Shovelhead Chopper Ride

Shovelhead Chopper Ride – Ride through Montana and Idaho. Highway 12 along the Clearwater River.

Shovelhead Chopper Ride

Harley shovelhead engine

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The Shovelhead engine was created as the previous Panhead engine was becoming obsolete, with many Harley-Davidson owners demanding more power to compete with the more modern motorcycles. Throughout the Shovelhead’s run, the engine had many different changes made to it to improve power, cooling and oil consumption. The engines had only 10 fins for cooling, which caused them to run hot. Another problem was that oil would pool in the cylinder heads, causing it to leak into the valves and burn oil. Read more