Milwaukee 8

[R3T-Too]

Harley-Davidson’s New Milwaukee-Eight Big Twin Engine

HD has announced a new engine.
Lots of updates including 4 valves per cylinder (8 valve), two plugs, larger throttle bodies, counter balancer, and a claimed 124lbs of torque (flywheel??).

Seems like Polaris might be a good thing for HD fans.

 

[tdragger]

same ol, same ol...

 

[BigNorm]

Cool! It's about time they improve on the old design. I like the simplicity of HD. They are fun to work on.

 

[dougl]

111.4 ft lbs. only on the touring models. Doesn't look like it's water-cooled.

 

[mexican]

Will never buy another Harley, greatly dissapointed with my 2015 Ultra Limited

 

[BigNorm]

All I want is to make the Rocket as comfy as my Road Glide was. I miss the couch part.

 

[dougl]

Will never buy another Harley, greatly dissapointed with my 2015 Ultra Limited

What's wrong with it? How is the engine heat compared to the Rocket?

 

[mully95]

Wake me up when it's over.... going back to sleep now.

 

[jpool]

Not bad for an air cooled engine:

Stock R3R: 52 hp/l
New H-D 107 engine: 53 hp/l

 

[Chris Kelley]

111.4 ft lbs. only on the touring models. Doesn't look like it's water-cooled.

It's partial water cooled like the new engine in the Bonnies. I saw somewhere (unofficial) that they're planning on a big variant...131ci if I Remer correctly.