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70 nFebruary 2017n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS Visit our Facebook page to answer the trivia quiz. While you're there, "Like" our Facebook page and enter the drawing to win great prizes. The highest-scoring quiz wins a short bio in a future issue of THUNDER PRESS, and as always… in case of a tie, a random drawing of eligible contestants will determine the winner. Answers for January's Game The third episode of Harley And The Davidsons, entitled "Legacy," should be retitled "Lunacy" as it goes completely bonkers with any form of fact—excepting perhaps the birth of the Knucklehead. The third Name That Time Machine quiz… and the last devoted to this TV mini-series… might just do the same thing… in reverse. Care to play along? 1. An 8-valve Harley racer is seen in every episode of Harley and the Davidsons. a) True 2. In 1931 the president of the AMA was a man named Wharton. b) False 3. When Wharton shows up at a meet to give William B. Johnson a hard time, there is a BMW motorcycle parked in plain view in the scene, yet there is no evi- dence that German machines were being imported at that point in history. a) True 4. Walter Davidson Jr. (Walter C. Davidson) is shown riding a "prototype" Harley- Davidson motorcycle without permission. What model would this prototype most likely become? c) The D-series 45CI V-Twin 5. Edsel Ford heard about the Servi-Car in advance of production and came to see the founders with a deal to distribute the machine through Ford dealers nationwide. b) False 6. The Servi-Car was introduced in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression and production ceased how many years later? a) 41 (1973) b) 42 (1974)* 7. Which of the founders' sons became president of Harley-Davidson after Walter Davidson's death? c) William Davidson 8. Was this second-generation president of The Motor Company portrayed in the mini-series? b) No 9. Walter Davidson's son ultimately served in what capacity at Harley-Davidson? d) Secretary 10. The founders make a deal with Japan at the end of the "Legacy" episode. What was the nature of this deal? c. The deal was to sell blueprints, receive an annual royalty and offer expert advice. 11. The deal with Japan came to an end in 1936 because: a. The Japanese were ramping up their military and did not want Westerners involved. b. Harley sent a Knucklehead to the Japanese factory; the Japanese did not like it and would not license it for manufacture there. f. A and B** Notes: *For question #6, answer A or B can be considered correct. **For question #11, answer A, B or F can be considered correct. 1. Approximately how many Shovelheads were produced in 1966? a) Between 7,700 and 7,800 b) Between 9,700 and 9,800 c) Between 6,700 and 6,800 d) Between 8,700 and 8,800 2. Only Shovelhead engines have had more than one design of the bottom end. a) True b) False 3. Which OHV Big Twin engine has rocker arms neither directly attached to the heads nor mounted in rocker boxes? a) Knucklehead b) Panhead c) Evolution d) Twin Cam e) Milwaukee-Eight 4. The "fl atside" camshaft case cover was never ribbed or polished on factory Shovelheads. a) True b) False 5. A so-called "Pan-Shovel" is: a) An early ('66–'69) Shovelhead b) A Shovelhead top end that has been installed on a Panhead bottom end c) A Panhead top end that has been installed on a Shovelhead bottom end d) All the above 6. All Shovelhead cylinder heads are interchangeable. a) True b) False 7. All Shovelhead cylinders are interchangeable. a) True b) False 8. Shovelheads came in two compression ratios and two displacements… name them. a) 7.4:1 and 8.0:1 in all 74" engines, 8.0:1 in all 80" engines b) 8.0:1 in 74" and 7.4:1 in 80" engines from 1975–1984 c) 7.4:1 in 1966 74" engines only d) 7.4:1 and 8.0:1 in 74" engines 1966–1974, 8.0:1 in 74" and 80" 1975–1984 9. More Evolution Big Twins were made than Knucklehead, Panhead and Shovelhead Big Twins combined. a) True b) False January winner James Farra ntelli Our fi rst Name That Time Machine Trivia Quiz winner of 2017 is a familiar face—James Ferrantelli, our favorite Road Glide-riding Disney boat captain, and our October 2016 Name That Time Machine winner! James is our fi rst two-time champion. Think you can beat him? 4

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