Mini Harley Davidson Engine Giveaway, Review, & Teardown. Cison V-twin From www.Stirlingkit.com

This is a model engine of a Harley Pan Head V-twin.
Why just start and run the engine when you can rip it down to parts? I run it, review it, do a complete teardown and reassembly, then have to fix the timing that I accidentally screwed up when doing the teardown. Cool project. Cool engine. Now I'm giving it away.
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[@jeremiahgifford3936]

Good old harley davidson pan head design. The reason they invented Loctite since 1903!

[@johnironbear1508]

Hahahahaha! Man is that ever true! I had a '48 Panhead chopper with a suicide clutch and side shifter back in the day and that thing was forever falling apart. You literally had to carry a tool kit around with you. Still it was cool though.. I had a custom painted peanut tank and a chrome springer front end with a raked fork. It looked super cool, but what a bear to ride.. I ended up trading it to a guy for a Chevelle.

[@hydro2wheel]

What an awesome little replica! The attention to detail in nearly replicating how the full sized Pan Head internals work is remarkable.

[@TwinTalon01]

This is coolest damn thing I’ve seen in a very long time. I’m an aircraft mechanic by trade, and my motorcycles are 45deg vtwins, so this is right up my alley. Fun fact, a Harley twin like this is literally a radial aircraft engine with 5 cylinders cut off. Apart from the cam layout, they’re exactly the same. This is the ultimate desk trophy, conversation piece, garage toy, what an incredible device to display and run and show off. Thank you so much for digging into it, showing the innards, walking through the troubleshooting on reassembly, and giving us a deep dive into this beautiful little engine. I can’t wait to have people crowd in my office to see it run.

[@youtube.youtube.01]

Taking something apart to learn is a great teaching experience. Putting it back together offers an even greater set of lessons! I liked the way you talked through every challenge you encountered. Great video and editing work, too! You have a great collection of talents and mentoring skills!

[@dsop66]

As a kid I was always taking things apart just to see how they worked. The cool thing is that I could usually put them back together . This is a great example of how we, who are mechanically inclined, of how we learn. This is awesome!

[@virginsmoker]

I could never put them back together lol, which was fine untill i pulled apart my departed grandfathers pocketwatch

[@ronelsen6585]

I took apart our one and only Lawnmower and I couldn't get it back together. Mom was pretty pissed at me... had to buy another used one.. we didn't have a lot of money growing up. Thought I could make it run better.. lol

[@freddotfrog7019]

I loved listening to you work through the timing solution. Took me back to when I rebuilt my 1974 Honda XL 250 as a youngster - such a joy to finally crack the code & fire up the beast :)

[@jbm99566]

Giving it away..joe m. that's cool I'll take it...

[@gerardorockerman69]

I own a 75 xl250 has been in my back yard for around 20 years

[@DavidWilliams-qo8gn]

Thank you! That was the coolest video I have seen in a long time! I love the fact that you made mistakes and walked through correcting it.

[@GeorgeGuess-dn7qu]

This is an excellent video, it was like watching a movie, it has a little drama, suspense, and the happy ending. I loved how you took the time and went step by step showing the engine breakdown and reassembly. I may have just added one thing on the reassembly since you had it all apart, I wish you would have machined little timing marks on the gears for future reference and made it even easier for the simple minded to put this engine back together. Awesome job showing how to figure out the timing instead of editing it out.

[@carburetedseltzer120]

That really is the coolest thing! Would be interesting to make some threaded exhaust headers with a larger I.d. to bring out some more 'mini thump' like big v twin.. but smaller!

[@jameslemmon6148]

Love Harleys always wanted a model like this but just can't afford it. Sounds awsome thanks for sharing

[@jackwinemiller8358]

check out warped perception Channel here on KZbin, the guy did just that

[@chaindrivecharlie]

I love small engines, especially Harley clones! And I love taking old engines and renewing them for use again, keep coming up with these great video’s!

[@richardbennett22]

Since finding your channel I have been binge watching your videos and have to say your channel is one of the best, IF not the best one on KZbin. Your Knowledgeable in each and every video and the way you explain things, not to mention your filming is SPOT on. I have seen these small engines before but seeing you tear it down and put it back together was awesome. I am glad I came across your channel and for that I Thank You!

[@Soundnfuree]

You really showed how this model is a great scaled-down version. I loved seeing the inside, and how remarkably similar everything is to my HD 45. Thanks!

