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  • Patent number: 7418939
    Abstract: The invention provides a motorcycle having a frame, an engine coupled to the frame, and a crankshaft assembly. The crankshaft assembly includes a first flywheel half having an aperture, a crank pin including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a bearing surface between the first and second end portions. The first end portion is press-fit into the aperture of the first flywheel half. The first end portion, the second end portion, and the bearing surface are coated with a friction enhancer. A bearing is positioned at least partially onto the bearing surface, and a connecting rod has an aperture that at least partially receives the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard F. Enright, William K. Davis, Thomas A. Lanser, William Lackas, Jon Janke, Jennifer M. Sampson, Tomas Smetana