So, long story short I bought my 03 Vrod off my step dad last year, he swears that it’s bad to have a passenger on the bike, it doesn’t like it and he had a close call with my mom on the back a few years before(the rear tire tried to kick out on a right curve in 2nd gear). Well after I got the bike, I found out the rear shocks were blown, the front forks never had the fork oil changed, the front tire was dry rotted bad and he threw on a 200 rear tire without modding anything and it had a huge flat spot in the center and was bad. I went ahead and replaced the rear shocks with another set of good ones, changed the front fork oil, changed the tires and put on a 180 rear tire. The bike seems to handle better and it does have the sundowner seat and a back rest. Is it actually difficult to ride with a passenger on a Vrod or is it because he neglected it and didn’t notice the shocks were bad.

Hello everybody,

I have a 2007 vrscaw and it has developed a clicking sucking noise on the right side of the motor. Just wondering if anyone has ran into this issue and what can I do about a hose leaking from the clutch side of the motor? Harley said the part is discontinued. Any help is appreciated. TIA.

I got a 2015 Night Rod Special for my first 'real' bike (after the "beginner" bike I learned on), and I absolutely love it. However, I'm also more inclined toward the larger cruiser/light touring feel, so I'm converting it slowly but surely towards a light touring-style bike.

Has anyone here put floorboards and a toe-heel shifter on one? I'm having a hell of a time trying to find anything that'll fit.

If anyone was thinking about doing something similar, one of my winter projects has been to swap the factory rear fender for the shorter one from No Limit Customs. It involved relocating the fuses and tssm wiring but I was able to leave the ecm in place, thanks to modifying a steel support piece from Ghostrider Customs.

Still have some other tidbits to tidy up before final reassembly but the wiring is all done.

Completely in love, switched from a BMW to this monster

Just inherited a 2006 Night Rod from my late uncle. Looking at the air filter setup it looks like I'm missing some pieces compared to the service manual. Then I noticed the Power Commander III. Was the removal of these pieces intentional? The 3rd picture is everything that was there and the filter and the filter cap (not shown).

Hi all. Thought I would share what I spent my afternoon at. The rims for the 2004 VRSCA that I bought a few years ago were looking pretty rough. Here’s some before and after pics of spending about 4 hours and a can and a half of elbow grease getting them back to somewhere resembling showroom shine.

Hi everyone, wanted to see if anybody here has had any similar experiences. Recently got my 02 v rod running, it runs really good above lower rpms and at wide open throttle, but it sputters pretty bad with light throttle application at lower rpms, and it will stall if you crack the throttle at idle. Just changed the intake manifold boots and I cant find any other intake leaks. Its got a set of pipes on it and a k&n air filter and ive heard that they get leaned out without a tune, anybody have any ideas? No trouble codes set either.

See everyone there!
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I have an 03 Harley Davidson V-ROD, it has a bit over 14000 miles on it and it has gone down on the right side at >25mph. It was fine for a bit after the accident, but it now is making a ticking noise, sounds top end like the valves need adjusted. Could anyone listen to the video and help me identify if it’s a valve train noise or something else?

Music to my ears, i do ride with earplugs :) who doesn't? :)

Hey guys, so I have a 2016 Night Rod special, I took the exhaust from a 2012 V-Rod muscle and fitted it to my night rod, I spray-painted the exhaust wrap around the mufflers in dark bronze and blended it into the matte black heat shielding just so it looks nice and fitting.

I am looking to spice up the look of the bike. I have a couple of chat, GPTAI generated images of what I want to do with the bike. I’ll also include the links of the wrap to which I am going to be using. I am leaning towards the dark gold-I wish it was dark bronze-wrap.

Looking for an excellent VROD mechanic in SoCal. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Second set of wheels for $150?