Carbon Monoxide and Harleys

[08FJR4ME]

You mean the du rags aren't dot approved.

Sheeeeezzzzzzzzz

Dave

 

[deagle]

Speaking of exhaust stink. I have a 2003 Honda VTX 1800. Stock exhaust, fuel injected (no power commander, etc). That thing stinks up my garage something horrible when I start it with the garage door closed. Maybe some do and some don't?

 

[NMRoadRunner]

Around here, there are a bunch of "Low Rider" style Harleys with very tall "Ape Hanger" style bars and they too take great offense to being passed or behind any other type of motorcycle. It puts a huge grin on my face watching them in my rear view mirror trying to hang on for dear life while in pursuit of me, their legs lifting off the pegs from wind force, their faces wobbling, their bandanas blowing off. I let them catch up to me and they see me riding with one hand, relaxed, then they realize I'm playing with them and get really pissed when I just roll the throttle and walk away from them. Happens all the time! Ah, good times!

 

[RossKean]

Speaking of exhaust stink. I have a 2003 Honda VTX 1800. Stock exhaust, fuel injected (no power commander, etc). That thing stinks up my garage something horrible when I start it with the garage door closed. Maybe some do and some don't?

Fuel injected or not, it is still going to run very rich when it is first started - the FJR does as well although perhaps it isn't as bad as the big Honda V-twin. I suspect that motorcycle fuel injection systems have improved in the 14 years since your VTX was built. You might also have an issue with your oxygen sensor or MAP sensor - these could create some issues with richness (and fuel economy).

 

[Eagle Six]

Is it the carbon monoxide from Harleys, or the odor from the Harley riders? Or, perhaps both? Just asking......

 

[08FJR4ME]

I got behind a hardly rider today on the way home. It was raining and of course his cut off t-shirt was getting soaked. He was riding with his skull cap and sunglass also. Jeans and a sandals . Passed him on a double yellow in the rain without any effort. On a sunny day he my have took offense but today he gave up the ghost and was lost in my six.

Laughed the whole way home,

Dave

 

[Knifemaker]

Speaking of exhaust stink. I have a 2003 Honda VTX 1800. Stock exhaust, fuel injected (no power commander, etc). That thing stinks up my garage something horrible when I start it with the garage door closed. Maybe some do and some don't?

I think most don't.......... start their motors up in a closed garage that is.....

 

[Fred W]

Why on earth would you?

 

[HotRodZilla]

Around here, there are a bunch of "Low Rider" style Harleys with very tall "Ape Hanger" style bars and they too take great offense to being passed or behind any other type of motorcycle. It puts a huge grin on my face watching them in my rear view mirror trying to hang on for dear life while in pursuit of me, their legs lifting off the pegs from wind force, their faces wobbling, their bandanas blowing off. I let them catch up to me and they see me riding with one hand, relaxed, then they realize I'm playing with them and get really pissed when I just roll the throttle and walk away from them. Happens all the time! Ah, good times! unk:

Now that you mention it, exactly what is with our HD d-bags? I had a guy tell me the other day about how his girlfriend's dad won some huge prize at Sturgis because his HD won a drag-race against an R1. I asked him if he's ever ridden an R1 and understands how fast fast really is, and he gave me a blank stare. Then he told me how that souped up HD is making 120 horses. I asked, a WHOLE 120 horses, and almost 700lbs? I looked up the numbers for a 2015 R1, 172.8bhp @439lbs! Bwaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha...He fell silent. THEN, he told me about how that HD could still outrun my "sporty looking bike." When I asked him how, he told me the FJR only makes 80bhp, but has high torque numbers. Well, Google fixed that argument immediately, and he was sad.

These guys are a bunch of dummies that want to pretend they are riding sport bikes, but talk **** about real sport bikes. The guys on V-Rods are the worst, and the funnest to strafe. Passing one at about 8k in 3rd gear really gets their attention.

 

[RossKean]

The Harley might win a very SHORT drag race with an R1 (or an FJR). While the horsepower (claimed 120 hp) is pitiful compared to the R1 and even the FJR and they are heavy, the big v-twins make gobs of torque at low RPM. They just might get off the mark quicker than the sport bike but it wouldn't last long! The new 114 ci CVO makes 124 ft-lb of torque - way more than the sport bike.

The real laugh would be the roll-on WOT starting at 100 mph.