It does seem as if S&S lost the plot on quality with this engine (if they ever had it). It was originally touted as a potential OEM engine for some of the smaller volume motorcycle manufacturers, but that path lead to minimal sales, and the deal with Morgan certainly didn't provide much in the way of volume. So it must have been a bit of a disappointing orphan for S&S since it's inception, leading to the sale of the design/tooling. And without a major OEM holding them to quality production standards during it's relatively brief production life, we have our current situation.
I'm looking forward to the inevitable retrofit of a Harley EVO or similar that someone will surely do.
