Thread: Getting power out of a harley

Originally Posted by Shearer

Don't really know. They did get better reviews than the RZ but I think that was more about power delivery than outright power. 245 was the best I saw on the RGs clock. Their biggest drawback was the narrow rear rim. You couldn't put a decent wide tyre on the back as they would tend to squirm a lot under power. Good mate of mine had an RZ but got rid of it before I got the RG so we never rode together on those bikes. He has a 2018 Tuono factory now and just recently bought a T7 after I nagged him enough telling him he needed an adventure bike.

Cheers for that. The RZ had tall gearing and I was on a mild down hill. It shook it's head with a vengeance, the 16" front needed little provocation. Gutting the stingers ( knocking a rod through) gave a noticeable hp increase. Otherwise, I suppose it's all just 36 year old memories.