[@roosterrodriguez6776]

this was probably one of the coolest videos I've seen on small engines and the operation, the theory, assembly, reassembly, addition of components (the base). it just reminded me of my school days and I had so much fun watching you do this. the editing on the video was incredible the slow motion the notes even when you made a mistake you pointed it out and that was great man that was awesome. keep it up. this was the first time being on your channel so I'll keep watching as long as you keep making stuff like this. loved the engine size. its so neat. you can put it into almost anything. I don't think you could put that much of a load on it though with those rubber o-rings but I love how you troubleshot the the timing and fuel ratios over all great video, great little engine. I wish I could afford it I'll definitely show this video to anybody interested in how a/an I.C.E. engine works. ill leave with a joke In a garage, where a famous heart surgeon was waiting for the service manager to take a look at his Mercedes, there was a loud mouth mechanic who's removing the cylinder heads from the motor of the car. He saw the surgeon waiting and lured him into an argument. He asked the doctor after straightening up and wiping his hands on a rag "look at this car I'm working on, I also open hearts, take valves out, and grind them down put in new parts and when I'm finished this baby will purr like a kitten so how come you get the big box when you and I are doing basically this same work" the surgeon very commonly leaned over and whispered to the loud mouth mechanic"try doing it with the engine running."

[@Del350K4]

As you were cheerfully removing the valve collets I was mentally yelling "No! No! They'll fall through!", but, of course, you were intending to dismantle the engine regardless, so my concern was wholly unfounded. I hope that the lucky winner is someone who actually makes videos, and that we'll get to see what use the engine is put to. It could drive a model cyclecar, motorcycle or boat, or even run a tiny but functional generator, sawmill or circular saw...

[@shovelheadman1]

That is an awesome looking engine. The fact that you took the time to break it down and put it back together. Then to build a better way of starting it is awesome. Thanks for this awesome video.

[@fenderben]

That is amazing! The amount of detail and precision is unreal. It is so intriguing to me it can be miniaturized from the actual size and then run. Amazing engineering. Thanks for the awesome video sir.

[@FarmCraft101]

BECAUSE OF SCAMMERS TRYING TO IMPERSONATE ME AND TELLING PEOPLE THEY WON, ALL COMMENTS ON THIS VIDEO WILL BE APPROVED BY ME BEFORE THEY WILL BE VISIBLE. IF THEY DON’T SHOW UP RIGHT AWAY, BE PATIENT, THEY WILL. Check out www.Stirlingkit.com to see all the engines they sell. This engine specifically is: bit.ly/3BdznPm. Have a great weekend all you beautiful people!

[@travisyelland42]

Meep meep

[@Mongo63a]

What no Johnson jokes? Not even a dad joke? Has covid caused you to sink so low?

[@tenaciousdre]

@@Mongo63a this is a baby johnson. I'm sure he doesn't want to go to jail for joking about playing with it. Oh god, what have I done, now they're going to come after me :Þ

[@nathanwight1336]

@farmcraft101 there's someone sending messages to people telling them they are the selected winner. Look at the comments, they have commented on several.

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

Some jackhole has spammed every comment with, "you're the winner", in an attempt to scam folks. Out of what, I don't know. But it is clearly not you and it is on every comment. I'm hoping there's something you can do to get this jackhole out of here. Fingers crossed, you have the power!!

[@godfellas483]

I took my brand new mini bike engine apart when I was young. It took a day or two to reassemble I understand that the first 65 years of childhood are the most fun! Great vid! 😎

[@godfellas483]

Beware scammers. I think one tried to contact me and tell me I had won. ..🤔

[@Thedoug369]

Sweet little engine. I took apart and rebuilt my first Harley when I was 14, ( 56 now ) and I've gotta say, it looks like this one is built better, lol. Nice job gettin her back together and running! ✌

[@darrenharvie4556]

I just started watching your channel and I love the variety of the things you build or repair. I think you are my favourite you tuber! I can wait to see what's next. I'm watching a lot of your old videos in the meanwhile. Keep up the great content. Thanks

[@punktkomma9489]

Whenever I get a notification about a new video uploaded by you, it fills my heart with joy

[@MichaelMacGyver]

I would've killed for stuff like this as a kid. These would be so great for kids interested in how things work or as a way to get kids interested in mechanical devices/how things work

[@jaakkoiswatching6437]

My dad had me take apart an old Briggs&Stratton when I was a kid, more manageable part sizes, and didn't cost a thing. I'll do the same thing with my kid, if combustion engines are still a thing when the kid is 10yo.

