[bsouza10x]

If it weren't for the inherently flawed engine, I might be in board with the whole HD cult. I just don't get the genius of having to pistons firing one right after the other causing such hellacious vibration bolts have to be retightened weekly if locktite isn't applied.

 

[bsouza10x]

Just can't look at this without wondering what drugs they were on when it was designed. And no, the RE 650 does not vibrate. Not with a 270 degree crank.

 

[bsouza10x]

My research reveals the reasons for that back-asswards design were 2 fold. One, in an era where horsepower and torque was measured in single digits, it provided just enough extra torque to get down the road a little easier. Two, the single crank pin allowed for a narrow engine, to better fit into the bicycle sized frame.

However, its a hundred years later. Everyone else has moved on to much better ideas!