Monday, January 19, 2015
1997 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic – Motorbike Bicycle
1997 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic
This may not be your father’s Oldsmobile, but this is definitely his Harley. Of the five inch driving lights fishtail exhaust pipes, Harley Heritage Softail Classic is the definitive study in nostalgia. The lines are very familiar. Who looks at a Heritage knows that the classic style. Even if they had never seen a motorcycle in the 1950s original, you know, it’s like. Harley Heritage (or FLSTC as the factory calls like) is responsible to start the motor overall retro thang. With fat forks straight 1949 Harley-Davidson Hydra Glide, old-fashioned studded-leather saddlebags, seats, full glass, wood flooring, large chrome headlamp and Fat Bob fuel tank, the Heritage is a rolling explosion of chrome and occupied. Previously, this elegant and classic American fake air cooling fins or chopped Gold Wing, there is a legacy. A motorcyclewith a company that produces the real thing is made more than forty years ago.
Spesification :
Model : Harley-Davidson Softail Heritage Classic
Year : 1997
Category : Custom / cruiser
Rating : 71.6 out of 100. Show full rating and compare with other bikes
Displacement : 1338.00 ccm (81.64 cubic inches)
Engine type : V2, four-stroke
Power : 55.00 HP (40.1 kW)) @ 5000 RPM
Torque : 97.00 Nm (9.9 kgf-m or 71.5 ft.lbs) @ 2350 RPM
Top speed : 155.0 km/h (96.3 mph)
Valves per cylinder : 2
Cooling system : Air
Gearbox : 5-speed
Transmission type, final drive : Belt
Dry weight : 317.0 kg (698.9 pounds)
Power/weight ratio : 0.1735 HP/kg
Seat height : 673 mm (26.5 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Starter : Electric
Maybe there is something about the bikes from the 50s, you can not ride “modern” one to rebuild. It is a feeling, never in a hurry. Ever feel like a bike should be pushing its limits. This is a liberating feeling. Sitting in a wide range of saddles, a cozy bar the public and fire engines. That is the whole effort of this motorcycle ever ask from you. Heritage is a simple pleasure. You have not told to enjoy it. It comes naturally.
Before we go further into, let me run through some basics for the uninitiated. Believe it or not, there are times when the bike has no rear suspension. As you can imagine, up quite … well, hard. It is not difficult, the origin of the term hardtail. Second, before the advent of modern rubber compounds have their motorcycle engines mounted to the frame rigid. It made for a bicycle, which shook like a paint mixer.
Therefore, if you’re new to create a bike from the 50′s that you need to mount the engine, directly on the frame and the impression did not want the rear suspension.
To achieve this visual little hands, the suspension has been designed with a set of two shock absorbers hidden under the bike. This arrangement allows the look of a hardtail with the advantages of quasi-modern suspension. Therefore, long Softail.
I could say the only person in the world has ever seen, but the Heritage Softail reminds me of a small scooter Piaggio I drove around the Greek Islands honeymoon. Not because this Harley almost as quiet, and certainly not because of a mild and controlled, but because it is very easy to jump and BOP in the city. People can not usually connected with Harley “swim,” but that’s what this says to me. This does not fill me with the urge to go to a distant shore, or to divide all the mountain slopes. This bike has a different purpose.
Perhaps the main reason Inheritance gives you the urge to “take it easy” is the sitting position. There is only one way to sit on this bike, and it is the same as a piano teacher you have your seat. Back straight, your feet directly under your knees and your arms slightly bent and easily reached in the mid-plane. This position forces you to smile, slow down and waving all. It is difficult to police attitudes, or tearing of the city, if you do not smile and wave. What this bike was built from the factory to sail and slowly absorbing the excellent scenery provided.
And it brings a very important thing. Reviewing Harley is a difficult thing to do, because only a few that remain Harley stock for a long time. Simplicity of design allows virtually unlimited tailor. So if after reading this review, you climb a person with inherited and tell them that they have a very good bike for bopping in the city, then you may be wondering why you got bopped on the nose. As you can see animals in zoos, wild Harley similar to rare in the showroom.
What Heritage, is real. One thing that is really great about Harley is an almost complete absence of plastic. It is made of metal – and what a great feeling to give. When we come to modern HD is expected to have, feel all heavy duty components. Solid and reliable in a world filled with lip synchronization state band and silicone-breasted women, Harley is one of the last refuge of the “real thing.”
What legacy does not, is a completely modern motorcycles equipped with all modern amenities expected of a modern drive. Motor Company has deliberately this bike is easy. They have been updated only what really needs to be updated and everything is pretty much left alone. With the exception of an electronic speedometer, nothing on this bike high-tech high-tech for the sake of it. Why add water coolers, and some valves if not what your customers want?
It seems an unwritten rule that if you are attached to rigid Harley, you have to talk to talk about vibration. Here’s my recommendation: Smack the next person who comes to you and whines about Softail vibration. This is a dream to drive. And if you ride it, as it was intended not to drive, you have not noticed, the fact the motor rigidly attached to the frame. This means generally remain below 70 miles per hour. It is here that the vibration is very nice, reminds you that you are on motorcycles and cars instead of golf. However, there is one drawback of the rigid support. Vibration for all mar you put in the saddlebags. Three prominent screw heads in the bags have saved many articles on any hard or soft-sided there. To relieve headaches, either wrap everything you carry in the type of fabric or cover the screw heads.
What could be the tried and true be told, 80-cubic-inch Evolution V-twin that has not been said a thousand times? Bullet-proof look, stone cold reliable and large. Of course it’s not the sex appeal of the old Panhead, but this is deceiving the eye gives the appearance, the modern strong. I kinda like the difference between athletes and its modern rust leather-helmet colleagues from the past. 1997 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic has removed all the beauty and attractiveness of a 50-Hydra-Glide with most of the shortcomings of technology 50. As the Motor Company has been delivered and enjoyed a reception, relaxed and friendly way to get around town and just the scenery.
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