I owned a 2013 model for several years. Best fun I ever had with a vehicle but one of the worst constructions from Morgan. Completely unreliable, too noisy, broken frame, electrical problems, broken exhaust pipes, engine problems, but lots of fun when on the road.
It's not a Harley engine. It's an S&S. Appreciate that these often go into Harleys but as upgraded replacements to OEM. An important distinction. M3Ws are unlike anything else - amazing cars.
The company S&S (Smith & Stankos / Viola, Wisconsin), established in 1958 to manufacture rocker arms of better quality than those of original Harley Davidson, has over time designed a complete catalog of replica Harley Davidson engines , from the KnuckleHead of the 1930s to the Twincam of 1999 via the Sportster, and in various displacements. Around 2005, Harley Davidson sued S&S for "copying" its range of engines. In order to avoid prolonging a trial which could be long and costly, S&S negotiates two clauses with HD: no copy of future HD engines, design and manufacture by itself of a two-cylinder engine with no internal mechanical connection with those of HD; hence the X-Wedge. Morgan, at first, had approached Harley Davidson to equip his "3 wheels". During testing, the bored Evolution engine (hence the legend maintained by Morgan) proposed by H.D. proved to be fragile (cylinder heads in particular). H.D. refusing to extend the warranty period, Morgan turned to S&S which offered its X-Wedge, which is also very difficult to sell in the Harley Davidson circle. This is the whole story. The X-Wedge remains a motorcycle engine with necessarily finicky maintenance. Translated from French by Google translate, forgive errors in syntax or exact words.
Wlodek Nasidlowski www.motorcycle-usa.com/2007/03/article/ss-reveals-innovative-x-wedge-engine/. The S&S has a 56.25 degree angle between the cylinders instead of Harley's 45 degrees, there's a different bore&stroke, different crankshaft design etc.
The company S&S (Smith & Stankos / Viola, Wisconsin), established in 1958 to manufacture rocker arms of better quality than those of original Harley Davidson, has over time designed a complete catalog of replica Harley Davidson engines , from the KnuckleHead of the 1930s to the Twincam of 1999 via the Sportster, and in various displacements. Around 2005, Harley Davidson sued S&S for "copying" its range of engines. In order to avoid prolonging a trial which could be long and costly, S&S negotiates two clauses with HD: no copy of future HD engines, design and manufacture by itself of a two-cylinder engine with no internal mechanical connection with those of HD; hence the X-Wedge. Morgan, at first, had approached Harley Davidson to equip his "3 wheels". During testing, the bored Evolution engine (hence the legend maintained by Morgan) proposed by H.D. proved to be fragile (cylinder heads in particular). H.D. refusing to extend the warranty period, Morgan turned to S&S which offered its X-Wedge, which is also very difficult to sell in the Harley Davidson circle. This is the whole story. The X-Wedge remains a motorcycle engine with necessarily finicky maintenance. Translated from French by Google Translate, forgive errors in syntax or exact words.
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