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The knucklehead is a retronym used by enthusiasts to refer to a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so named because of the distinct shape of the rocker boxes. [1] The engine is a two-cylinder, 45 degree, pushrod actuated overhead valve V-twin engine with two valves per cylinder. It was the third basic type of V-Twin engine used by Harley ...
Harley-Davidson engines are now made at Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company's founders started making smaller flathead motorcycle engines individually by hand and fitted to bicycles in the 10 ft x 15 ft wooden barn in Milwaukee that was the Harley-Davidson ...
Harley-Davidson's been making motorcycles for ... This piece of machinery was the first to feature what is known among Harley enthusiasts as the knucklehead engine. ... The review went on to say ...
The Panhead engine replaced the Knucklehead engine in 1948 and was manufactured until 1965 when it was replaced by the Shovelhead. As Harley-Davidson engines evolved, the distinctive shape of the rocker covers led Harley enthusiasts to recognise an engine simply by identifying the head, with names such as "Flathead", "Knucklehead" "Panhead ...
1947 Harley-Davidson mod. WL 739 cc engine Harley-Davidson 45° V-twin, Sportster Evolution engine. Sportster motorcycles are powered by a four-stroke, 45° V-twin engine in which both connecting rods, of the "fork and blade" or "knife & fork" design, share a common crank pin.
The company also produces TÜV certified engines, [10] and has even succeeded in complying with California's emissions requirements. [11] S&S and V-Twin Manufacturing are the only motorcycle companies in the world to manufacture Knucklehead, Shovelhead, Panhead, Evolution-style engines and Twin-cam style engines. S&S manufactures the largest ...
English: A Harley-Davidson Knucklehead engine, produced from 1936 to 1947, in the Engine Room exhibit at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States). Date Taken on 26 February 2024
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