Not supporting the V-Rod?

I've actually wondered how much cuttin' and weldin' it would take to get the V-Rod engine (and perhaps part of the frame and motor mounts) into some current big-twin. After all, the overall idea would be the same as trying to fit the X-Wedge engine into a current frame.

We already build customs from the ground up, I'm surprised that someone hasn't already managed to mate a V-Rod engine into a bagger.

From what i have seen this excatly who they are looking at.
15 years ago I wanted my son to get a Harley, he said that is an old mans bike and bought a Ducati, now that he is in his mid 30's he is thinking a traditional Harley looks pretty good.
a fellow I know pretty well owed a Vrod for about 3 years put over 50,000 trouble free miles on. He said it ran great just was not to good in the twisties or at making U turns. He used it mostly for long distance riding. Now he has a fatbob I think and is looking at a new street glide.

check out Cycle Vision they have a kit to make a bagger out of a Vrod.
Cycle Visions > Road Rod
they have been making them for at least 6 years.

I can relate to the Ducati story but I'm now and old man and the Ducati was taking me to the poorhouse. The one VRod I like was the one with the mid controls and a more sporting geometry..I had the Ducati at the time and probably should have gone with the VROD instead of trying to keep the Ducati on the road. I remember when they had them at the demo rides at Sturgis and a lot of the Harley guys were used to lots of torque which wasn't quite the same on the VROD..hence guy were stalling them and a number of them were falling over. I hated the placement of the forward controls. The bike felt clumsy to me..great engine though

There we agree. I would point out an analogy that the last few Buell motors would have made a great contribution to modern Sportsters. Anther chance gone for good.

That's how it felt to me, kind of like a long front end and no fork brace. It seemed that if you didn't have constant control on the bars the front wheel would "flop."

Granted, if I'd have spent some serious time on the thing that feeling probably would have gone away. But like you, I think it's the engine that has merit, not the total bike.

Now, now.... don't be so rough on Tourist. He is accustomed to riding a Sporty, so everything else is gonna feel heavy and awkward.

Although, Tourist, you said you also have a Dyna, and the suspension on the V Rod is the exact same as the Dyna, plus it is lighter than the Dyna. And I always felt that the Dyna handles curves like a Ferrari.

Not on mine. I replaced that crap with stuff that actually works. That original front fork could barely hold up the Sportster they stole it off of.

On the rear I now run a better swing arm, progressive shocks and a solid wheel.

I can actually turn corners now.

That's a beautiful bike, Tourist! Are those new forks from the CVO Dyna offered a couple years ago? I had the standard 49mm "shortened" forks on the Low Rider, and thought they were excellent. The Low Rider had diff. (not just shorter) rear shocks than the other Dynas also.

By the way, Sporty's have 39mm front forks, where all the Dynas come with 49mm on 2006 and later.