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There ain't nothing simple about owning a Shovelhead....trust me on that one!
My TC is the simplest and easiest Harley I have owned so far...
If I could just get past that ugly-*** motor and football air cleaner. I've tried, really I have, but after 16 years, the Twin Cam still looks to my eye like a bad caricature of a Harley motor. Like one of those drawings of a motorcycle made by someone who knows nothing about motorcycles.
I look at my Evo, and I can see in its lines the lineage of the Shovelhead, Panhead and even the Knucklehead before it. I just don't see that in the modern motor.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
