Harley davidson v rod porsche engine. The partnership with mercedes led to the 190e 23 16 sports sedan. A new v2 engine for the harley v rod. A cruiser with a porsche engine the harley davidson xlcrs engine is pulled directly from the sportster motorcycle classics reports.
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In 2002 harley davidson introduced the vrscd or v rod a futuristic muscle bike built in collaboration with porsche. Big 240 millimeter rear tire. But although the xlcrs front section is from the sportster the rear.
Against the backdrop of a collaboration stretching back to the 1970s the porsche engineers constructed a water cooled 1131 cc motor based on a racing engine that delighted harley davidsons demanding clientele both for its performance as. Under the development name revolution engine in 2002 development partner porsche engineering developed a new v2 engine for the v rod model of the american motorcycle manufacturer harley davidson. 192 motorcycles find harley davidson v rod motorcycles on cycle trader.
At the center is a beefy 123 horsepower 1250 cubic centimeter liquid cooled revolution engine and new slipper clutch. Porsche collaborated with several automakers in the 80s and 90s. The v rod revolution engine was introduced in.
Its a 998cc v twin rated at 61 hp and 52 lb ft linked to a 4 speed transmission revivaler reports. And working with audi the two created the rs2 avant the first high performance audi wagon. These first v twins displaced 5368 cubic inches 880 cc and produced about 7 horsepower 52 kw.
The v rods engine called revolution while based on the vr 1000 superbike enginethe vrsc marks harleys first collaboration with porsche since the nova project which like the v rod was a radical departure from harleys traditional lineup until it was cancelled by amf in 1981 in favor of the evolution engine. It might be gone but it wont be forgotten. V rod engine developed with porsche interestingly it has now been axed because it couldnt be developed any further to meet even more stringent euro emissions laws.
Very few v twin models were built between 1907 and 1910. The harley davidson night rod is the third derivative of the controversial but undeniably modern harley davidson vrsc v rod family is for those who like their bikes hot rod style and black. Harley partnered with porsche engineering services to develop the street engine and the kansas city engine line loosely based on the vr1000 engine.