VOL. 53 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 P89
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
T
here's hardly been any
larger a raucous caused
by a motorcycle manu-
facturer this year than Harley-
Davidson's with the new Mil-
waukee Eight engine. The ninth
in the company's history, the
Milwaukee Eight engine's coup
de grace is the new four-valve
cylinder head and reversion to a
single cam set valve train, versus
the two valve head and twin-cam
setup as usual.
FORWARD
PROGRESSION
The hate has flowed thick and
fast. Most of the comments I've
read have centered on the fact
that this technology has been
around as long as the internal
combustion engine itself, and
that Harley has no right to jump
up and down about something
which is commonplace in thou-
sands of other motorcycles you
and I can buy.
But here's the thing: they can
and should jump up and down,
and here's why.
Harley-Davidson is as old-
school a company as you can
possibly get. It prides itself on
its heritage, a history that's been
earned through good times and
Harley-
Davidson is
not reinventing
the wheel with
the Milwaukee
Eight engine.
They're just
trying to make
the wheel
roll a little
smoother.
