Hahah dreamers...........

[Steel]

Actually the 2.3 would stack up pretty good leaving the line and for the first 100 or 200 feet but after that its all over. If you have a Carpenter bike you might win. The beauty of the Chopper is that its always like a Carpenter bike with twice the torque but its not hopped up. Its just a 350 Chevy ZZ4 crate motor, like an older corvette. Its just proof that nothing can compare with cubic inches, thats why our 140 cu inch Rockets are so impressive, they are the biggest engines in any mass produced bike. The problem is as the engine gets bigger so does everything else. A small engine can be made to put out incredible horsepower but at the expense of engine life and reliability and a narrow hp/torque range. The Rocket is a compromise, large reliable motor with good power and torque, yet still light enough to handle decently.

I do have the 265 Carpenter package, and it pulls hard to 9000 rpms. It has out accelerated a gsxr 1000 with a rider that was 140 pounds lighter than me. That's from a stop, and rolling starts from 50 and 70 mph. It stayed ahead to well past 140 mph.
But I also have more than twice the motor. So I'd be curious to see how it'd do against a motor twice it's size.

 

[joey fletcher]

Dave

Gary's bike pulled to the left.......The harder you got on the throttle the worse it pulled left. You had to counter steer very hard just to keep it going some what straight

I would always start his bike in, (2nd.) the slow right lane of the interstate, once I got the throttle wide open it started to pull left by the time I hit 4th and maybe 5th I would be in the far left lane about 2 feet from the white line.

I only rode it 2 times and tried to keep it at WOT. Gary had the same issues but he did not run it thru the full gear range. He would hit it in 3rd, maybe just into 4th. When I was finished running it hard and was on the way back home. Getting off the interstate to the right took way more hard counter steer to go right.

That is why I said something was wrong in the drive line or the dang frame flexed. It did look good and sounded great...But way too loud...Like standing next to John Force's funny car

I think this is the best pic of the double butterfly thing on the right side

 

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

I do have the 265 Carpenter package, and it pulls hard to 9000 rpms. It has out accelerated a gsxr 1000 with a rider that was 140 pounds lighter than me. That's from a stop, and rolling starts from 50 and 70 mph. It stayed ahead to well past 140 mph.
But I also have more than twice the motor. So I'd be curious to see how it'd do against a motor twice it's size.

I would GUESS that it would do well at least compared to mine which is only 400 horsepower. I have ridden mine at 152mph at 5400 rpms and it gets there quick. Mine seems fast to me but I have ridden ones that were faster. A friend has one with a 427 cu inch DART engine rated at 575 hp and also has a nitrous button that adds a 100 hp to that when pushed. With a street tire he has officially got in the eight second bracket a few times and normally runs low nine second times. He rides the bike to work and packs his wife on it when they ride together. A chopper is still a chopper no mater how fast or good looking it is and has all the drawbacks of a chopper, but they are fun if you realize they are not cross country cruisers. The Rocket is more of an all around motorcycle, its fast, reliable, and comfortable enough to ride cross the country.

 

[joey fletcher]

Dave

You do have some awesome bikes for sure...I would give my right N*t and maybe both just to ride either of your V-8's

If I could chose one it would be the Beautiful Orange BH. What is the ci. on the BH???

Slobbering on the keyboard..........Dang it

 

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

Dave

You do have some awesome bikes for sure...I would give my right N*t and maybe both just to ride either of your V-8's

If I could chose one it would be the Beautiful Orange BH. What is the ci. on the BH???

Slobbering on the keyboard..........Dang it

The Boss Hoss is 350 cu inches and has the same motor as the V8 Chopper, a 350 CHEVY ZZ4. The problem with the Boss Hoss is the transmission is very parasitic and robs to much horsepower making it slower than the Chopper. I've been riding it eight years and in 11 western states up to Canada and as far east as Missouri. Its actually a great bike for long rides, effortless cruising at any speed, 3000 rpm equal about 100 mph. Its a two speed automatic and is as easy to ride in traffic as a car is to drive with an automatic transmission. It makes you become a lazy rider. It has air ride suspension with an on board compressor for comfort. The down side is its heavy (1300 lbs) so its a lot of work on twisty roads and stops bad if you compare it to any modern bike. Also it only gets about 22 miles per gallon on the hi way. The later models have GM LS motors in them with around 500 hp so they are a little faster.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Gary's 140 ci. S&S motor would be about 200Hp. to the wheel. I guess if the people who built that thing did a better job of frame work or had the ability to keep the chassis torque to a minimum, then maybe you could ride it hard with out fearing for your life

It was called "The 140 Tribute Bike". 100 years of Harley Davison and 40 years of S&S motors, I think he paid about $65K for that thing.

