Any word if 2009 Venturer will be EFI?

[AmnChode]

I personally will not buy an air cooled bike, and much prefer the V-4 to a V-twin..

 

Oh and Wings are rated at 118 hp, 125 lb-ft. That is at the crank, I understand it is 103hp at the rear wheel.

 

 

Oh I whole heartedly agree and you kinda prove my point...the first part was more directed at kansan29's post about a 3rd gen being based on the Stratoliner (I just didn't quote him)...I also prefer the V4 platform. Stratoliners are nice, but I wouldn't want it as the basis for a 3rd gen Venture...

 

and the point of 150hp and 115lb-ft of torque would the "goal" of the detune ...Should be enough to give the 1800 flat 6 a run for it's money...hehehe

[spear]

Carburettors, EFI, heat shields - - bah humbug.

What the Venture needs is a rear shock that won't let go everytime you go for a ride!

[ahoutzer]

Get rid of the noise, push the fuel economy to at least 50 (Yammy is rating it at 42 now, so a 20% improvement), dump the cassette deck for some modern audio connectivity (built for blue-tooth headsets and GPS, cell phone, sat radio and MP3), fix the rear shock (hasn't been a problem for me yet -- 43K miles) improve electrical output (actually put on a rear jack instead of unfinished wiring, and increase output to support more accessories) and improve the design of the fairing's interior mounts -- the thin plastic that breaks so easily.

 

Carbs vs. EFI? If that improves something or solves some problems, then do it, but all I hear is "I want EFI", like its a keep-up-with-the-Joneses buzzword feature. If EFI will improve fuel economy while maintaining performance, or if it is necessary to lower emissions to pass new pollution standards, or if EFI makes the bike better able to handle the increasing ethanol in our fuels, then switch to EFI, or if it solves the problem that some cold-country people get when they store their bikes and the carbs gum up then switch to EFI, but not just for the sake of saying "Woo-hoo, I got EFI!".

 

Bigger engine? What for? This one is fantastic.

[ediddy]

No one knows. It's all speculation, although I do enjoy the specualtion. I don't own a harley but I was so excited to see the 09s on the web site yesterday but then disappointed. On the harley tech talk site there were people who knew higher ups in the engineering department that said there was going to be a water cooled engine and all kind of other changes. But, there were no significant changes, mostly frame changes on the touring class. Now I am waiting for september to see what the 09 venture looks like.