I don't know about the accuracy of the recent TV mini series about Harley Davidson - but I believe I remember them discussing and engine with 8 valves to be used for racing.

 

In the mid teens both Harley and Indian had 4 valve race bikes. Harley had a twin cam version of the "F" head in '28 and '29 too, the JH and JDH. None of this is new.

 

Yeah, it's far from new. But personally I think it is incredible that they were imagining and designing, and manufacturing 8 valve heads just after the turn of the prior century. No flow benches, no dynamometers, no air tunnels. Pretty bitchin' technology from a bunch of guys who's parents rode horses. Pretty incredible from four guys who were building carbs out of soup cans (literally) less than a decade earlier.

 

Anybody notice the op hasn't posted anything since his original post LOL.

 

I think most of that mini series was BS. I mean come on, they had Arthur Davidson as a hard drinking bar room fighting 2 chicks at one time dude. But when you look at an actual photo of him, you see bean counter. lol

 

All motors from every manufacurer will have similarities between them. Look at the new 8 valve head and compare it to a Moro guzzi. Too close. Look at yamahas 1300 v twin made to have bigger pushrods and the looks to compete with the evo. It's just the game. The vrod copied the vmax( even the names are uncanilly familiar).

 

Trolls are good at that.

 

Maybe somebody from the forum stabbed him?

 

Sorry...

 

First of all, what mini series? I've watched a lot of crap about HD over the last 20 years, but I'm usually ready to watch more.

More importantly, you can determine a man's personality from photos of him? That's an incredible talent. There has to be a way to make money from that rare skill.

As a side note, I've known a few "bean counters" that I wouldn't pick a fight with.