[@michaelhaiden6718]

No shit

[@jesse1136]

$600 is a bit hefty for the first "tinker with" motor, and the parts and processes are so fine it would likely be frustrating. A Briggs, Honda, or clone single cylinder OHV, as another guy mentioned, is the ideal starting point. Now, a mechanically inclined kid, maybe teenaged, who's earned some credit by putting in his wrench time, that kid would get a kick out of this and respect it.

[@yourmomdx]

this mini pan is awesome. there was definitely a lot of troubleshooting from the creator in getting it all dialed in. thanks for taking it apart, I really wanted to see the mechanics of this things.

[@timothylintz5922]

The knowledge that you have as a mechanic had to come from a long time kudos to you bud

[@christophersmith108]

Well, based on recent posts on this channel, a good motto for StirlingKit might be: _More fun than playing with your Johnson!_

[@steveskouson9620]

This one is good! steve

[@Finke.]

Christopher Smith More fun than playing with your Girlfriend / wife ...

[@wildbutterflytiedye]

*And what were you thinkin' playin' with Dudes Johnson????*

[@carmineredd1198]

that comment wasn't evinrude

[@BobbyTucker]

How's about "The most fun you can have with your clothes on".

[@thomasbavone8038]

I've loved Harley Davidson Panheads since I was 10 years old when my brother in law came home from Vietnam he got a 1949 chopper. Had many Panheads all my life. I was a machinist until my back decided to retire me from the best job I've ever had. Many dreams of building an engine such as this, so one could imagine when this little engine came out I've been in awe of it Unfortunately at this point I'm working with a very small fixed income even though this engine is extremely reasonably priced for it's engineering quality. To purchase one now is not much different to me than purchasing a real one. Long story short to win this engine would truly be a blessing for an old machinist. I've seen many different videos about these engines but yours is by far the most informative and interesting watched it many times and will probably watch it again...haha. If you should choose me I would use it in a scaled down replica chopper like I had when I was in my 20's. Thank you for the wonderful video and opportunity to possibly own a dream come true. Thanks again... Tom

[@brianohara5771]

Always going above and beyond just showing how it's done John. I love watching your videos since you aren't afraid to show when you mess up, and are always explaining how you are doing things. Keep up the great videos and I'll keep watching them.

[@Jj-xf5og]

Thorough, clean, descriptive and nonsensical without any fluff or Who ha.. "Just the facts Sir" "Your" timing is spot on..

[@Daniel37parker]

Did you know Harley Davidson started out as a single cylinder? And when they switched to a two-cylinder engine they were too costly to produce where the pistons were on their own crankpins, so they opted for the cheaper single crankpin thus giving it a 45% offset firing order. Then to top it off they were too lazy to make a new spark system to fire the cylinders independently so both of them fire at the same time that gives Harleys that very distinctive noise bang - bang - pop, the pop being from the second cylinder firing unburnt gasses. But the noise was so distinctive they tried and failed to trademark it in 1994.

[@thequixotryworkshop2424]

Thanks for sharing. Did not know this.

[@nlo114]

They couldn't get a patent, but they did trademark-register the sound: "Potato-potato-potato-potato etc.

[@brenttate9299]

They didn't try to trademark in 94 . they took Honda to court over the sound the Court ruled that you cannot patent a sound

[@Daniel37parker]

@@brenttate9299 More famously, Harley-Davidson attempted to register as a trademark the distinctive "chug" of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine. On February 1, 1994, the company filed its application with the following description: "The mark consists of the exhaust sound of applicant's motorcycles, produced by V-twin, common crankpin motorcycle engines when the goods are in use." Nine of Harley-Davidson's competitors filed oppositions against the application, arguing that cruiser-style motorcycles of various brands use the same crankpin V-twin engine which produces the same sound. After six years of litigation, with no end in sight, in early 2000, Harley-Davidson withdrew their application. directly from wiki

[@brianmorrison6360]

@@thequixotryworkshop2424 if I won this I would make up my own channel, and fabricate a mini Harley style bike.

[@brandon2076]

This thing sounds so cool, would be awesome to build a custom chainsaw to power with it! Would mimic the motorcycle world almost, 2 strokes vs Harley v twins but for cutting wood

[@imageskj1]

Great video! Thanks for screwing up the initial reassembly 😬. That's how I always do it. Your logical trouble shooting and straightforward explanation was easy to follow. I now have a good understanding of 4 stroke timing. Now if I can just get this coffee maker back together....

