Like, duh. The point made was HD produced a 1250 cc, water-cooled, 4 valve, DOHC, 60 degree, balancer, integrated transmission engine back in 2001.  And continued production for 17 years.  The Revolution-Max didn’t “break” with anything at HD.

Uh, V-Rod and its Revolution engine back in 2001?

The V-Rod’s original Revolution engine had a lot of the technology on the Revolution Max with the exception of VVT and the hydraulic lash adjusters. And that was in 2001.

Possibly the on-again-off-again Bronx? I’m happy with my “son of VR1000" engined V-Rod. Just wish HD (and Porsche) had kept up with development of the original Revolution engine.

The Revolution Max 1250 engine gets 145 HP, so it’s a decent start.  The original Revolution 1250 generated 123, so there’s been progress.

Oh, I dunno. Kawasaki is spinning off their bike business (after losing $47M in 2019) and Ducati’s on the auction block, so I’d say “okay” given the market environment.

There’s an interesting documentary on YT called “The Birth of the V-Rod” that goes into detail concerning the troubles HD had with cooling the original Revolution engine. The MoCo performed a bunch of wind-tunnel testing with the final result utilizing some serious aerodynamics tweaks such as vortex generators to get…

Happens daily:

Actually, the government is above the FARs. That includes state and local. The FAA terms this “public aircraft operations” and for the most part they’re exempt from federal regulation versus us common old “civil” guys.

What’s his medical got to do with it? In this case the enforcement action, if it were to happen, would be against his airman’s certificate.

Please avail yourself to the FAR 91.119. 

The V-Rod, equipped with a 1250 cc v-twin last updated in 2008 that supposedly “affluent middle-Americans who have grown sick of” is still quicker.

I’m not discussing border controls, only maritime AIS regulations and how they are promulgated. However, you can transit through the Inside Passage from the Lower 48 to Alaska without legally entering Canada under long-time international maritime transit protocols. Ditto on the St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes. So,…

Again, no on the foreign flag requirements. For example, when the U.S. Coast Guard does a “Port State Control” inspection of a foreign-flagged vessel in an American port, they utilize IMO as their base inspection criteria and then the vessel’s own foreign flag standards, not U.S. standards. So if a Panamanian-flagged…

Bad analogy.

Nope. Whatever flag is flying off the stern broadly governs the configuration and operation of the vessel regardless of where it’s located. U.S. flagged vessels come under U.S. maritime regulations.

You’d better re-check your AIS requirements for U.S. recreational vessels.  The assumption here is that all vessels are equipped.  They aren’t.

Sure there was. A bold testament to how badly BL could screw up a car. Behold the Triumph Stag 3 liter V-8. I particularly enjoyed the waterpump setup underneath the intake manifold.

It’s called a “haunch”. That panel was likely beat out of sheet aluminum by some old guy in a leather apron and some wooden mallets in Newport Pagnell. Probably took days. That type of handmade bodywork was a source of pride and distinction at AM.

Two Ford Mondeo engines bolted together and a slew of other FoMoCo switchgear. Thanks, but for $700K, no thanks.