Harley-Davidson's association with sportbike manufacturer Buell Motorcycle Company began in 1987 when they supplied Buell with fifty surplus XR1000 engines. Buell continued to buy engines from Harley-Davidson until 1993, when Harley-Davidson bought 49 percent of the Buell Motorcycle Company. Harley-Davidson increased its share in Buell to ninety-eight percent in 1998, and to complete ownership in 2003.
Whether it is a mechanical, hydraulic, flat tappet or roller style, the lifter is one of the most important components in the engine. The lifter technology determines how the camshaft will react to the rest of the engine combination. And the technology that goes into it is simply amazing.
Posts: 9,977. A lifter most certainly can go out through the bottom, ask me how I know. Let's just say it involved a cam swap, and my installer forgot to pull the pushrods off the lifters and a few clangs later and a lifter was sitting on the windage tray. But to do it right, you have to pull the heads.__________________. Forged Thompson Motorsport LS3, Procharger, Aquamist, 19. CCW T10s.BLS V2 lights.ocation: Buckingham PA. Posts: 9,977. I'd rather pull the heads than pull a cam. To pull the cam, you've got to pull the crank pulley, remove the radiators, it's just a pain in the ***.