[@garymohler107]

You are a mechanical genius to be able to do all the things you do in all of your videos from this super small engine to working on your old caterpillar dozer and other farm equipment. Fantastic job well done.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I have absolutely no use for that engine, but it would look awesome on my shelf and would make a great conversation piece. Curious what others would actually use it for. Great job.-Ed

[@Tywild327]

Dude I would so try and make a RC Harley for my grandpa. And if he wouldn’t want one I’d make my Can-am into an RC as it does use a V-twin

[@scottkuhn7428]

It would be great in a model airplane application. I have a couple of dozen four-stroke engines including two boxer style twin cylinder four-strokes that are VERY similar in nearly every way to the engine in this video. The carb used on this engine even appears to be identical to the carbs used on many of my engines. The white box the author keeps calling a distributor is actually an electronic ignition run by a Hall sensor placed on the crank case which is activated by a magnet placed on the crank shaft. Every time the magnet passes under the Hall sensor the ignition sends a spark to the plug. In regards to the size of this engine, it is not really as "amazingly tiny"" as the author seems to think. Model airplane engine manufacturers have been making single and multiple cylinder four-stroke engines this size and even much smaller than this one for decades and they are very reliable, powerful and smooth running pieces of art. All that aside, this is still a very beautiful piece of engineering and I would love to have one. To view engines that I am talking about just do a web search on OS or Saito four-stroke model airplane engines.

[@gregorytibbetts5237]

Agreed re RC airplanes, but my favorite small engine was a 12 cyl Ferrari engine, fits in the palm of your hand and literally screams when the builder revs it up. Having owned one, I have to say that other than size, I couldn’t tell the difference. That would be something to see in a P-51 or a Spitfire. Maybe someone has built a model of a P-51 engine. I would love to see that. I used to fly RC models when I was younger (back in the ‘80’s) I’m just thinkin’ of the fun your havin’! Enjoy...

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

looks like the is a starter mount hole in the casing.

[@scottmyers226]

That little thing is awesome. Being able to see how the spark timing relates to the crank, cam and valves is a great learning tool.

[@kennethbryan6740]

The sound of that motor takes me back to when I was a kid and it all began...great video..thanks for the memories .

[@joshharrison9762]

Probably the neatest little engine I've ever seen! Would definitely be a cool conversation starter! Only thing that could make it better is if it was a Johnson 😏😂 Side note: I've learned a lot in life by taking things apart and figuring out how they work. It's what led me to wanting to fix and make stuff with my hands. Now, I'm a mechanic and a carpenter and I couldn't be happier. Great advice at the end!

[@thereedbreed]

This engine would work excellent in an RC Boat. I have a couple already, but they might be too small. I bet it would sound good with some sort of dedicated exhaust. It sounded pretty good once you got the timing set again, I wonder if it would perform any better advanced by a tooth. Car engines typically run from 8 or so degrees before top dead center all the way to 30 degrees. I'm curious to know how many degrees its set to know vs where it would be 1-2 teeth advanced. Based on it not running after not having it right, it might be quite a bit of advance per tooth.

[@jayhuff239]

Fascinating video. I've been a nut all my life about how things work. Was always taking things apart and figuring out how to put them back together. Got my butt beat good when my mom caught me taking my grandfather's mantle clock apart. Had gears, cams and bearings all spread out on a bench in the garage. Managed to figure out how it worked and got it all back together though. Every mechanical toy I ever got ended up on that same bench. Grew up to build 13 harleys and several hot rod cars. Was a machinists mate in the US Navy keeping ships running. Worked for a railroad repairing railcars and locomotives. I'm retired now and have a sweet Harley and a righteous Mustang in the garage.

[@billjagers6192]

Good job troubleshooting that gear train. The panhead motor had a distributed where the ignition wires come out that cover is what it looks like and the opening behind it is for the generator

[@scttmtclf]

This was one of the coolest engine teardown videos I've seen! I mean, not quite as fun as watching you play with your Johnson, but entertaining nonetheless!

[@asslowshop396]

I think I’d rather play with a motor than with my Johnson, it gets boring after a good while 😂.

