A dual-engine drag bike gets a noisy start
Harley Davidson People's kickstart clip draws an unusually large early audience, with viewers picking out the paired engines.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 101,076 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (7,548).
Double the Engines, Old-School Attitude 😎
Getting this machine running takes a rider on the kickstarter and a helper crouched alongside. Then the exhaust takes over: a long-wheelbase drag motorcycle with two engines fires up, settles down and rolls across the asphalt.
Harley Davidson People's Short, "Double the Engines, Old-School Attitude 😎", has reached about 75,000 views in 13 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full first day for Shorts. Its comment section has also passed the usual first-day turnout several times over.
The clip stays with the practical business of bringing the custom build to life. The helper works beside the engines as the rider kicks, then steps back once the machine is running steadily. The rider pulls away and turns around a building. This is a startup and roll-out, not a filmed drag race.
Viewers are focusing on the mechanical pairing, identifying the engines as Panheads and joking about what that makes the cylinder layout. Others wonder about the heat from having both motors packed into the same machine.
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What viewers say
Double panheads nice work
@BubbyBanks-vd4qfSee it on YouTube"My Harley is a V4"
@andysedgleySee it on YouTubeWow two motors got to be hot
@rowingdowntheriverSee it on YouTube
3 more comments
Now, that's a Fairing!
@Pork-ChopperSee it on YouTubeHard to find one this guy's got two outstanding looking panheads.
@samshroyer2See it on YouTubethat looks comfortable
@trukr63See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Harley Davidson People
- Subscribers
- 1,980,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,040,450
- Channel views, pace per day
- 250,524 (on a normal day: 261,540)
- Video published
- November 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 74,515 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 101,076
The numbers
The dual-engine Short has already passed the channel's usual full-day views and comments, well before its first day is complete.
💡 Test your knowledge
What does the rider use to start the motorcycle in this clip?
The rider repeatedly works the kickstarter while a crew member assists beside the motorcycle.


