Quote: Well, all I can say is IF that spy-pic WAS somewhat accurate, I SURE hope they do a much better job of hiding that big ol' ugly radiator, AND I sure hope that the lack of finning around the cylinder barrels is also addressed before September comes around, or I TOO will be a bit disappointed.
And because that bike looked at least to me to be pretty close to production quality, I think I WILL be a bit disapointed.
(still hope I'm wrong though...but I rarely am, ya know)
Why would you put fins on a liquid-cooled bike? Does the Rocket have fins? Just wondering, you know?
For the same reason you'd make EFI look like a carb.
Exactly, Ron! Good answer!
You see Kevin, that there RocketIII motor ain't exactly a "triumph of aesthetics", now is it?! You see, slab-sided and flat portions of aluminum where inside the combustion process takes place and sitting openly out there for the world to see will ever be as pleasing to the eye as rows of finning would...right?!
(or do I need to post comparative pictures for ya here of the RocketIII's engine or almost ANY watercooled motorcycle's engine without at least traces of said finning, and then a picture of our Bonneville-line engine to prove my point?)
When Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki added finning to their watercooled V-Twin cruisers, you don't think it was really to help cool those bikes ONLY, do ya?! Nope! They added the finning to give it a more "classic" air-cooled look because the vast majority of people LIKE that look!
Last edited by Dwight; 02/22/20084:42 PM.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
