What has HD done with the engine?
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What has HD done with the engine?
I just noticed while drooling over the Road King Special blacked out that they have redesigned something until now I have overlooked. In the past with bikes one of the mods I have made was to install finned head bolt covers to lose the gap in the engine around the plugs. But looking more closely at the 107 I see they have addressed the issue, at least to some degree. Just wondering why they would eliminate a potential after the fact sale. See if you agree and I will enclose a picture of the covers of one of my bikes for comparison.
Yikes!!! Just ordered a can of S100 engine brightener for the other bike but looks like this one needs it as well after taking the picture. Oh well, someone suggested a can of silicone spray from Wally world does the same much cheaper so guess I will find out. Jeez, and I thought the bike was pretty clean. So much for attention to detail...
http://www.bing.com/images/search?vi...x=0&ajaxhist=0
Yikes!!! Just ordered a can of S100 engine brightener for the other bike but looks like this one needs it as well after taking the picture. Oh well, someone suggested a can of silicone spray from Wally world does the same much cheaper so guess I will find out. Jeez, and I thought the bike was pretty clean. So much for attention to detail...
http://www.bing.com/images/search?vi...x=0&ajaxhist=0
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http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...ree-sixty.html
Based on this image, my guess is that that piece was installed by the dealership before the sale, perhaps before they put it on the floor.
Based on this image, my guess is that that piece was installed by the dealership before the sale, perhaps before they put it on the floor.
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Leaving a place for some trinket doodad is not high on the priority list when you are designing a completely new engine that has as many constraints as a new Harley engine does.
Either that or you have been in the dark about the Milwaukee 8 which has replaced the twin cam in the 2017 touring bikes and will likely be the only big twin engine in 2018, in a similar manner that the Evo was replaced by the twin cam.
Either that or you have been in the dark about the Milwaukee 8 which has replaced the twin cam in the 2017 touring bikes and will likely be the only big twin engine in 2018, in a similar manner that the Evo was replaced by the twin cam.
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In this case I would believe that the more fins you have equal more heat dissipation!
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If the fins there are metal and welded to the heads, then yes. But a plastic cover with fins will just trap heat.
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