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Default The Harley-Davidson V-4 Nova Project was a Costly Dead End
The Harley-Davidson V-4 Nova Project was a Costly Dead End
By Bruce Montcombroux
A liquid-cooled V-4 might have been the future in an alternate timeline.

 
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Old 02-28-2019, 02:30 PM
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Ya gotta love the nom de guerre's the CCE use...
 
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I wonder what one of these would go for now...if they were up for sale instead of in a museum.

Never heard of this model before....nice read.
 
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I would have loved to have one of those bikes.
 
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Rumor has it some HD folks ended up at Yamaha and this was the inspiration for the VMax.... which in its day was one screaming bike
 
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At least the fairing and bags lived on in the FXRT.
 
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Cool 4 cylinder bike.
 
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Originally Posted by Neggy ZRXOA 5248
Rumor has it some HD folks ended up at Yamaha and this was the inspiration for the VMax.... which in its day was one screaming bike
The 1st gen V Max is still a bike not to be taken lightly (to bad they shrank as I don't fit them like I used to...lol), 2nd gen is just plain over the top..
 
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Originally Posted by VAFish
I would have loved to have one of those bikes.
Yes, yes, yes
 
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If I had a dog as ugly as that bike I'd shave its *** and make it walk backwards, but I bet it would be fun to twist the grip on that beast.
 
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