V-boost is like NOS. As soon as you hit 6200rpm, the V-Boost butterfly opens and you are off... :woot: You go from 6k to 12k faster than Obama spending a trillion dollars.

Basically what happens: Under normal operation, one carb feeds one cylinder (4 carbs, 4 cyl, V-4), just like any other 4 cyl. There are 2 crossover tubes that connect 2 carbs together with a butterfly in between to keep them closed off. At 6200rpm, an actuator opens the butterfly and makes the 2 carbs crossflow to one cyl. like opening a the secondarys on a Holly. The percise overfueling makes the engine run so damn good it's unbelievible. It revs to 12k redline and pounding the gears literally will bring the front wheel up. :U:

Got a BMW R1100RT an a 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900 that I bought new when I was in service . The Z1 was a real contender its day , I rode a friends R1 Yam a while back all I can say is WOW about stoped this ole mans heart

but cruisers are SOOOO comfy, well, the Jap cruisers are anyway, Yamaha and Honda really know their stuff. If one has to have an American bike, I've demo'd a couple of Victories and I couldn't believe how nice they rode; if there was ever a time I didn't have a big goofy grin on my face I think I'd be falling asleep...I can understand getting an older HD for the nostalgia of it but a newer one?? please. it's just all around 1/2 the bike for twice as much, I do not understand it...

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same here the first time I climbed on a liter bike, it was a friend's ZX-10r, I thought it was just insane to lightly roll on the throttle in third gear to find that it just smoothly picked the wheel up like nothin. My SV1000 is nowhere near the power of the big sport bikes but the low end torque of a liter twin is REALLY nice with a passenger or in the mountains...so much less shifting than the 600rr!

Not to me. You sit in a hunched over position, with your legs infront of you and your arms too high up, where blood can't circulate correctly. A standard or touring is the best. You sit upright, no pressure on your back. Your legs hold the bike and work with you, not against you. Your arms are a little lower and closer in, makeing for the best all around position.

I use to have a Honda Shadow.....sold it in 6 months because it was so uncomfortable. I've riden my buddy's Yamaha Roadstar and although it's probably the best cruiser I've ever riden, it still just didn't feel right and it put my ass to sleep (no me, just my ass). I borrowed another buddy's HD Softail Springer for a day....OMG :argh: talk about a piece. I was on the freeway hauling ass, mirrors vibrating, engine screaming.. :U: A dude in a car was tailgating me and I was like WTF why are you tailgating I've got to be doing 80ish. I look down at the speedo, I'm doing 55mph :argh::argh: But I looked good doing it. :ouch:

Anyways, I can bash on cruisers all day long. They are more of a 'look' than function. :bat:

Z1's still f'n rock! i think you can get aftermarket jugs to bore them to a whopping 1500cc!
i'm not really in to the looks of them. but they are really good drag bikes.

bah-hahahaha! well, I mean, other than making 10 times more sound than power, rough harmonics literally vibrating/shaking the entire bike apart, having horrible suspension, getting poor mileage for how much power is made and paying far more than a comparable bike is worth...what's so bad about an HD?

I do find it surprising you're not comfortable on a cruiser, though; I've heard that before and can't figure out if it's just a guy doesn't fit on the specific bikes he's tried or what. You should go find a Victory/Polaris dealer and demo a Vegas. and the assugly spaceship they call the Vision...that's the ugliest modern bike I've ever seen but ho-ly-crap if it's not a lazy boy couch. I didn't even know what to think, I was sitting in a comfortable riding position on a soft seat that felt more like a chair, it accelerates like it should with a monster 100 cube V twin and whips through the corners like a dang sport-touring bike. I find it hard to give you crap for not fitting on cruisers though because I want to kiss the ground that your 996 sits on.

You talk'n bad about HD?? :bat: Do you realize it's made in the good 'ol USofA (with jap parts), by (overpaid) patriodic Americans that care about their workmanship (and benifits). That's it :bat: I'm load'n my HD on my trailer, hook'n it up to my Toyota Tundra with the HD sticker on the rear glass, put'n on some temporary tattoos, growing a 3 day beard and dusting off my finnest new leather jacket and coming to kick your ass..... :bat:

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That's impressive.
I've never driven a Harley, but just sitting on an 883 at a standstill it felt unbalanced, too much weight up high, it just didn't feel as nice as many other bikes do. At speed, I'm sure that would translate to poor handling. My father has always been a Jap bike fan, sport touring.

You'll find a lot of people don't like the seating position of a cruiser. So many people want 'the look' and what's popular, that they just jump straight on a cruiser and never consider anything else. In their mind "it's the best", the most comfortable, etc. But if they would take the time to truely find a bike that fits them, they would be supprised what else it out there and how much more enjoyable riding can be. I'm not takling about you, it seems like you've been on your fair share of bikes and know what you like, I'm just talking people in general (mostly newbie riders).

I'll probably never own another cruiser. It's not my style (I wear a helmet). To me, cruisers are big, heavy, bulky, they are not quick, nimble or stop well, well at least not like I like. Even my V-max might be going by-by soon, to be replaced by something more comfy and quick for 2 people: maybe a Ducati Multistrada, or Yamaha FZ1. :U:

Oh and swing down sometime, I'll let you breath the air my 996s breaths.... :ok1: :tttt:

I have a 2006 R1 50th Anniversary :U: