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I started this thread on the sister site, but seeing as I am going to hang my hat here I will re-post and pick it up from where I left off.
I have a 06 VR$CR "Street Rod". I originally bought the bike after admiring VRODs for a few years. I have a lot of buddys who really gave me crap for wanting a 'rod, which is typical behaviour for the average HD knucklehead type that I hang out with (god I hope none of them read this and kick my ass). I bought the Street Rod without a lot of research. If I were to do it over again I would not buy the same bike. Nothing wrong with the Street Rod, in fact it is probably the best bike I have ever owned, I just don't like the limitations that come with it vis-a-vis aftermarket parts.
As I said, I bought the bike for 3 reasons. First of all, even though I am a GIANT Sportster fan, I got real tired of the small gas tank. So my first purchase reason was the 5 gallon tank on the R. Second, I wanted a black frame and that was available on the R. And finally I liked the looks and performance promise of the upside-down forks. So I bought one from a wholesaler friend of mine and had it shipped. In between the time I bought it and got it I logged back onto the Vrod Forums site and did some reading. What I found disturbed me as it seemed that the R was not a very popular model and most of the guys who liked them did not seem to be "Harley Guys". Worse yet the aftermarket parts all seemed to carry the same note..."Fits all models except VRSCR".
My first impression of the motorcycle was a mixture of delight and depression. I simply could not believe that a Harley could handle this good. I also felt that the power delivery was pretty lackluster. This did not worry me too much as I have paid the "Harley Tax" in the past and knew how much that would perk it up. More research on the VRF site brought yet more somber news. No easy 20% HP gains by paying the tax. While all the guys assured me that the power was well in excess of what I had on my FXST, I was still unimpressed by the perceived lack of torque. Eventually I put on a Rinehart pipe after reading StreetRodder06's and BrianVRSC's reports on the pipes performance. I also got raped by the HDealer for $500 for a SERT. Add a K&N and a gift map by Mike (StreetRodder06) and the bike was transformed. The seat-of-the-ass torque was magnitudes better and the thing finally sounded like a motorcycle.
But the thing was old man ugly to me......and I'll continue in the next post.
I have a 06 VR$CR "Street Rod". I originally bought the bike after admiring VRODs for a few years. I have a lot of buddys who really gave me crap for wanting a 'rod, which is typical behaviour for the average HD knucklehead type that I hang out with (god I hope none of them read this and kick my ass). I bought the Street Rod without a lot of research. If I were to do it over again I would not buy the same bike. Nothing wrong with the Street Rod, in fact it is probably the best bike I have ever owned, I just don't like the limitations that come with it vis-a-vis aftermarket parts.
As I said, I bought the bike for 3 reasons. First of all, even though I am a GIANT Sportster fan, I got real tired of the small gas tank. So my first purchase reason was the 5 gallon tank on the R. Second, I wanted a black frame and that was available on the R. And finally I liked the looks and performance promise of the upside-down forks. So I bought one from a wholesaler friend of mine and had it shipped. In between the time I bought it and got it I logged back onto the Vrod Forums site and did some reading. What I found disturbed me as it seemed that the R was not a very popular model and most of the guys who liked them did not seem to be "Harley Guys". Worse yet the aftermarket parts all seemed to carry the same note..."Fits all models except VRSCR".
My first impression of the motorcycle was a mixture of delight and depression. I simply could not believe that a Harley could handle this good. I also felt that the power delivery was pretty lackluster. This did not worry me too much as I have paid the "Harley Tax" in the past and knew how much that would perk it up. More research on the VRF site brought yet more somber news. No easy 20% HP gains by paying the tax. While all the guys assured me that the power was well in excess of what I had on my FXST, I was still unimpressed by the perceived lack of torque. Eventually I put on a Rinehart pipe after reading StreetRodder06's and BrianVRSC's reports on the pipes performance. I also got raped by the HDealer for $500 for a SERT. Add a K&N and a gift map by Mike (StreetRodder06) and the bike was transformed. The seat-of-the-ass torque was magnitudes better and the thing finally sounded like a motorcycle.
But the thing was old man ugly to me......and I'll continue in the next post.