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The ironhead was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so named because of the composition of the cylinder heads (Iron instead of Aluminium). The engine is a two-cylinder, two valves per cylinder, pushrod V-twin .
Ironhead, 1957–1971, 883 cc; 1972–1985, 1,000 cc ... they are visually similar to the "hardtail" choppers popular in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as from their ...
XL, Ironhead, 1957–1985: 883 cc and 1,000 cc Ironhead overhead-valve engines with cast iron heads, K series frame ... Bike has the chopper bobber look, Hard Candy ...
Harley-Davidson Shovelhead engine at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The Shovelhead engine is a motorcycle engine that was produced by Harley-Davidson from 1966 to 1984, built as a successor to the previous Panhead engine.
Harley-Davidson engines are a line of engines manufactured since 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Harley-Davidson company for use in its motorcycles.Harley-Davidson engines are now made at Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Many of Ness's bikes in this era retained the rear shocks of the donor Sportster to provide a more forgiving ride than the typical hardtail chopper. In 1967 Denver Mullins (1944–1992) [ 9 ] and Armando ″Mondo″ Porras [ 10 ] opened "Denver's Choppers" in San Bernardino, California , and soon became famous for building "long bikes", often ...
Also available in the Sportster model beginning in 1986, it was made in the 1,100 cc (67 cu in) displacement until 1988 and is still made in the 883 cc (53.9 cu in) and 1,200 cc (73 cu in) [1] displacements for the Harley-Davidson Sportster, replacing the ironhead Sportster engine.
To the right a black Sportster with twin shocks Harley Hydra Glide converted to a chopper as seen in the 1969 film Easy Rider, with 1950s hard-tail frame painted red Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail with chrome swingarm shaped like a triangle Rear suspension on a Vincent with shocks visible under the seat, introduced in late 1920s Yamaha XT250 ...