A New Degree

Harley get s us to rebuild their prized Milwaukee Eight 107 engine. Were they brave or foolish?

NOT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN but I am proficient in engineering operations and am the go-to man when it comes to small-scale repairs of any sort in the house. While I may have received several jolts, cuts and nicks along the way, I do get the job done. You can say that I am mechanically inclined. So upon hearing of the opportunity to open up an engine, I called dibs on it in an instant.

This was no ordinary engine though. The first session of the Harley-Davidson University took place at its technical training centre above their Capital Harley-Davidson dealership in Gurgaon. The syllabus taught us how to rebuild an engine and the motor (read in the best American accent possible) in question would be the Milwaukee Eight 107 found on their Touring range of motorcycles.

Presiding over the session was Harley’s John McEnaney who is their Lead of Technical Training in the Asia Emerging Market. John is one tough nut and has trained almost every Harley technician in the country. Hence we were in good hands and did not goof around during the sessions.