Anyone know what happened to the V-Rod tooling and all that
john: H-D gradually dismantles and phases out motor tooling at the driveline facility once the fed-mandated "10 year supply rule" is close to expiring. think in terms of original "evo" and aluminum XL motors. the tooling for the twin-cam 2-valve big-twin....the XR motor....the vrod/revolution motor all remains at the milwaukee power-train/driveline production facility. the vrod was unique in that during its production run it was the only model with the motor, all fabrication and assembly done at the same production facility. H-D right now is sitting on tooling and production equipment for the twin-cam, the XR, all XL, M8, revolution X and revolution(vrod). all will eventually get scrapped for a multitude of reasons BUT insiders say NOT the case for the revolution motor leading me to believe it will appear again somewhere down the road on a completely different platform. NOTE: the revolution motor was THE only motorcycle engine in modern history to pass the "Dusseldorf Destruction Test" with flying colors. typically that test is the death-knell for engines. the revolution motor complete assembly including trans truly is one of the greatest motorcycle engines ever produced. ever!
and speaking of H-D here's an extremely rare photo from the H-D archives. it is the intersection of 37th st. and Highland blvd. in milwaukee. the large home is the original home of the Davidson family where william, walter and arthur were raised. the "shed" is the original H-D building in the back yard that the father built for his sons to tinker in. thought you might enjoy it.
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