Single crankpin?

[Gary7]

Does the Revolution engine use a single crankpin like the traditional Harley v-twin design?

It sounds like it does to me, with the difference being 60 degrees vs 45 degrees. It sure doesn't sound like the Japanese v-twins with split crankpins that I've heard.

[Z16Monte]

Yep sure does, 1 piece crank/2piece rods with plain bearings and pressure oiling though.
Ed

[Gary7]

Originally Posted by Z16Monte

Yep sure does, 1 piece crank/2piece rods with plain bearings and pressure oiling though.
Ed

Yeah, I was just about to post that I now know it does. I finally got around to watching the National Geographic program on the V-Rod that I taped the other night. When they showed the engine assembly it was easy to see the single pin crank as the factory worker dropped the crank into the crankcase.

Harley was smart to stick with a single pin crank even though they opened the v up to 60 degrees. Nothing sounds worse, IMO, than an even firing v-twin (no matter what the v angle).

[mark fisher]

Just wouldn't be a Harley, otherwise.