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American V-Twin Motorcycles

Motorcycles of the American makers Indian and Harley-Davidson, built around a large V-twin engine and made for long straight roads. An entry belongs here when the cited article names a motorcycle of Indian or Harley-Davidson. It excludes British and Japanese motorcycles. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.

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Indian Chief (motorcycle), Wikipedia
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The Indian Chief is a motorcycle that was built by the Hendee Manufacturing Company and the subsequent Indian Motocycle Company from 1922 to the end of the company's production in 1953, and again from 1999 to present.
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Harley-Davidson Sportster - Wikipedia
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The Harley-Davidson Sportster is a line of motorcycles produced continuously since 1957 by Harley-Davidson.
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Harley-Davidson Knucklehead engine (Wikipedia)
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The knucklehead is a retronym used by enthusiasts to refer to a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so named because of the distinct shape of the rocker boxes.
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