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Harley-Davidson 45 Engine Displacement

To use this Chart

1.

Find your bore size in Column 1.

2.

Move right to Column 2 to the exact size for boring (decimal)

3.

Select your stroke in Columns 3 through 7

Bore,

Relative

Bore,

Absolute*

3-13/16"†

3.8125

4-7/16"††

4.4375 

4-9/16"‡

4.5625

4-5/8"‡‡

4.625

4-13/16"‡‡

4.8125

Std. 

  2.745"

  45.12"

  52.52"

  54.00"

  54.74"

  56.96"

+.010 

  2.755

  45.45

  52.91

  54.4

  55.14

  57.38

.020 

  2.765

  45.78

  53.29

  54.79

  55.54

  57.79

.030 

  2.775

  46.12

  53.68

  55.19

  55.94

  58.21

.040 

  2.785

  46.45

  54.06

  55.59

  56.35

  58.63

.050 

  2.795

  46.78

  54.45

  55.99

  56.75

  59.05

.060 

  2.805

  47.12

  54.84

  56.39

  57.16

  59.48

.070 

  2.815

  47.46

  55.24

  56.79

  57.57

  59.90

.080 

  2.825

  47.79

  55.63

  57.20

  57.98

  60.63

.090 

  2.835

  48.13

  56.02

  57.60

  58.39

  60.76

.100 

  2.845**

  48.47

  56.42

  58.01

  58.80

  61.19

.130 

  2.875+

  49.50

  57.61

  59.24

  60.05

  62.48

.140 

  2.885

  49.84

  58.02

  59.65

  60.47

  62.92

.150 

  2.895++

  50.19

  58.42

  60.06

  60.89

  63.36

Notes

*

All 1929-73 D, R, W, G, K & KH 45 & 54" motors are the same bore size

**

Largest commercially-available 45 piston oversize

+

Norton 750cc Atlas or Indian Scout 45 piston, pin must be adapted to fit, will have temperature problems in std. cylinders; not safe for 120-39/391 (WR) casting 

++

Absolute upper bore limit of all 45 type cylinders, not recommended

† 

Std. stroke, all 1929-2000 D, R, W, G, K & XL flywheels

(except 1954-56 KH, & XR750)

†† 

Indian Chief 74" flywheels

1954-56 KH flywheels

‡‡

Available from KNS Cycle, must use Sportster rods & special 1¼" crank-pin

For metric piston sizes, 70mm = +.010, 71mm = +.050, 72mm = +.090"

"Harley-Davidson" name for reference purposes only. Not affiliated with Harley-Davidson Motor Co.

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