FORCES OF CREATION

The defining engine of American motorcycling for more than 100 years? The Harley-Davidson V-twin. The form of this engine we know today is as expressed by the Milwaukee-Eight Big Twin—still a large-displacement 45-degree V-twin turning on rolling bearings and covered with the fins that define air cooling.

Despite these traditional features, which have been retained over many years to satisfy the preferences of those who own and ride them, these machines meet the same standards