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Jan 20th, 2012, 10:02 am
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Desmo head of Harley bottom end!!!
This guy is clearly insane or a genius - but he has taken it upon himself to build a custom hardtail using Desmo heads on a Harley Bottom End...
I'm not sure what you purists might think, but I have to say, I ike it... 
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Jan 20th, 2012, 10:54 am
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I love this stuff.. Subscribed
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Jan 20th, 2012, 11:04 am
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I want
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Jan 20th, 2012, 11:49 am
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That is awesome and innovative! Maybe Harley should take a look at this!
I wonder how it would work if they used two front-facing heads, a la the XR1000 Harley (two exhausts exiting the front, two intakes entering from the back).
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Jan 20th, 2012, 11:53 am
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So it is a Harley motor that could be capable of higher rpm's if it could? 
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Jan 20th, 2012, 11:54 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonway
So it is a Harley motor that could be capable of higher rpm's if it could?
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Pretty much but at least the could put a "Desmo" sticker on the tank.
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Jan 20th, 2012, 12:13 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonway
So it is a Harley motor that could be capable of higher rpm's if it could?
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he says:
The Desmohog was not designed to make the Harley engine something it will never be, I did it because I could.
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Jan 20th, 2012, 1:51 pm
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Nice engineering.
I wonder if he's had it on a dyno? More importantly, I wonder what it sounds like?
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Jan 20th, 2012, 2:18 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DucmanST3
he says:
The Desmohog was not designed to make the Harley engine something it will never be, I did it because I could.
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and that is the only reason why I like/appreciate it and the only reason he needs. I'd seen and read about the engine years ago but hadn't seen a completed bike until this thread. cool to see it 'done'.
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Jan 20th, 2012, 10:12 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SP3
and that is the only reason why I like/appreciate it and the only reason he needs. I'd seen and read about the engine years ago but hadn't seen a completed bike until this thread. cool to see it 'done'.
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The Desmohog was not designed to make the Harley engine something it will never be, I did it because I could.
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I agree. It is refreshing to see something different that involves a fair bit of technical skill to build as opposed to the "customs" that are "built" by catalog or paint booth.
Many times people get obsessed with the performance aspect of a particular design and can't understand the idea of the challenge of the project instead of the end result.
It isn't necessarily the destination, it's the journey.
Romer
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