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My friend and I follwed a group I met on-Line from out here in California, they gave us a great ride today on Malholland road, and Angeles Crest Highway (RT2) Great roads!
My review of the VRODS... Although it was our best rental option, I would never buy or recommend anyone to purchase this heavy piece of aluminum.. It is a pretty bike, and does attract a lot of attention!
There obviously is no compairison with any sport bike, but here is how I felt on it..
Corners horribly, all corners must be taken slow/wide trying to keep the bike as verticle as possibly or your going to drag parts, like the exhuast (twice) & the exhaust clamp bolts (3 times), and both pegs at least 5 times, three times I scraped the left pegs, & twice on the right. The dealer said nothing about it when I returned it! Unfortunately we were in such a hurry to get the bikes back I never got a chance to get pics of the damage..
Anyways back to the review, throttle responce is poor under 5000rpm slow reaction time. Good Throttle responce between 5K & 8K, the bike had lots of torque and responded fast to a twist of the throttle. Highway driving is horrible... Especially with an open face helmet.. ( It was all that was available)
On the highway at speeds over 65 the front end was all over the place and vibrating, by the end of the day both V-Rods were chattering, I think all the bolts needed re-torquing. Thats a Harley for ya..
All in all I was extremely happy with the ride today except the fact we had to rush To get the Hardleys back.
Thanks guys, you made this day a very memorable one!
Mike (The Boston Dude)