My personal discovery of America was not without turmoil. And it's not the potholes on the broken concrete of California highways. In their natural habitat new old "Harley s" proved to be exactly the opposite than their predecessors on the suburban tracks and highways.
Yes, Pigget! Yeah, Hollywood. Also, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and other neighborhoods of Big Los Angeles. Yes, Harley, on which I had the chance to ride along the south-western flank of the Likenish Enemy. So, did you list all the stamps? No, the main-Legend and Captive sense of quality remain. Well, I don't get along with the first one, "said the old punk," I respect the old office with a rich history, but I don't suffer brandomania, all the more so as the "with the past" marks a lot. At the end of the day, by the horror of the whole of Soichiro Honda, I am at the level of a grim race of William Harley and the Davidsons brothers. The feeling of quality is amazing! It is only a feeling that is different than the one mentioned in the prospekt of any trade. It's not the quality of the glamour buttons. It's real. IronThe black head of the "head" of the frame (Softail is forged in one detail, as was common in the 20th-40th, not the swamps or pipes welded), from which is a shiny press-oil. Chrome masonas, ranging from tank to "dry" crankcase and especially visible on the general black background. A pear weld of the pendulum, which makes it clear that the landing gear is not the same thing as a police-natural cop's leaner to move with his Colt and his dog. A surly murmation of a large "air", not drowned by a water jacket, and not desecration of the chain of "upper" GRM. And-a wornoff "bang!" turn on the gear. Damn it, that's good, that's it! And the press releases, and the cursory examination of Blackline, left me indifferent. Well, the outside of Night Train; well, they put two googoblins instead of "horned" steering.Now the hilt needs to stretch forward and downward, and the steps are left wide (very wide, wider than other Harley-like choppers!). Well, what's worth the attention here? And the more test drive?But I wasn't asked. "Balls," I said, " I'm gone. The place is at the freeway, at a good pace of miles 20, and then, not too neglected, into the mountains. And spikelo! A real pin was so complete and balanced the motorcycle, in all details, nuances and sensations. No irritation from the short suspension or the odd, at first glance, ergonomics. The opposite. A smooth landing at the wheel, a rigid chassis, "stretched", but not an extreme geometry, also smoothed by a narrow rear container, responsive, but not abrupt, the motor with a kind of traction (as the pilots say, "the machine follows the handle") ... Traditionally "short" first three transfers-and slightly more "stretched" subsequent transfers-The obvious excesses in the city, in the mountains and on the "six-step" have shown themselves to be a very useful "innovation." And only the swooping feet blinking in turns, once again: "It's a chopper, baby!" That's why you didn' t get all the money, but just get the pleasure out of the process. Harley-Davidson FXS Softil Blackline: Cruisers, 2011 He received around 151 million rubles (in the US dollar). Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom: Cruiser, 2011 In the first 10 years of the day, the volume of the gasoline was cut by 1.2 billion rubles ($11.12 billion). Harley-Davidson CVO Softail Convertible: Cruisers, 2011. In the first half of the day, the dollar was 83.69 rubles, up from 3.65 rubles per day. I got it. Now 1200 Custom is the old Sportster, but in the circle a-a-la-cruisers: plump 16-inch tires on five-leaf casting, "front" location of the feet ... And a peach bak that looks like a foreign element, especially when you're looking at the side. Well, I think I'll just relax here. It's the face! The fact that the engine is much smaller here than the "big-twin" is obvious and censure is not subject to censure. But in all its nuances, the motorcycle is much worse! (Although not everything: even in the "yupside-down" view, the athlete's suspension is much softer than Softales.) And the point is that geometry makes it possible to turn into human curves? The dead pendulum "crosses"; the gearshift is as clear as the pendulum. At the same time, the "neutron" is caught worse-and what surprised is the effort on the clutch of the clutch is higher than that of the "byg-tvina". The negative was partly compensated by a much better maneuverability. But only in part. And the Nightster's bully charm doesn't smell here. Nein, clear!Stop! Maybe I'm a fool. Or a shatan machine? I jump on the same one, only the silver is the same picture. Now I am waiting for the next (10-15) overtaking and transplanting on the known not the first year of the Fat Bob-conceptually and construction of the chassis is similar to the differences with XL1200 C, but with "byg-tvin" and, respectively, "stretched" base-and ... It is as if the rocking-chair is so much more comfortable and pleasant to be in the bed. Even in spite of the "vibration", not only on the "top" like Sportster, but in the whole range (again, Sportster and Dyna engines have no balancing gross, unlike Softail). Let the chassis be just as "rubber," "1.6-litre motors" are reconciled with reality, allowing hopelessly to skate around the city and the serpentine and with minimal trouble on the haievu. I rolled up. A famous admirer of the Anderson beach. "I'm the rescuer Malibu who caught him, so ..." And "caught" me neither much Convertible-the junior model from the CVO family built on Softil platform. The machine is rare, for very dear. In fact, the Fat Boy, the "cunny" by the tomatoes. A flat box carrying a small "music"; an inverted combination of instruments in a standard speedometer casing; a 18-inch, chrome-plated "casting" ... These and other brilliant tats would not deserve (and not only because they look ... well, let' s say, not for whites)-but the powertrain 110, not 96 "inchos", was asked for a full detour. I did. Report: 110 more than 96. I feel it. Especially in the middle. "Bottom" is not so noticeable-indeed, even in this Harley, it is impossible to touch bachelor parties without