Comments on: The Sturgis Top 5

By: Bald Shaun

Bald Shaun — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:07:30 +0000

@RobL. Yeah. That was my point. In “cruiser mode” it looks like the rider will be contorted into some kind of severe clam shell that can’t be at all comfortable unless you have arms like a gorilla.

@jrcamper. The V-rod is a great motor, and makes good power, even if it is long and heavy. However, though it’s head and shoulders above anything else the motor companies in terms of performance and technology, it’s been on the street without any major updates for nearly 10 years now. A little long in the tooth? Solid engine, but no, not a “technological tour de force.”

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:47:49 +0000

Fair comment and I was probably a little too harsh there. It has good power for its size, although it’s heavy compared to the likes of similarly-sized engines from European manufacturers.

By: jrcamper

jrcamper — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:17:56 +0000

“The Veon, although powered by a V-Rod motor, is a technological tour de force.”

I’m certainly not a “harley guy” and while the rest of their technology may be stone age; the V-Rod motor certainly isn’t.

It was co-developed by Porsche and is a thoroughly modern engine.

By: RobL

RobL — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:10:02 +0000

@ Bald Shaun: Apparently the bars don’t move with the forks. More pics here:
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/08/12/veon-by-fred-krugger-wins-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building/

The seat angle changes, but the bars stay with the seat angle. Effectively, no change.

As for the V-position of the rider’s body when using the front control set, that’s a different question altogether. I’ve not really been clear on how chopper riders find that comfortable at any time no matter what.

By: bycan

bycan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:52:02 +0000

Absolutely stunning motorcycles! I like the first and fourth most ^^

By: Aldous Snow

Aldous Snow — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:53:15 +0000

Maybe the age of the ostentatious unrideable chopper is slowly coming to an end.

A few years back I called a frame maker asking him if he would build a cafe bike frame to fit an HD 1200. He said he would love to, but the money was in bar hoppers, and that was all he had time for.

By: hoyt

hoyt — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:19:39 +0000

valid point buzzkill, but you have to filter the lookatme’s and find the bikes like Nortorious.

These shows bring int’l recognition and that fuels innovation and cool projects, albeit lots of questionable ones in the freestyle class.