Comments on: 2008 AMD World Championship Results

By: Rasmus

Rasmus — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:38:03 +0000

The StG Nautilus is pretty cool. It reminds me of those twisted drawings of normal cars with really big wheels and spoilers and stuff…

By: Jar

Jar — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:42:58 +0000

I’m down with the accessibility thought, too. So much out there for the HD derivatives, you can slam a good starting point together quickly, if not inexpensively.

The RC51 concept rolling in my head is less road bike, and more fat tire straightline bike. Why chase power, when you can have it? The only catch is the accessibility – you – have to build around it, not gonna be a lot of help…..

By: hoyt

hoyt — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:00:06 +0000

Agreed, that the HD motor is accessible and the right engine tuner can extrude more power than many give credit…..

However, builders like Goldammer can build one-off motors that probably work quite well. And, if it does break, he would know how to fix it and/or re-build it so the part doesn’t break again.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:32:49 +0000

accessible. hit the nail on the head. why make a bike with a one off motor. it will break eventually and your gonna wanna fix it. very good point.

By: WRXer

WRXer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:17:08 +0000

I agree that the V-twin in it’s many forms (Ducati, Indian, Vincent, J.A.P., Metric) is one of the most pleasing engine styles. To me the Pre-war H-D engines are among the best particularly the flathead. After the war they lose something for me. Maybe it’s because they are too common that they have lost their charm.

This is not to say a multi cannot also be pleasing.
-The old Indian four made a helluva visual statement.
-The Honda Valkyrie was one of the best looking cruisers ever…mainly because it was different, and looked tough.
-The Triumph Rocket 3 engine is in this vein, but to be honest, it looks a little too “Functional”….a bit too automotive. A case of too much function and not enough form, which is contrary to the old British design philosphy of “if it doesn’t look right…it isn’t right”.

Still right here on the Kneeslider we have seen really impressive customs can be made using the Rocket 3.

The possibilities are there if builders want to explore it, it’s just that HD parts are so accessible, it’s surely the easist route to go.