One look at the Harley-Davidson V-Rod is enough to know that this particular motorcycle is different from all the other models produced by the legendary American motorcycle company. Considered by many both inside and outside the company to be a move which had the potential to alienate the traditional Harley customer, the Harley-Davidson leadership team disregarded the nay-Sayers and moved forward with the project which has proved to be a major success.
While the looks may be daring in an of themselves it is the heart of this Harley-Davidson is where the real controversy lied. The bike sports a liquid-cooled engine which featured both electronic fuel injection and overhead cams to control fuel and air distribution. This 60-degree V-Twin engine, which was developed hand-in-hand with Porsche, represented a major departure from the air-cooled designs which had dominated the Harley-Davidson scene from the very beginning.
As the motorcycles rolled off the line it quickly became clear that most of the worries were unfounded. V-Rod owners loved the performance, style, and efficiency that the new bike afforded. Almost as soon as the first V-Rods rolled off the line those on the custom bike scene were making ultra-powerful, visually stunning works of motorcycle art built on the new platform.
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In addition to the original model the company has added the darkened Night Rod Special, the V-Rod Muscle, Street Rod, and the Screamin' Eagle CVO V-Rod. While 2010 was the last year that the original V-Rod configuration was offered, the bike continues to be a fan favorite. Harley-Davidson itself continues to produce its own high-performance drag bikes on the V-Rod platform alone. All this combines together to indicate that the liquid-cooled V-Rod isn't going away anytime soon.
Reviews of the newest Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycles can be found below and a link at the bottom of the page will take you to a full index of all V-Rod review sets organized both alphabetically and by year. Please consider writing a review of your own if you have had the privilege of owning a V-Rod in the past. While anything which stands out to you may be of use to other riders seeking info about this motorcycle before buying one themselves, anything that is related to maintenance and upkeep tends to be the type of thing people are most interested in.