[@Mate2Frio]

Bartender asked what the V-twin owner wanted to drink. The V-twin owner responded "RUM RUM RUM RUM RUM RUM RUM"

[@FarmCraft101]

So bad...yet it did make me lol. ;-)

[@drewfleet6464]

That is a cool little engine. I like how you went through what's missing in the instructions. how to build the base. and some great trouble shooting in real time, the issues and the fixes. very informative and a great watch. Held my attention the whole time. Thank you.

[@formegolf]

Good evening sir, Wow what a neat little engine. It’s amazing how you took it all apart and put it all back together and figured out the timing you are truly a engine wizard. The way you illustrated everything was perfect spot on sir. Another thing you did not lose any parts that in itself is amazing. Just watching all the moving parts was so cool. I tinker also with fixing motorcycles and to see you take it all apart just made sense. Thank you for making this video and educating us on this little amazing engine. Keep up the great videos and have a great day! Mark

[@Pest789]

Suddenly you're playing with someone else's Johnson

[@slickjed4988]

I had to send this video to my brother, I had a 1950 panhead and he had a 1956 panhead that he still has, I said this guy looks like we did back in the day when we was tearing them apart and didn't know what we was doing, but like you we always manage to get them back together and down the road, thanks for sharing

[@dalehall3110]

Stumbled across this video and it's amazing how detailed you are! I have been into electric motors personally, as a means of transportation and as I'm 61 coming up on 62 possibly a new career opp. Learned more about internal combustion in your video than in years of not really thinking about HOW they work. Be cool to have a slightly larger, say 50cc, of this for a bike build! Have a great day and keep making these vis!!

[@evanhale4845]

I've been looking at this engine for a while now, it's absolutely beautiful and the workman ship is beautiful. I'd love to add one to my collection

[@daviddesousa258]

Loved your vid, your very accomplished....although you called the tappit a pushrod and a few other slight glitches! They would do good to have you polish up their cut sheets...now I'm going to watch some more of your stuff. Stay well and thanks!😊

[@ruftime]

Yes! Just ordered one for the RC motorcycle I’m building, should be interesting to see how much power it can actually deliver. Valve float will be a likely weak spot😎

[@mferrarorace]

Very cool. Thanks for taking the time to video all of this!

[@cliffdoroski3191]

I love this little motor. Nice work tearing it down...and catching your two engine component edits...this would be perfect building a scale model for my Road Glide. What!🤟🏻

[@aksdiyprojects1999]

Nice n cool project dear..loved the way you explained the tear down,, reassy and especially the firing time correction part was the best..would love to have one in collection..though have some but they are cheaply made 2 stroke and runs on ether castor oil n kerosene 30 30 30 ratio n very diff to start at once .

[@guitar5044]

Definitely a great video! You can learn quite a lot about the mechanics of an engine by watching your videos. I seriously hope you keep on making those and let us be part of your channel!

[@allenbreaux7355]

Been riding scooters (mostly Harleys) for +55yrs. Still have all of my "parts" in tact. Ha. Saw a smaller version decades ago as a Harley promo that used glow plugs and ran on RC fuel mix. Smelled bad but ran great. Been hoping for something like this as the only other I've seen was custom made by a man and not for sale. I think Panheads were the most beautiful motor Harley ever made. The 88 Evo was the best for longevity. I just retired from 2 wheels as I felt I was losing just a bit of my edge and could no longer protect my wife as she deserves. I couldn't keep her off the back. Ha. Thanks for the tear down. Glad you figured the gearing and got timing going well. I may try to spring for one of these now that my scooter days are behind me. Thanks again.

[@thomaszulka]

Awesome replica.just need to make a frame and tank and just keep going.thanks for the demonstrations

[@randypagels8243]

Excellent video! There is nothing like taking apart an excellent running engine and going through the process of getting it to run again. We cannot leave well enough alone- "If it ain't broke don't fix it!" I can imagine in 1000 years someone will unearth this engine and be amazed at how it was built. Internal combustion engines make real power ,heat,smell and noise, you just can't get that from a battery and an electric motor. It's like that little Harley has a soul !

[@davebaker9128]

Hello again, Panhead Dave here, my son Ian and Cindy my wife,(she's the one that gave me my panhead for my 19th birthday) were blown away when I showed them your engine, we all agree it's a work of art, and they both would hope that you would consider that I might be worthy of the prize you are offering, my appreciation of these classic motorcycles has made them members of our family,, and I've been dedicated to keeping these machines alive and visible to others who appreciate the aesthetics and all that goes with owning and regularly riding antique works of functional art, regardless of outcome, thank you again for sharing this beautiful machine with all of us, db

[@oldguy5381]

What cool little motor, I was looking a 1/4 scale V8 and this popped up. Love it, the disassemble all that. Wonder what happened with it.

