2016 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Night Rod Special | Motorcycle Buyer’s Guide
2016 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Night Rod SpecialThe long, low and blacked-out 2016 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Night Rod has 240mm Michelin Scorcher 11 radial rubber that puts the power to the ground with the graceful 120mm front guiding the way.On tap is 125 horsepowe at 8250 rpm, and 85 ft/lbs of torque just 1250 rpm earlier. A slipper-style clutch allows for aggressive riding, and so the inverted forks and twin shocks with updated settings. Pulled back bars make the bike comfortable for longer rides than from stoplight-to-stoplight, though it’s still not an all-day rider.
2016 Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle Specs:
Engine: Liquid-cooled Revolution 60-degree V-twin
Displacement: 76.1 cubic inches (1247cc)
Fuel system: Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection
Hello everyone and welcome once again to Ultimate Motorcycling’s weekly Podcast—Motos and Friends.
My name is Arthur Coldwells.
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This week’s episode features Senior Editor Nic de Sena’s impressions of the beautiful new Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST that is loosely based around the original FXRT Sport Glide from the 1980s. Hailing from The Golden State, these cult-status performance machines became known as West Coast style, with sportier suspension, increased horsepower, and niceties including creature comforts such as a tidy fairing and sporty luggage.
In past episodes you might have heard us mention my best friend, Daniel Schoenewald, and in the second segment I chat with him about some of the really special machines in his 170 or so—and growing—motorcycle collection. He’s always said to me that he doesn’t consider himself the owner, merely the curator of the motorcycles for the next generation.
Yet Daniel is not just a collector, but I can attest a really skilled rider. His bikes are not trailer queens, they’re ridden, and they’re ridden pretty hard. Actually, we have had many, many memorable rides on pretty much all of the machines in the collection at one time or another.
From all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
