Milwaukee-Eight engine

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The Milwaukee-Eight engine is Harley-Davidson’s modern V-twin powerplant, introduced to deliver improved performance, smoother operation, and better cooling while retaining the brand’s signature character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V-twin engine
motorcycle engine
applicationType cruiser motorcycles
touring motorcycles
brand Harley-Davidson
configuration 45-degree V-twin
coolingType air-cooled
liquid-cooled (select variants)
oil-cooled
countryOfOrigin United States
designGoal better cooling
improved performance
reduced mechanical noise
reduced vibration
retention of Harley-Davidson character
smoother operation
displacementVariant 107 cubic inches
114 cubic inches
117 cubic inches
121 cubic inches (CVO)
131 cubic inches (crate/performance)
feature counterbalancer (select variants)
dual spark plugs per cylinder (most variants)
higher compression ratio than Twin Cam
improved oiling system
revised combustion chamber design
single chain-driven camshaft
firstModelYearInProduction 2017
fuelSystem electronic fuel injection
improvedThrottleResponseComparedTo Twin Cam engine
improvedTorqueComparedTo Twin Cam engine
introducedInYear 2016
manufacturer Harley-Davidson
marketedAs Milwaukee-Eight 107
Milwaukee-Eight 114
Milwaukee-Eight 117
Milwaukee-Eight 121
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight 117

Milwaukee-Eight 131
namedAfter Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linked to: Milwaukee
predecessor Twin Cam engine
primaryDisplacementVariant 107 cubic inches
reducedEngineHeatComparedTo Twin Cam engine
totalValves 8
usedIn Harley-Davidson CVO models
Harley-Davidson Softail models
Harley-Davidson Touring models
Harley-Davidson Trike models
valvesPerCylinder 4
valvetrain single overhead camshaft

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Harley-Davidson hasEngineType Milwaukee-Eight engine
William S. Harley designed Harley-Davidson V-twin engines
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine
Softail usesEngineFamily Harley-Davidson Big Twin engines
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine
Harley-Davidson Touring engineConfiguration Milwaukee-Eight V-twin
subject linked to: Touring
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine
Milwaukee-Eight engine marketedAs Milwaukee-Eight 114
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine
Milwaukee-Eight engine marketedAs Milwaukee-Eight 131
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine
Twin Cam engine successor Milwaukee-Eight engine
Twin Cam engine successorIntroductionContext replaced in most models by Milwaukee-Eight from model year 2017
linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine