of one of the original founders William A Davidson. Willie G. is credited for keeping Harleys selling through his unique designs, while manufacturing and technological improvements were completed. Based on tradition Willie oversees the look of all of Harleys products as well as being responsible for the classic FX SuperGlide, FX Lowrider, Caf Racer, Heritage Softail Classic, Springer and Fat Boy motorcycle designs. THE EVOLUTION REVOLUTION Ask ten Shovelhead owners if they like there bikes and all will say they do. But ask ten former Shovelhead owners if they liked their bikes and youll hear a variety of answers. Myself I believe if it dont vibrate it aint workn right! Most old time riders feel the same way. When Harley introduced the Evolution V2 on some 1984 models, skeptics questioned not so much whether it was an improvement, but if it would rival the Japanese V-twins. The Japanese had copied the Famous V-twin design unique to Harleys. The cylinders now aluminum, had the same 80 cubic inches as before, but new heads provided a higher compression ratio while using regular unleaded gas. Per Harley practice, the valve covers were changed once again, this time with smooth, billet-like contours that soon had bikers calling it the Blockhead. Computers were used in its design process, resulting in an engine that was smoother, quieter, more powerful, and more reliable as time has told. Trying to keep the new models straight is almost impossible even for me 20 year veteran of Harley motorcycles, the only consistent label is that Sportsters have always had an X as in FX, FXR, XLCH, or the XLH in their model identification. Sportsters were built first in 1957 making them the longest production run for a model still currently sold by Harley. In 2000 Fuel injection was unveiled as a new feature in the Softail line for 2001s Twin Cam 88b; carburetion was used on the previous Twin Cam 88 models. ...