[@indiggioman]

It's a big step up from the old clear plastic V8 model engine I had when I was little that they recommended using vegetable oil for lubrication which eventually ate the plastic and caused it to seize.

[@carcollecter98]

Something like this would be amazing to have, its been my passion to work on engines and this would be a perfect starting point. I've been a tinkerer all my life and I've always loved taking things apart and putting them back together again. It would be a blessing to have this wonderful engine.

[@njbaquatics4827]

I really enjoyed this I spent a lifetime repairing reconditioning tuning these engines and see it in miniature is quite amazing I’d like to build a little bike to go with it. Keep up the good work mate love your content👍

[@slimwantedman6694]

After watching with my son. We came up with the idea of having a class at school (where I work) and have them do the same thing as you did. As in out of box start and run do a tear down and back together and make it run. Thank you for this wonderful educational video.

[@JamesSmith-op7yc]

It's ok to change plug wires from either cylinder. Harley 45' V twins coil discharges twice. One spark is always on its siblings' exhaust stroke. Old school is cool! These poweplants were designed and developed 100+ yrs ago. Common crankpin, and all. No crankshaft, so to speak, flywheels! I've always wanted to use one on a Beechcraft, but a scale engine would be perfect on an R/C aircraft. Thanks for sharing man.

[@richp4449]

Just like a surgeon - good explanation on prognosis and treatment and fine technique on procedure. The brothers Davidson and William Harley would be proud.

[@kevinolson5112]

Usually you want the spark to happen a few degrees before top dead center. Usually 30 degrees BTDC.

[@samuelstanfield3029]

I've looked at a lot of these little engine and by far this is one of my favorite

[@dougrector4412]

Wicked!!! I was looking for a tear down and rebuilt video for 04 fatboy 88CI...Thanks John I owe it all to you!!!

[@macksalesky6798]

Awesome video I came across it by accident but I have to tell you that's the 1st time I saw a Pan head engine run with the exhaust going forward instead of rearward rearward loves to put that thing with a transmission in a couple of wheels anyway thanks for the video it was awesome

[@parker73711]

pretty damm neat...i found your channel through another...great job on the manual time!!! been a minute since i had to do one...hope who ever wins it enjoys it!!

[@kevinroberts9531]

Nice! It would be awesome to build a little bike around it. Transmission may be tricky though.

[@chrisbragdon5901]

Try a little oil to improve compression, and a fan to keep it kewel while running! What a cute motor!

[@mickjeffries5309]

thankzz for the show!! im inpressed that motor, a evo uppers an penutt lowers. or pan , how did you forget the valves on one head? i did once on my shovel head ready to ride wen fdound my valves on my couch !! missed that redwood run! dam! thankzz bud

[@mrradio2187]

Never realized how simple a Harley engine was. And the model engine has the same recognizable exhaust note. I'd like to see an electric start and some blinking lights just for the hell of it!

[@paullangjr7899]

I am truly fascinated with the engineering detail of this mini. All things being equal, I watched a video where the person made exhaust pipes and shaped them to look exactly like Harley did. When the engine was idling, it sounded just like its big brother. It is magnificent model engine. I am really impressed.

[@reissner1967]

4:02 I Love your Organiser! So much like mine. I love to keep any extra screws is can because like you, often they get dropped into a black hole in the floor never to be seen again but the Smart Guy has an ORGANISER!

[@seanjustsean5191]

So, the comments will determine who the give-away goes to..sounds like fun. I actually thought about buying one of these to give to my neighbor friend here in So. Cal. He has two Harleys and I know he would just love the heck out of this thing..so, if you gave it to me, I would give it to him. The way your video is, it really simplified things for me, the way you slowed down to show what you were doing AS you did it ; taking apart and putting together, I learned a lot. I'm a machinist and at the start of the video I saw you making that base and I thought, why doesn't he just use a thicker plate so he can counter-bore the bottom for the SHCS's. So it was pretty cool to see, later in the vid you made a new base..I thought, yea, perfect! Also, where the ground wire is attached, right below that is what looks like about a .750 hole with two small holes beside it, I believe that is for a little starter motor if you want to avoid those drill motor issues. But that was a good idea and a good fix, the way you press fit those pieces together. So, I'm wondering where I put my home address for your convenience when you're sending out that give-away. Thank you and thank you in advance from my neighbor Rick.

