Bloody big that innit.
Where does the Harley air cooled V twin go from there then ?
Where does the Harley air cooled V twin go from there then ?
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It can only get BIGGER
Surely it's running out of possibilities ?
I think it's almost at the end of its development before hitting the water cooling route.
Feck what do I know.....bore the mother out to 2001 cc
Bloody big that innit.
Where does the Harley air cooled V twin go from there then ?
Codcatchers harley is 2Ltr.
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12 years ago HD came up with The V-Rod engine because they worried that they couldn't keep the air cooled engine going 
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12 years ago HD came up with The V-Rod engine because they worried that they couldn't keep the air cooled engine going
They can't hang onto the "traditional" Harley that much longer with ever tightening emmision regulations, both noise and exhaust. A shame
12 years ago HD came up with The V-Rod engine because they worried that they couldn't keep the air cooled engine going
I thought the V Rod and its water cooled heads and four valves per cylinder was to try and create another string to the Harley family bow.
I know it deffo didn't appeal to the old school air cooled crowd, but it was and is a peach of a motor. I seem to remember Porsche developed the top end for Harley factory, bit ironic that as they also ended their own air-cooled dream in 1997 for Porsche fans.
Harley have had another 12 years of the air-cooled since the V Rod, but I can't see then squeezing much more that half of that time out of future models now.
Bit sad buts that's progress so they reckon.
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It was going in the Buell, but Erik told them it was just too big, so it didn`t
Developed by Porsche engineers, cost them a shed load of money.
Drain Rods do try and rip yer arms out of their sockets though
Lovely motor wasted on the red necks and most of the Wankers in the UK.
Developed by Porsche engineers, cost them a shed load of money.
Drain Rods do try and rip yer arms out of their sockets though
Lovely motor wasted on the red necks and most of the Wankers in the UK.
It was going in the Buell, but Erik told them it was just too big, so it didn`t
Developed by Porsche engineers, cost them a shed load of money.
Drain Rods do try and rip yer arms out of their sockets though
Lovely motor wasted on the red necks and most of the Wankers in the UK.
I always thought there would be a V Rod engined tourer pretty soon after it came out, but not yet it seems
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I always thought there would be a V Rod engined tourer pretty soon after it came out, but not yet it seems
The Glide frame can't cope with the 103" so the V-Rod would tie it in a knot
The Glide frame can't cope with the 103" so the V-Rod would tie it in a knot
They'd down tune it accordingly maybe ?
The day will come when they'll have to go down that route anyway. Plus they've spent a mint getting that all new motor off the drawing board. How could they afford not to utilise it in various states of tune across the model range in time.
They can't hang onto the "traditional" Harley that much longer with ever tightening emmision regulations, both noise and exhaust. A shame
I dunno. Indian is introducing their all new motor, a 49 degree V-twin, 111 cubic inch and air cooled. Maybe there's still a future w/o water cooling?
http://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-...new-engine?WT.ac=IND-enus-camp-home-eng-story
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