Flatty, Knucklehead, Panhead, Shovelhead, Evo.
Most Harley motors have nicknames, most often because of their shapes.
Are you able to find one for the new 107” & 114” Milwaukee-Eight?
I have seen a few nicknames already mentioned in “comments” of my previous features on this new H-D engine.
Find the one that will stick and you can get famous in the motorcycle world for being its creator. Be creative…
M-8, M8, (sounds like ‘mate’)
M8
Bubblehead.
4 head
The “Yamaha”
Yeah, everyone is pretty much already calling it M8.
>Mike
maybe …..YOMAMA
Steve Carr
The ” Lumpy Head”…
Hoghead / Fathead / Fathead 8 / HD8 / Meathead. M8 does have a ring to it.
Sh*t head?
The chain driven cams suck head?
The HAMMERHEAD WORKS 4 ME
Phelps body (as in Michael). I thought the EVO should have been the hammer head.
Fall all parts cheap 8
M8 may be the winner here…
Forehead , it has four valves and looks like some guys forehead after to many head butts 🙂
Butt-Head
Gen-8
Quad head
If it wasn’t so politically incorrect , the Victory/Indian killer . Alternatively though M8 works for me .
The V8 of course….doh!!!
V8…..good one….
victory eater,,,or indian eater,,,
MeatHead
(M8Head)
End of story!
Steve Carr
MonkeyHead –
due to the face of a monkey depicted by the two “eyes” (formed by the rocker arm bumps), button nose (head bolt in between the eyes), and the protruding jaw where the pushrod tubes enter the head.
I like “FourHead”
Octopus… Octopussy…
come on that’s funny right there.
I am past, present and future Harley rider.
Knobhead
Another boat anchor head!
Blender as it mixes its parts all together and shits them out the hole in the side…
No really, this engine will be a good move in the right direction for the mc hopefully.
The Freshman-8
Since it looks like a pudgy evo 😉
Harley “Smoothie” for looks and performance
For me it is a New Knuckle!
8’ter oops, sounds like ate her or hater!
Got up early lads, leaving for Wing Ding, today
junk!
REV-HEAD, MOTORHEAD, LUMP-HEAD, PIGS-HEAD, SEVERED HEAD, HEAD-HEAD, LEAD-HEAD,
VALVE-HEAD,
MEAT-HEAD
Snake Head
Ochohead
I’ve already used M8 in a few posts but BROAD HEAD would actually cover a wide bunch of topics.
Maybe BULL HEAD. That would make the city of Bullhead City, AZ pretty happy and would fit into the Laughlin River run event.
the main differentiation to a whole lot (if not all) of previous -heads are the four valves per head.
it’s 4-valve for me.
Forehead
How about the “Milwaukee Late” since they shoulda been making this mill years ago
Bumphead
“M8” is a metrick bolt, 8 mm
Why not just: MotorHead
@Elwood wins 🙂
“Lump head” or “hump head” seems to clearly describe the new shaped covers.
BULLHEAD 8
Needs to be an edit function BroadHead 8 as well.
Gen2Evo
Octo-hog
EVO 2.0
the double knuckle sounds ok
I L H for Indian Like Head….
Monkey Head … immediately thought that when I saw it …see that others see it too
…..looks like some kinda tribal monkey looking at you
M8 Hammerhead
the squarehead
Hard 8
“Not Quiet” an Indian!!
M-8 sounds good to me!
BlockHead
The “Too little, too late 8!”.
M8 sounds better than a Twinkie
Expense Bullet. . .
Oops — *Expensive Bullet!
The best one will have no known author; likely barked out in jest and in some state of inebriation.
Looking at some of the comments, it must surely be.., DEADHEAD…
I am sure BONEHEAD will find favor with those who have models starting with “V” and “I”.
But lets get with it and not be nasty – as such my call is:
BULLHEAD.
The late 8
Moose Knuckle
The Devolution?
or “Devo”
The “Pisshead”
Dickhead or headache
Liquid cooled head so why not wethead.
m8y mcM8face
coolhead or hydrohead
Eight too late
W8 M8 8 (Wait, mate! 8)
Nipplehead
Fathead.