[@larrycrow8431]

Well that's just to cool for school, being a machinist for decades I know what has been put into it. Nice work also I own a 56 pan 42 years have split cases on a few😉 I can appreciate your work

[@mikeleach70]

This motor is incredible! Thank you for sharing!

[@coemah5831]

Looks like the piston position is the same as my Sportster. Matches the Lego motor of my model Fat Boy. Plus as far as the ignition timing is concerned, as far as I can tell both plugs fire at top dead center of each cylinder.

[@jameshawkins3484]

I like the way to got through your mistake of not marking the timing correctly. I did it on a passat tdi that dropped a valve, didn't mark the timing correctly on the crank, then spun the crank over to clean and check the bore was ok. I noticed my crank timing mark was in exactly the same place, and had to do all what you did to this engine to get it running again 🤦. Great video too, I like how your brain storming was aloud for us all to hear your though processes. I watched the whole video and it was entertaining all the way through, thank you.

[@larrymatsumoto7730]

Your calmness and skillset is topnotch with all those tiny screws .beautiful job

[@brianwoods8670]

That's a Panhead motor made from 1948 to 1965. Love those motors. As far as the pushrods go the longest one goes on the front exhaust the second longest one rear exhaust and the middle two intakes are the same length. It would be super cool to make a frame and all for the motor to fit into.

[@leecarter4031]

Great review of this engine. The manual notes will be of great help tuning and running this engine. It would be really cool in my opinion to build either an RC scale Harley 2 wheeler or a trike frame. I've been into RC for quite a number of years as a hobby and would love to build a frame for this engine.

[@luisvillalobos6517]

Really great video, seeing those tiny rockers move just slightly and the sound that thing made was so satisfying.

[@jackwinemiller8358]

the oil tank on a Harley engine is separate and normally sits behind the rear cylinder and above the trans(also separate from the engine) that inlet on the back /rear of the crankcase is an oil inlet

[@Lindz37]

This little engine is the perfect coffee table convocation starter and a very handy model to walk people through how internal combustion engines work! great video!

[@454bard]

Thanks for the video. That looks like H-D Panhead engine. Used between between 1948 - 1965

[@randysutton5395]

Me and my son watched this video. He is a senior in high school. This video inspired him to want to work on Harley Davidson motors after he graduates. Thanks it was a great video. Hopefully my son becomes a great mechanic.

[@bryangannon7868]

True to Harley it even fires on the compression stroke and exhaust stroke!

[@chopperstalkbaggerswalk5042]

I'm 23 years old, I own a motorcycle shop in oklahoma where we do maintenance on all types of motorcycles and we also do full custom chopper builds, usually around old harley engines. Let me tell you how close this is to a real Panhead Harley it's awesome. But at the same time it's so different (I'm sure as a result of being so small) it's genuinely just amazing to live in a time where there are running miniature Panheads being made.

[@carboylawnboy1485]

Really enjoyed the video. It was more than just a video showing that it runs like most. Your video explained problems that the kit has and how to overcome them using a little bit of backyard engineering.

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

That is cool. Oil pump possibility and looks like a cam gear breather is possible. Impressed with the engine.

[@dannickason5672]

With gas prices they way they are, this looks like an economical replacement for my current kick start panhead engine. Pretty cool model. Great detail. Impressive.

[@shodp1]

A way to get the spark timing easier maybe removing the screw from the hole just above the flywheel. On a full-size Harley engine that is the timing hole and has marks on the flywheels inside the cases', you might want to look to see if the factory took the time to mark TDC.

[@wyleecoyotesg61]

Nice, I can see that in an rc chopper trike, would be a great project, just found this channel chasing info on that little bugger, appreciate seeing it inside & out like that, thanks & subscribed

[@cqpadovani]

Wow!! Your new Johnson engine sure looks tiny and powerful!! Great video!!

[@frankward709]

Very cool Yeah to build a little remote control chopper around it. Thanks for the video

[@bfarm44]

Love it. Such a cool little engine. Needs to be placed in a custom built bike to go with. I would have done the same thing and torn it down to see how it ticks. Sometimes you just have to

[@bigredc222]

Cool little engine. Someone probably already said this, typically the spark occurs several degrees before TDC, I'd be curious to see what would happen if you moved it one tooth so it fires a couple degrees before TDC.