What is a V-Rod muscle?

By reducing clutch friction, the V-Rod Muscle® models’ slipper clutch helps your rear wheel at a controlled clip. The Harley® slipper clutch also comes on the V-Rod® Night Rod® Special H-D® power motorbike.

Why did Harley make the V-Rod?

Introduced in 2001, the V-Rod was intended to compete with Japanese motorcycles that many riders were flocking to as reliable, low-cost Harley alternatives. Everything from the engine to the overall design of the V-Rod was a pretty radical departure from the retro bikes that dominated Harley’s lineup.

What is Harley-Davidson most powerful bike you can get?

The FXDR 114 can achieve a top speed of around 160 mph. This feat makes it the fastest Harley-Davidson production motorcycle currently being sold new, although it’s not the fastest motorcycle in the company’s entire history.

Is the Harley V-Rod reliable?

The Harley-Davidson Night Rod is definitely reliable. Our Harley-Davidson Night Rod owners’ reviews show these bikes do tend to be reliable, although there’s one comment about rusty boltheads appearing very early after they purchased their machine.

What is the difference between a V-Rod and A Night Rod?

The styling on these two bikes is probably the biggest difference. While the Night Rod® Special uses blacked out details, including the fork, exhaust pipes, handlebars, and more, the V-Rod® Muscle gets mostly chrome details. Otherwise they use similar drag- inspired styling, with nearly identical profiles.

Who builds the V-Rod engine?

Porsche Engineering
Under the development name “Revolution Engine”, in 2002 development partner Porsche Engineering developed a new V2 engine for the “V-Rod” model of the American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson.

Why was V-Rod discontinued?

The Harley Davidson V Rod Discontinue seemed to happen from its 2018 model line-up. While the model got released in the early time of 2001, the Harley Davidson V Rod discontinued recently. The reason behind this kind of a design is that this particular model was primarily made to target the non-Harley customer base.