 May 2020 12:44 AM

    i dunno bout the road king .. but my honda vtr v twin would push almost 270 kph and the r1,s would easily go past that and that was back in 97- 2000.

    Quoting Jay-Dee on 19 May 2020 02:26 AMedited: 19 May 2020 02:28 AM

    At the end of a quarter mile drag strip?

    Quoting wello on 19 May 2020 04:29 AMedited: 19 May 2020 04:49 AM

    nah just top ends : ). .. but im talking standard and without being modified

    Krash Kinkade and I were talking drag strip trap speeds.
    I thought your speeds mentioned for those bikes might be possible at the end of Phillip Islands main straight in favorable conditions, but definitely not at the end of a drag strip :).
  • wello
    wello
    4 years ago
    Quoting Jay-Dee on 19 May 2020 02:26 AMedited: 19 May 2020 02:28 AM

    At the end of a quarter mile drag strip?

    Quoting wello on 19 May 2020 04:29 AMedited: 19 May 2020 04:49 AM

    nah just top ends : ). .. but im talking standard and without being modified

    Quoting Jay-Dee on 19 May 2020 06:39 AMedited: 19 May 2020 06:44 AM

    Krash Kinkade and I were talking drag strip trap speeds.

    I thought your speeds mentioned for those bikes might be possible at the end of Phillip Islands main straight in favorable conditions, but definitely not at the end of a drag strip :).

    yeh i missed that bit originally " my bad "  .. i only took that bike flat out once .. or almost .. think it had a smidge left in it .. but i actually scared the shit out of myself and never did it again lol