Thread: Engine Desing
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Old May 22nd 05, 11:38 PM
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The Harley Davidson engine is a copy of the 1898 or so De

Dion-Bouton.
HD didn't originate it, and there is no way in hell they can keep
anyone else from building a v-twin engine. They lost their essential
point.


As I recall, the Japanese were not imitating the engine, only the
sound. The plan was to mimic the sound electronically.

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