shovelhead

Small coastal shark

Shovelhead refers to several things united by a broad, flat shape.

Most commonly, it's a type of Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine produced from 1966 to 1984, named for its shovel-shaped rocker covers: He restored a '72 shovelhead.

A shovelhead shark (or bonnethead) has a distinctively flattened head.

The term also names a species of catfish and a type of sturgeon.

motorcycle

Harley-Davidson

American motorcycle manufacturer

evolution · chopper · cruiser · biker · hog · custom · chrome · exhaust · torque · leather

shark

hammerhead

Shark with splayed head

predator · fins · gill slits · electroreceptor · lateral · reef · coastal · scalloped · bonnethead · smooth

catfish

flathead

Straight-tipped tool or fish

bottom-feeder · freshwater · river · channel · noodling · trotline · spawning · scavenger · nocturnal · Mississippi

Opposites
shark head morphology

shovelheadhammerhead

Shark with splayed head

great white

Harley-Davidson engine evolution

shovelheadEvolution

Biological change over time

flathead · electronic ignition

motorcycle culture/era

shovelheadelectric motorcycle

Battery-powered two-wheeled vehicle

crotch rocket · Tesla

Family

shovelheads

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G