risk-like "up there." And the extra force on the clutch, but the drive is not a trove, it's hydraulic. And the "crimin-needle" transmission appeared to me less of a quality than the one on the Harley mass market. The search for "neutral" is excruciating, and the "vite" switch! (On the particular instance, it will not be written: a day later I went to the CVO Softael in a slightly different "weight"; the same parsley and with the KR!) "He came back home to the evening, and he jamged the moonshine till the morning." The last drop to the hotel (miles e25-30), first along the coast, and then on the city "traffic jams"-again behind the wheel of Blackline. A thing! Yes, with that width and the base is not the same as in the Hollywood blockages. Yes, the brakes, like the Harley, are lower than the average (though, say, by the standards of the maxy-scooters-quite nothing!) But on the freedom to roll between the rows and to the road in a literal sense full. This bike is not for war, it's for peacetime. When the horn silks and settles the day mite. When secondary seconds, millimeters, Newton meters, and percent. "Taking care of the avenues, masking the sects" ...SECOND FRONT. The Harlees are being produced for hundreds of thousands per year. Only two-thirds is sold in the United States, and the ceiling market has been reached for a long time. European sales are practically not growing, which is not bad on the backdrop of the Japanese failures-but it is obituously looking at the growth of the BMW and Triumph sales. The goal is to increase exports by 40 percent in 2014. What did they do for that? First, the establishment of "team sites" around the world in the manner in which this is done in the United States (there are 8 regional offices that control the dealer's network of the sector that is assigned to them). In particular, the Moscow office, which is authorized to develop sales of H-D in the CIS countries. And new products. The old policy is to forge new "obscales" to the old chassis and call it new, completely refuse to refuse, but the gamma is rare. In parallel, the list of available options is expanded: for example, when you order Sportster 1200 Custom, you can specify external details in black or chrome finish, not only by bounce, but separately. Not to mention the legendary catalogings of factory accessories and tuning (including "103rd" and "110" motors). But it's half-action. In the coming years, we are promised new models. Which is exactly as long as the hammer. But judging by the "drop" in the press, some "reservations" of the top managers of the company and general trends in the market in general and sales of "Harleev" in particular, we see three directions of development: a model for the replacement of the Buell Blast; models specially for Europe; replacement or addition to the V-Rod family to ensure the loading of the plant in Kansas City. Three areas, however, are not necessarily three models. There are five, and two-and one. How do you, for example, have a neorro in-style with a 60-strong-strong 60-strong V-Rod'ofer motors? I'm kidding. But what if not in this, then in the next August we will have very pleasant surprises-the fact. BEFORE THE FIGHT? The company's factories are scattered all over the country; only the offices, and in the immediate surroundings, the Milwaukee situs, and the surrounding area, only the design-centre and the centre of the engine producing power units of the "old" model. That's where we were lucky, showing ...Show me that's not the old man! Modern manufacturing with automatic processing lines (practically the same as Yamaha or KYMCO) without a "literal", but it is not the brightly lit. The Geikauverts are only in the assembly, and it is mechanized to the limit. And in Milwaukee is a factory museum. I notice that our band has been unobtrusively focused on Harley's "non-formal". The first "Harsha" is the pre-serial motorbike of the late 70s with V4, which was on the main exposition (and next to it the mock-up of the top v2 and V6 engines, which were in parallel)-and the contents of the passers. Our attention was drawn to the failed project of the first half of the '90s, the first half of the' 90s (the two racing machines and two in the road version were obviously prepared for the series!)-and three experienced copies of 1100ONC, which was preparing in the late ' 70s to replace Sportster. What do you think these hints are?Softail Touring and V-Rod are equipped with ABS on order, CVO it "in base". The Damian Harley is definitely Dyna. Soft, comfortable ... vibrating, in the end! But not hard and hard Softil and no Sportster!TOTATIONS. Blackline is fascinated. Well groomely warm, strong, and with rare delicacy for the Americans, he was impressed by the stunning pleasure of a pleasure bike. Balanced and self-sufficient. The only thing he could do was write it to him.CVO? I don't get it. Not a thisted engine, not a bunch of brilliant foils. Well, it doesn't go "Harley" all the plastic sheen-looks can be "individualize" on your own, with more taste and less money. And the 110th motor. Should I overpay? Maybe the "train" is justified, but not on Softa.1200 Custom ... The attempt to make a circle from a self-contained Sportster failed-the machine looks and goes as a non-Fat Bob. That's why I recommend or pay for Dyna ... or get rid of the poise and take Nightster. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (manufacturer data) COMMON DANTACRISTIC Sportster 1200 CustomHarley-Davidson FXS Softail BlacklineHarley-Davidson CVO Softsil Convertiblestone, kg260306355Length, mm221524102385Baz, mm152016701620HH, mm7105123500, mm105123147Utilt, mm105123147Utilt of the steering column, hail. 3032Volume of gas tank, lorry 1718.9, TypeV2, 4-stroke, 2 valves per cylinder capacity, cm³ 120215841802Diameter of cylinder × piston, mm88.9 × 96.895.3 × 111,1101.6 × 111,1degree of compression 9.7:19.2:1Max. engine torque, Nm at /min 97 ,97/3200125/3500143/4000The fuel system coolingSystem airlowsystem 4-piston latch bracket, 1-reciprocating bracket, 4-piston bracket, 2-piston bracket, encased in a bracket. float 130/90B16MH90-21130/70R18Zedonish 150/80B16MU85B16200/50R18Test is organized by Harley-Davidson Rus.