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Types

  • Straight-two: has its cylinders arranged in a single row. It is often improperly referred to as a "straight twin". A true straight twin (or parallel twin) engine uses a common crank pin for both cylinders (small displacement Honda, Triumph).
  • V-twin: has the cylinders are arranged in a V configuration (Harley, Ducati, large displacement Honda).
  • Boxer twin: two cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the crankshaft (BMW).

Pages in category "Engine configurations"

The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.