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Screamin' Eagle Road King
Milwaukee builds an even bigger twin
If bigger really is better, you're looking at the best off-the-rack Harley-Davidson in captivity. Known as the FLHRSEI2 in Milwaukeese, its 98.4mm x 111.1mm cylinders add up to 103 cubic inches or 1690cc--the biggest factory-built Harley Big Twin yet. Except it's not exactly stock. Created as part of Harley's Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) program, the Screamin' Eagle Road King is a limited-production, expensive piece: $27,995 ($28,095 in California) vs. $16,215 for a basic 2002 Road King. The CVO ensemble is also a painless way for Harley to run new ideas up the flagpole of public opinion and see how many checkbooks salute.
Milwaukee's maximum 103-inch twin crushes it's little 88-cubic-inch brother with torque right where it hurts: from just off idle all the way to 4500 rpm.
These internal dimensions aren't big news to anyone with a Harley Screamin' Eagle catalog at home. A set of 3.9-inch pistons and cylinders will turn any off-the-rack Twin Cam 88 into a 95-incher. Adding a Screamin' Eagle crankshaft/flywheel to the equation stretches stroke from the stock 88's 4.0 to 4.4 inches and you have your own 103-incher. What you don't have is a warranty or a squeaky-clean 50-state EPA certification. This version delivers both, plus a beefier 1.4-kilowatt starter to coax bigger pistons into action. Given all that, it's fairly steamy for an air-cooled lump with 9.0:1 compression with standard cams, intake and exhaust plumbing.
If torque is the name of the game, the biggest Harley is a player. Strapped to the unflinching Motorcyclist dyno, the factory 103-incher gets with the proverbial program right off idle, churning up 80.3 foot-pounds of torque at 2500 rpm. Hold the throttle open from there and 84.4 foot-pounds of torque arrive at 4250 rpm, followed by 72.8 horsepower at 5500 rpm. Comparing that with the elementary Twin Cam 88's output of 75.1 foot-pounds of torque and 66.3 horsepower makes Harley's biggest big-incher look pretty good, especially if you concentrate on the bottom of the torque curve. Still, if anyone says VTX, change the subject.
Screamin' Eagle Road King
Milwaukee builds an even bigger twin
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