Thread: Getting power out of a harley

Originally Posted by rugerman

Cheers for the info Finnwolf

Thanks Tim, I would be commuting to work on it which is about 30km on 100km/h roads. I'm definitely not keen on getting monstered by cars up ya arse. I do like the price on them and the lighter weight. My Bandit is a 1250 so very heavy but more power than you need. Before I bought it I tried the 650 but had to ring it's tits off to get up to speed and the motor sounded like it was revving pretty high at 100km/h.
I've got a DR200 which I have ridden on the road, but it's a bit small for commuting on. I was thinking of making it road legal but don't think it would fit the bill as a commuter. I can afford to get a Royal Enfield and keep the Bandit but I've already got a few toys I hardly use and the servicing and rego/wof are a pain in the arse to keep up to date.
Ah first world problems aye

@rugerman Yeah, I hear ya, the Himalayan is not made for long runs on well made roads. It is made for long runs on low quality roads and tracks- that it does better than anything I have ridden before. It could be worth looking at the DR650 currently going out at just $700 more than the Himalayan. None of the classy looks of the RE but would do what you are doing....The Benelli TRX looks the biz and is a 500cc twin but is a different look altogether..