Brief Overview of the Harley Davidson Knucklehead Exhaust System
Harley Davidson has been acclaimed in the motorcycle industry for giving its clients quality, good performance and polished looks of their products. Through time, there have been many types of engines and changes that this company has introduced along with the travails that this company has faced that almost made its owners want to give up. But it has succeeded on all its ventures and it enjoys being one of the best in the industry and popular among bike enthusiasts.
Owning an HD bike has become a sign of social status. There was a point in time when it was associated with gangsters and the likes because of how it was depicted on Hollywood films. But as of today, HD is back on track and is still hailed as one of the best all over the globe.
The Harley Davidson Knucklehead Exhaust System is only one of its features that enthusiasts like about this model. Knucklehead was adopted because of the shape of its engine. This engine looks like round knobs or rocker boxes, thus the emergence of its nickname. This engine has two cylinders. In each cylinder, there are two valves. It also has the pushrod V-twin. This was made in 1936 until 1947. In 1948, it was replaced by the Panhead engine.
The V-twin ignition was designed simply. This is able to operate with one set of points. This can also be activated without the use of a distributor. This setup is known as dual fire ignition system. This will cause the spark plugs to get into action no matter which cylinder was utilized on its compression stroke.