Harley and Ducati.

PolicySpy > wrote in
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> Kevin Bottorff wrote:
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>> I will repeat, the duke has a 90 v twin. it just has the first cyl
>> pointed straight ahead so they like to call it a L.
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> PolicySpy writes:
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> Oh I see, the poster is just insisting that 90-degrees is a "V". That
> I can follow but the point is the difference between the radial angles
> of the twin cylinder lines of the various engines which then produces
> different engine balance characteristics.
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yep they can use any angle they want, but of course that means that the
fireing is not always even. that is sometimes ofset by a crank being ground
ofset to aleviate that uneveness. the odd angle is usually just a
packageing problem. KB
and in one case they actually do it for the sound.