Does Harley Davidson have a secret V-Four in the works?

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project NOVA in 1976, HD made a V4 and it flopped!

Harley Davidson says "older riders cannot be considered a continuing market"
HD wants to "reach out to younger and diverse riders"
That's why they are building a V4

So, The bottom line is you older riders that own the traditional air cooled BIG Twins are being thrown under the bus by HD!

what do you guys think of that?
My Source: Cycle World, May 2009
 
Their NOVA project didn't have the chance to flop. They were working on a liquid cooled motorcycle but they didn't want the radiator to be highly visible. The problem was, they didn't have the resources to produce the NOVA bikes and their traditional bikes at the same time. They had to go with one or the other. They decided to go with their bread and butter.
 
It won't matter because even if they did make a V-4 it would have too much stroke.
 
I understand that a 4 cylinder is on the drawing board, but not yet a reality. However, I haven't seen where they are going to stop production of their infamous v-twin.
What HAS happened this year is a 4 valve head that NHRA has approved for Pro-stock use. It appears that Harley wants to catch up with the Asian boys and NHRA wants to quit making them add weight so that Harley doesn't get left behind and will make for a heads up competition.
 
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