The sound that came from that motor was like standing next o a Funny Car when he started it just at idle it would shake your insides. You did not want to be anywhere rear of that bike when he hit the throttle

This is a pic of that thing

THEY always tell stories of killer HP coming from those things Ive seen them at Dyno shootouts and they never make anything near what they say . BUT they do make a lot of noise even if they dont make any power LOL

 

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

THEY always tell stories of killer HP coming from those things Ive seen them at Dyno shootouts and they never make anything near what they say . BUT they do make a lot of noise even if they dont make any power LOL

I HAVE SEEN OVER 500 HP TO THE REAR WHEEL ON A V8 CHOPPER. BOSS HOSS LOSES A LOT IN THE TRANS AND HAS MANY DIFFERENT HP ENGINES. I CAN NOT AGREE THAT "THEY NEVER MAKE ANYTHING
NEAR WHAT THEY SAY" SOME DO, SOME DON'T, JUST LIKE MOST GUYS THAT TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF THEIR BIKE. YOU SEEM TO EASILY BELIEVE THE HORSEPOWER RATINGS FROM A 140 CU INCH MOTOR BUT IT SEEMS TO BE BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION THAT A MORE THAN TWICE AS BIG 350 OR 427 OR 502 CU INCH ENGINE COULD MAKE BIG HORSEPOWER. LIKE I SAID, SOME DO SOME DONT. MY ROCKET DOESN'T MAKE AS MUCH AS YOURS SO I GUESS THERE IS NO WAY YOURS CAN BE MAKING MUCH EITHER.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I HAVE SEEN OVER 500 HP TO THE REAR WHEEL ON A V8 CHOPPER. BOSS HOSS LOSES A LOT IN THE TRANS AND HAS MANY DIFFERENT HP ENGINES. I CAN NOT AGREE THAT "THEY NEVER MAKE ANYTHING
NEAR WHAT THEY SAY" SOME DO, SOME DON'T, JUST LIKE MOST GUYS THAT TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF THEIR BIKE. YOU SEEM TO EASILY BELIEVE THE HORSEPOWER RATINGS FROM A 140 CU INCH MOTOR BUT IT SEEMS TO BE BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION THAT A MORE THAN TWICE AS BIG 350 OR 427 OR 502 CU INCH ENGINE COULD MAKE BIG HORSEPOWER. LIKE I SAID, SOME DO SOME DONT. MY ROCKET DOESN'T MAKE AS MUCH AS YOURS SO I GUESS THERE IS NO WAY YOURS CAN BE MAKING MUCH EITHER.

NO Im talking about the HOT ROD HARLEY aka S&S bikes we have a bunch of those turds around here Iwasnt picking on your V8 bikes I know they have a losses from the trans Ive seen them at the DYNO SHOOTOUTS I saw one owner that said he made 450 HP but only made 193 HP to the rear wheel and I took the trophy in the open class with 248 HP with my Rocket BUT I was referring to those big Vtwins S&S makes a complete bike called the DRAGON that makes 167 HP to the rear wheel and thats their hottest street bike

 

[joey fletcher]

Dave

Imfasttoo is at the top of the line when it comes to Rocket III's and horsepower.....That is why I say (I hate him) all the time, which the true meaning is......I AM SO JEALOUS OF HIM.......But Do not tell him I said so.

I just love the look of the Orange BH....It makes me think going down the Interstate in your most comfortable recliner with the sound of a V-8 Chevy playing on the radio.

 

[cr0ft]

why not just buy something that's fast right from the dealership and save $30K? Is having the HD name on the gas tank really THAT important?

To many - yes.