Comments on: Harley Davidson Sportster Powered Ford Model T http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:57:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: KC http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/comment-page-1/#comment-224246 KC Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:13 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/#comment-224246 My uncle is the current owner of this Harley T......you can send me your contact info and I'll forward it to him....just dont want to throw out that info without his O.K. And for everyone's info.....he says it tops out at about 80mph. My uncle is the current owner of this Harley T……you can send me your contact info and I’ll forward it to him….just dont want to throw out that info without his O.K.

And for everyone’s info…..he says it tops out at about 80mph.

]]> By: Tudor http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/comment-page-1/#comment-191086 Tudor Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:14:29 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/#comment-191086 Can anyone put me in contact with the owner of thee Harley powered T? Can anyone put me in contact with the owner of thee Harley powered T?

]]> By: Shane http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/comment-page-1/#comment-129305 Shane Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:49:11 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/#comment-129305 The hotrod spirit is alive and well in this car! You put two great things together and it rocks! I wonder if a Sporty motor could work in a 1978 Chrysler Imp 21' runabout? I may have to see! Keep on buidling what you love and drive it like you stole it! The hotrod spirit is alive and well in this car! You put two great things together and it rocks! I wonder if a Sporty motor could work in a 1978 Chrysler Imp 21′ runabout? I may have to see! Keep on buidling what you love and drive it like you stole it!

]]> By: Randy http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/comment-page-1/#comment-129248 Randy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:57:48 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/#comment-129248 This thread just begs to be added to!! Any of you rocket scientists ever crank open a simple, nicely tuned, meager stage one 1200 sportster??? Doesn't sound like it at all to me.... Remember, in theory, bumble bees are not supposed to fly according to the slide rule guys... but of course they do.. Speaking from seat of the pants experience and having done the ton77 on my no longer owned GSXR750 replaced with an XL1200, I have something to compare your comments to.... The sporty pulls mid range and into easy lower tripple digits without hesitation nor complaint, uphill and at 5000 ft altitude even!!! It won't walk the GSXR but I'll bet smart money the sporty eng. T will make short work of the 900 rpm snail motor for common driving comparisons.. 30K+ on my original 03 eng. (gets the ton 10+ nearly every ride ), stage 1 with bub rinehart exhaust, no knocks, no problems no bowing down to the 'bigger bike'..ha...and frequently leaving rookie rice rocket boys behind in the twisties.. Put away the calculators, set up your engine right and go ride it... The question now is will the highway patrol beat you less times with his night stick for catching you doing 120mph on your sporty vs. when catching you do 150+ on your rice burner??? So far I have been lucky to find out neither.... This thread just begs to be added to!! Any of you rocket scientists ever crank open a simple, nicely tuned, meager stage one 1200 sportster??? Doesn’t sound like it at all to me…. Remember, in theory, bumble bees are not supposed to fly according to the slide rule guys… but of course they do.. Speaking from seat of the pants experience and having done the ton77 on my no longer owned GSXR750 replaced with an XL1200, I have something to compare your comments to…. The sporty pulls mid range and into easy lower tripple digits without hesitation nor complaint, uphill and at 5000 ft altitude even!!! It won’t walk the GSXR but I’ll bet smart money the sporty eng. T will make short work of the 900 rpm snail motor for common driving comparisons.. 30K+ on my original 03 eng. (gets the ton 10+ nearly every ride ), stage 1 with bub rinehart exhaust, no knocks, no problems no bowing down to the ‘bigger bike’..ha…and frequently leaving rookie rice rocket boys behind in the twisties.. Put away the calculators, set up your engine right and go ride it… The question now is will the highway patrol beat you less times with his night stick for catching you doing 120mph on your sporty vs. when catching you do 150+ on your rice burner??? So far I have been lucky to find out neither….

]]> By: todd http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/comment-page-1/#comment-129166 todd Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:10:18 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/05/31/harley-davidson-sportster-powered-ford-model-t/#comment-129166 Good point Loomis. I wonder what is keeping the manufacturers from just going all out with a huge motor (except for Triumph - but why stop at 2300?) if power is the ultimate goal. I guess then without incrimental changes they wouldn't have something more powerful to sell next year. -todd Good point Loomis. I wonder what is keeping the manufacturers from just going all out with a huge motor (except for Triumph – but why stop at 2300?) if power is the ultimate goal. I guess then without incrimental changes they wouldn’t have something more powerful to sell next year.

-todd

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