penance said:
And not for cornering, or braking or accelration
infact, a hardley cant do anything that a REAL bike can.
I know you dont like to use your grey matter to think much, you rather live hand in hand in the flock, reveering common places and the popular gurus... :kneel:
But here go some facts anyway:
The Harley will start faster than the average street rocket, after about 80 meters the Jap will pass never to be caught again by the iron horse, except those that are not able to turn when they should...
When you accelerate out of a tight turn they will tend to lift the front wheel, also the rear wheel when they brake hard, so, on a twisty road, the racers will rarely have a good road grip, particularly with average users, like you or me, thats why there are several accidents every sunday on the road I mention, never with HD, except this friend of mine that was hit by a Suzuki that lost it comming from the opposite direction...
So a reasonably prepared Harley, I mean custom shocks, brakes and the usual engine tweaks, will outrun all but the best drivers on Japanese rice burners, in very twisty roads, of course it wont happen on fast highways... :MILD: