Harley-Davidson Ironhead engine

The ironhead was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so named because of the composition of the cylinder heads (Iron instead of Aluminium).

The engine is a two-cylinder, two valves per cylinder, pushrod V-twin.

It was produced from 1957 until 1985 and was replaced by the Evolution engine in 1986.

This name was applied to the Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycles that used this engine.

Harley-Davidson Ironhead Sportster engine at the Harley-Davidson Museum