Harley Davidson's VROD Destroyer

The VRXSE Screamin' Eagle Destroyer is H-D's first out-of-the-box, drag racing motorcycle. Based on the VRSC™ family and tuned by Custom Vehicle Operations, this bike can do a quarter mile run in under 10 seconds. A limited quantity of VRXSE Screamin' Eagle Destroyer models will be produced. Contact your local Harley-Davidson dealer for a chance to be one of the first to own this limited quantity machine.

Technology

Harley claims it gets more than 165 horsepower out of the bored and stroked V-Rod motor, now up to 1300cc. Forged pistons squeeze the fuel-injected mixture to a lofty 14.0:1 compression ratio, as high-flow cylinder heads breathe through larger valves and a beefed up valvetrain with high-lift cams. Incredibly violent launches are thanks to a 66.9-inch wheelbase, a square-shouldered 7-inch-wide drag slick and a long wheelie bar. Shifts are signaled by a programmable shift light, while power is transferred via a large 530 DRZ chain (the same as used by the record-setting Vance & Hines Pro Stock bike) and easy-change sprockets. Its transmission has been modified by Andrews Cam and Gear, cutting the number of cogs in half and undercutting the gears for quicker and easier shifting via a really cool push-button air shifter system. A lightened crankshaft allows revs as high as you dare, and on this day the programmable limit was set to 11,250 rpm. A ceramic-coated 2-into1 stepped header allows spent gasses to exit quickly and does absolutely nothing to quiet this earth-shaking monster.