Headache
2L8
The knick name needs to have the word “head” in it. My first impression was the these rocker boxes looked like they had been working out. That’s why I favor the nick name “Muscle Head.”
“Head 8” (headache) works for me! I’m hoping it won’t be, so far I like everything it’s trying to be or do ! I’m waiting for the Softails, partial to the Breakout!
PS, there’s been many names for the 99 to 16 Twin Cam; T.C., Fathead, Twinkie, etc. The name I use the most is the “POS Motor”! Sorry, Sad but True, BUT, the MOCO brought it on themselves! This motor will go down in History as the Worst!!!
Hey Guys I forgot to mention this! As I was getting my 6 week drip, for 3 hours at the Hospital today, I’m watching the Discovery Channel, Chica vs ?, a couple of Gas Monkey Garage, they kept advertising a show for Sept., 5th. The Harley and the Davidsons, looks good, I’ve marked it on my calendar! BJ
Camel Toe
butt head
“New Harley Motor”
Well if the extra valves provide more vacuum then SUCK HEAD would be appropriate.
The two bit whore
Well I’m going for something thats not hear yet……”DickHead” !!
SSDD;David
Crazy 8, or New-volution.
Good ones guys. That there is a Chucklehead. peace
Powerhead
M8head (pronounce Matehead)
Coolhead
Rockerhead
Hoghead
Sleekhead
Camhead
Plughead
Tophead
Bighead
Cheesehead
Blockhead
DOMN8R
Do you really believe that Polaris doesn’t have a new design sitting back in the corner. W
aiting
“The Crown Head”..cos it looks like a crown with the bumps and slight angled edges of the valve cover, also its sound very cool. “THE CROWN HEAD”
Waukhead or waukeehead or if it turns out to be p.o.s walkhead
Blockhead
Here is comment 100 !!!
(Got to be some kind of record !!)
107 a Victory killer ?
114 an Indian killer ?
Off the line, maybe, but I doubt it !!!
Will wait to look at the quarterly reports
& I’ll wait for the drag race on Youtube to see !
As far as the name goes, a lot of good suggestions here
Blockhead
Dickhead
Bullhead
Wethead
are all funny & could apply !
I’ll let you guys have all the fun !!!
Harley’s will never be off the line bikes until they lower the final drive gearing,especially the softail and dyna lines.
Blockhead was the evo. It was no match for the HD marketing tsunami. You can still find patches and pins if you are looking.
Fathead made the rounds for the twin cam when it came out. Again, it was no match for the HD marketing of the official HD tm name.
I like fourhead or forehead. Spellcheckers don’t like the first one.
Wethead is the best. I believe liquid cooled is more significant than “extra” valves.
How about JugHead due to the large sized Jugs.
How bout, “Still slower than the Freedom 106 and the Thunderstroke 111, M8”
after riding one I would have to change my suggestion from coolhead to HOTHEAD, that right passenger footpeg really gets HOT, but I still want one
DEADHEAD
MILL HEAD
If it truly offers improved performance, it will be very desirable.
Then I’d call it the Gimme Head!
“Waterhead “should be the new nickname for the Milwaukee 8 engine
Knothead
IGOR 88 the beast (not egor )
Sator Rotas.
It’s a Palindrom… you can reed it forward and backward
Warthog.
The rocker boxes look like they have warts.
Shaped like a castle top, or a castle head…
Four valves per head and usually four corners on a castle head…
Shaped like a castle top, or a castle head…
Four valves per head and usually four corners on a castle head…
I feel this…. The BobbleHaed
Those rocker boxes look like they have humps on top so let’s call it he humphead.
First thought Quad Head then I saw the same name in earlier comment I concur with evo80 on 8/29
Road Star since they did this motor first pretty much….
How about the “M-Head”
I thought hard about this….Airhead!
I like Meathead and not because of the “M8head” reference but because from the side it looks like he striking face of a meat tenderiser hammer
Notty head. HD8, HARLEY 8
Knot head
Devil Head
KnotHead..
Cleam-8 for its clean lines