Friday, November 7, 2008

Big Bikes



Bikes Which Are Both Transportation And Also a Piece of Art

Since young i have a tingy for Big bikes ex specially Harley Davidson choppers. Why Harley Davidson motorcycles ? This motorcycles have V-twin engines also known as big twin engines which can fly on the highway like mad... The longitudinal two-cylinder V as usually seen in Harley Davidson is common. When used in motorcycles, this approach has the slight disadvantage of causing a torque reaction that tends to lean the motorcycle slightly to one side as the angular rate of the crankshaft increases or decreases. The faster the change, the larger the torque it produces. However, many motorcycle manufacturers have corrected for torque reaction by rotating the transmission input shafts and/or the balance and drive shafts opposite that of the crankshaft so that there is approximately equal mass turning clockwise and counterclockwise at any time, thereby physically canceling the effect.




This is what V-twin Engine looks like.





In addition, engineering and styling advanced quickly and steadily in the evolution from motorized bicycle to true motorcycle. Conversely, tank graphics changed very little, and it wasn't until the mid-1930s that the traditional Harley-Davidson tank lettering gave way to more stylish graphics. After that, new designs came every few years, changing more-and more often-than the motorcycles themselves. As a result, tank graphics are often the best way to determine a restored bike's relative vintage.




1995`s Tank Logo




When all of this is put together you will get the VRXSE V-Rod Destroyer is Harley-Davidson's production drag racing motorcycle, constructed to run the quarter mile in under ten seconds. It is based on the same revolution engine that powers the VRSC line, but the VRXSE uses the Sceamin' Eagle 1300cc "stroked" incarnation, featuring a 75mm crankshaft, 105mm Pistons, and 58mm throttle bodies.
The V-Rod Destroyer is not a street legal motorcycle.



I would kill to own this bike, but too bad nowdays riding motorcycles in Malaysia is extremely dangerous (too many road bullies). Statisticly speaking, most accidents happen on the road involves motorist than cars. Therefore, having a bike is not a good idea right now.





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