This is the boldest move for Harley-Davidson in recent history and this is the VRSCA V-Rod. V is for V-twin, R is for racing, S is for street, C is for custom and A means this is the first of a new breed of Harley, complimenting the existing Sportsters, Dyna Glides, Softails and Tourers. Shame there's not a cross over between the Dyna Glides and V-Rod, as I'm sure there will be a lot of demand for the Dyna Rod in the UK...
But to hell with jokes, what an attractive beast the V-Rod is. Looking like she's been machined from solid aloominum (this is America, remember) the V-Rod is the most gorgeous hunk of metal to come from Milwaukee in a century. And the story goes that the great Willie G Davidson wanted various parts of V-Rod to be fabricated from aluminium so much, that after protestations from his design staff, he simply sent them daily emails with one word in them: Aluminium, until they finally got the message and backed down.
Thank God they did, cos the V-Rod is one horny Harley asThis is the boldest move for Harley-Davidson in recent history and this is the VRSCA V-Rod. V is for V-twin, R is for racing, S is for street, C is for custom and A means this is the first of a new breed of Harley, complimenting the existing Sportsters, Dyna Glides, Softails and Tourers. Shame there's not a cross over between the Dyna Glides and V-Rod, as I'm sure there will be a lot of demand for the Dyna Rod in the UK...
But to hell with jokes, what an attractive beast the V-Rod is. Looking like she's been machined from solid aloominum (this is America, remember) the V-Rod is the most gorgeous hunk of metal to come from Milwaukee in a century. And the story goes that the great Willie G Davidson wanted various parts of V-Rod to be fabricated from aluminium so much, that after protestations from his design staff, he simply sent them daily emails with one word in them: Aluminium, until they finally got the message and backed down.
Thank God they did, cos the V-Rod is one horny Harley as
| Length (mm) | 2377 |
| Tank (litres) | 3.7 |
| Dryweight (kg) | 271 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Seat Height (mm) | 688 |
| Suspension Front | Wide 49mm custom fork |
| Suspension Rear | Polished one piece cast aluminium swing arm |
| Wheels Front | 19 inch cast disc |
| Wheels Rear | 18 inch wide cast disc |
| Brakes Front | Four piston 292.1 mm disc |
| Brakes Rear | Four piston 292.1 mm disc |
| Tank Capacity (litres) | 14 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1715 |
| Ground Clearance (mm) | 141 |
| Trail (mm) | 99 |
| Chassis | Steel perimeter upper frame with hydroformed main rails and bolt-on lower frame rails, MIG welded |
| Cubic Capacity (cc) | 1130 |
| Max Power (bhp) | 115 |
| Bore (mm) | 100 |
| Stroke (mm) | 72 |
| Valve Gear | DOHC |
| Compression Ratio | 11.3 |
| Cooling | Liquid cooled |
| Fuel Delivery | Electronic sequential port injection |
| Stroke Type | Four Stroke |
| Drive | Belt |
