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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 07:52 AM
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Default What are these motors?

Still kind of new so forgive my ignorance here. I was thinking about buying one to educate myself but am not certain what I am looking at. I want to say Knucklehead but am probably wrong. See anything that can be of use here?






 
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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 09:37 AM
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Couple of Ironhead Sportster motors. The heads in the top pic indicate the motor is 57 or later XL, XLH or XLCH. The front cylinder and right case makes me believe the bottom pic is a 1971 or later motor.

Anything else to go along with the motors?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 03:22 PM
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Trick question. They aren't motors. They are engines.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 04:16 PM
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I think the notched rocker covers are for 1000cc which was around '72 + ?
 
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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 04:53 PM
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A basket case early Sportster engine.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by donk_316
Trick question. They aren't motors. They are engines.
Call it what you want, but calling it a motor is not incorrect.

In the early days of machines, the entire machine was called an engine, not just the part that provided power.

Such as the cotton gin (engine).

Go ahead and call your bike an enginecycle if you want...
 
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Old Nov 7, 2020 | 08:35 PM
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Parts in milk crates. What do I win? I’ll second the question, anything else to go along with the engines?
 
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Coupla boat anchors IMO.
 
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