Milwaukee-Eight 117

E927007

V-twin engine motorcycle engine

The Milwaukee-Eight 117 is a high-displacement, performance-focused V-twin motorcycle engine used in Harley-Davidson’s premium and CVO models.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight	1
Milwaukee-Eight 117 canonical	1
Milwaukee-Eight 121	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11420523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Milwaukee-Eight 117
Context triple: [Milwaukee-Eight engine, marketedAs, Milwaukee-Eight 117]

A. Buell
Buell is a surname most notably associated with Don Carlos Buell, a Union general during the American Civil War.
B. Harley-Davidson V-Rod
The Harley-Davidson V-Rod is a power-cruiser motorcycle known for its liquid-cooled, high-revving Revolution engine and more modern, performance-oriented styling compared to traditional Harley models.
C. Harley-Davidson Street Glide
The Harley-Davidson Street Glide is a popular touring motorcycle known for its batwing fairing, comfortable long-distance ergonomics, and classic American cruiser styling.
D. Yamaha VMAX
The Yamaha VMAX is a high-performance power cruiser motorcycle renowned for its muscular V4 engine, aggressive styling, and drag-race-inspired acceleration.
E. Steyr-Puch 500
The Steyr-Puch 500 is a compact Austrian city car produced in the late 1950s and 1960s, closely related to the Fiat 500 but featuring distinct engineering by Steyr-Daimler-Puch.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Milwaukee-Eight 117
Target entity description: The Milwaukee-Eight 117 is a high-displacement, performance-focused V-twin motorcycle engine used in Harley-Davidson’s premium and CVO models.

A. Buell
Buell is a surname most notably associated with Don Carlos Buell, a Union general during the American Civil War.
B. Harley-Davidson V-Rod
The Harley-Davidson V-Rod is a power-cruiser motorcycle known for its liquid-cooled, high-revving Revolution engine and more modern, performance-oriented styling compared to traditional Harley models.
C. Harley-Davidson Street Glide
The Harley-Davidson Street Glide is a popular touring motorcycle known for its batwing fairing, comfortable long-distance ergonomics, and classic American cruiser styling.
D. Yamaha VMAX
The Yamaha VMAX is a high-performance power cruiser motorcycle renowned for its muscular V4 engine, aggressive styling, and drag-race-inspired acceleration.
E. Steyr-Puch 500
The Steyr-Puch 500 is a compact Austrian city car produced in the late 1950s and 1960s, closely related to the Fiat 500 but featuring distinct engineering by Steyr-Daimler-Puch.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	V-twin engine ⓘ motorcycle engine ⓘ
bore	103.5 mm ⓘ
brand	Harley-Davidson ⓘ
configuration	45-degree V-twin ⓘ
coolingSystem	air-cooled ⓘ oil-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
cycleType	four-stroke ⓘ
cylinders	2 ⓘ
designedFor	cruiser motorcycles ⓘ touring motorcycles ⓘ
displacement	117 cubic inches ⓘ 1923 cc ⓘ
emissionsControl	catalytic converter ⓘ
familyDisplacementRange	107–131 cubic inches ⓘ
fuelSystem	electronic fuel injection ⓘ
fuelType	gasoline ⓘ
hasFeature	counterbalanced crankshaft ⓘ high-flow intake ⓘ high-performance cam profile ⓘ improved oil cooling passages ⓘ reduced engine vibration ⓘ
ignitionSystem	electronic ignition ⓘ
introducedBy	Harley-Davidson CVO line ⓘ linked to: Harley-Davidson CVO models
lubricationSystem	wet sump ⓘ
manufacturer	Harley-Davidson ⓘ
marketedAs	factory hot-rod engine ⓘ high-performance engine ⓘ
partOfSeries	Milwaukee-Eight engine family ⓘ linked to: Milwaukee-Eight engine
predecessor	Twin Cam 110 ⓘ linked to: Twin Cam engine
primaryDrive	chain-driven primary ⓘ
relatedTo	Milwaukee-Eight 107 ⓘ Milwaukee-Eight 114 ⓘ Milwaukee-Eight 121 ⓘ Milwaukee-Eight 131 ⓘ
stroke	114.3 mm ⓘ
targetSegment	Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) models ⓘ premium Harley-Davidson models ⓘ
totalValves	8 ⓘ
usedIn	Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide ⓘ linked to: Harley-Davidson Road Glide Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide ⓘ linked to: Harley-Davidson Street Glide Harley-Davidson CVO models ⓘ Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST ⓘ linked to: Harley-Davidson Road Glide Harley-Davidson Street Glide ST ⓘ linked to: Harley-Davidson Street Glide Harley-Davidson performance bagger models ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder	4 ⓘ
valvetrain	four valves per cylinder ⓘ single camshaft ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Milwaukee-Eight engine → marketedAs → Milwaukee-Eight 117 ⓘ

Milwaukee-Eight engine → marketedAs → Milwaukee-Eight 121 ⓘ

linked to: Milwaukee-Eight 117

Street Glide → usesEngineFamily → Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight ⓘ