The Early
"HARLEY-DAVIDSON"
MOTORCYCLES
1905 and Now up to 2013



 

This web page shows an history of the early Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
I have many original pictures that were submitted by family members to
show these early motorcycles in everyday use.
If you are like I am nothing shows the past better then photos



 
Motorcycles and particularly the Harley-Davidson have always interested me.
Although I have never owned one, it was something that was always on my mind.
I have been collecting pictures of old cars, trucks and motorcycles for some time and my collection of Harley-Davidson pictures became such that I thought I would share them. This collection has grown considerably since I started this web site back in 2006. I even decided to include some of the newer bikes and now have Harley's up to 2008. 

And please forgive me but I have included some nice old English bikes.
Most of these images have come from news groups but like with my car pages, I invite any of my visitors to submit their favorite Harley-Davidson picture or a British bike. All I ask is that they give me their name and if possible where they live. Street address are not required. If you like, a brief story on the bike would be nice.
The email address is johnmacdonald@summerville-novascotia.com

This page was last updated on Feb 21, 2013
The History of the Harley-Davidson
"The First Seventy Years"


The 1903 Harley-Davidson Factory
One of my vistors, Brent sent me the following story about this building.
"I was told a interesting story about the original H-D factory (which you have a photo of). When I was in school and started the H-D portion of my schooling we were given a week or so of H-D history before beginning the technical stuff in a lab. The building ultimately had a sad ending to it's existence as we knew it. After being stored for decades disassembled in a H-D factory warehouse someone who was instructed to clean the place up and make some room dug it out of the corner it rested so long in and threw it in the trash. Not a good day for H-D and probably a even worse one for the employee. My instructor was a good man and a forgiving person and said "I'm surprised he made it out alive after making a mistake that big. I'd at least have sent him home with one less nut.". "

 
Consider the use of motorcycle covers to 
protect your bike

 
History could go a long way. 
Let your Harley last with only the genuine Harley Davidson parts!


The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1903.
At that time Bill Harley and Arthur Walter Davidson built a one-cylinder motorcycle for their own use.This motorcycle was well built and they ended up selling it. That put them in thebusiness manufacturing motorcycles.
They continued to build motorcycles and by 1908 they had built 154.
Around this time William Davidson joined the company and it wasn't long before they had 20 employees and a new factory.
In 1909 Bill Harley thought that they needed a new engine. he took on the project to built a V Twin engine.It turned out to be a 1000 cubic centimeter, 45 degree V twin engine producing seven horse power. This 45 degree V twin became one of the most recognizable symbols of the Harley-Davidson. The bar and shield logo came in 1910 and is still with them today.
The F Head engine was introduced in 1911 and was the main power plant until 1929 when it was replaced by the flat head engine.
By 1912 Harley-Davidson was ready to expand again into a new 6 story plant.
They also started exporting at this time. 
From 1914 to the 1920's there was much advancement, such as the addition of a sidecar, the three-speed sliding-gear transmission, and the change in styling, which looked more like the motorcycles of today.
In 1928 the first twin-cam engine and front wheel brakes were available. This enabled the motorcycle to reach speeds of more then 85 mph.

The 1930's saw Harley-Davidson break more speed records.
In 1932 the three-wheel Servi-Car was introduced which would become a common police and commercial vehicle.

In 1936 the Knucklehead was launched and the Panhead followed in 1947. 
This machine made the Harley-Davidson American's motorcycle of choice.
During World War II the Harley took an active roll. Civilian production was just about suspended and all efforts were concentrated on war production.
Once the war was over in 1945 civilian production commenced again.
In 1949 the Hydra-Glide was introduced using hydraulic front forks.

The 1950's were not a good time at Harley-Davidson.
The British with their Triumph and BSA motorcycles had 40% of the market.
These were smaller, lighter and in some cases faster bikes.
This problem was met head on and in 1957 with the introduction of the Sportster.
The English stayed on the scene until the Japanese bikes hit the market in the early 60's.
They were small, under powered but cute and did a lot to bring motorcycle to the attention
of the general public.
However they didn't stay small and cute very long.
Companies like Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki learned real fast and made some real 
fast motorcycles.
Harley was almost put under at this time but they fought back.
In 1969 Harley Davidson merged with American Machine and Foundry Company.
This merger gave them needed cash but produced some poorly built bikes and Harley&American Machine and Foundry Company's reputation suffered greatly.
Harley-Davidson did survive and in 1971 the  ldquo; Cruiser” was born. It was a sporty looking bike with the frame and power train of the FL series.
This motorcycle was a great success and enabled Harley-Davidson to move to a 400,000 square foot plant in York, Pennsylvania.
The 1970's saw Harley win a great many races including four consecutive years of winning the AMA Grand National Championships in dirt track racing.
I will leave the history of the Harley-Davidson at this point with saying that from here on Harley-Davidson never looked back.


There are many other good web sites that will take you beyond the 1970's


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Feature Bike of the month
 1934 Harley-Davidson VLD 74 ci side valves
 This Harley is owned by Robert Boonstoppel, Belgium He bought the bike in The Netherlands in 1962. 
The bike was imported in The Netherlands in 1939 and been hidden during World War II from the Germans. Harley-Davidson VLD, 74 ci (1200 cc) ; side valves ; Gears 1,2,3 and 1 R: Fittings for side car: Color : original olive green

 
The following was an email that has been circulating and was sent to me by my brother.
I thought it was a story that should be told again.
If any of you want to pass it around to your friends please feel free to copy it.
JUST A BIKER

I saw you; hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line. But you didn't see me put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday. 
I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk. But you didn't see me playing Santa at the local Mall.
I saw you change your mind about going into the restaurant when you saw my bike parked out front. But you didn't see me attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.
I saw you roll up your window and shake your head when I rode by. But you didn't see me riding behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out the car window.
I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children. But you didn't see me when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless. 
I saw you stare at my long hair. But you didn't see me and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love. 
I saw you roll your eyes at our Leather jackets and gloves. But you didn't see me and my brothers donate our old ones to those that had none.
I saw you look in fright at my tattoos. But you didn't see me cry as my children where born or have their name written over and in my heart. 
I saw you change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere. But you didn't see me going home to be with my family.
I saw you, complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be. But you didn't see me when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane.
I saw you yelling at your kids in the car. But you didn't see me pat my child's hands knowing she was safe behind me. 
I saw you reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road. But you didn't see me squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to 
take the next turn.
I saw you race down the road in the rain. But you didn't see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date.
I saw you run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time. But you didn't see me trying to turn right.
I saw you cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in. But you didn't see me leave the road.
I saw you, waiting impatiently for my friends to pass. But you didn't see me. I wasn't there.
I saw you go home to your family. But you didn't see me. Because I died that day you cut me off. 
I was just a biker. A person with friends and a family. But you didn't see me.
Repost this around in hopes that people will understand the biker community..
If you don't repost this, it sucks to be you. I hope you never lose someone that rides.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE US, RESPECT OUR RIGHTS TO RIDE WHAT WE CHOOSE AND TAKE A FEW EXTRA SECONDS TO BE SURE WE ARE NOT IN 'YOUR' WAY 

Author Unknown


 

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The Very Early Vintage Harley-Davidson's


1917-1922 Harley-Davidso Model 820 Racing Bicycle
This bike s owned by Bernie Keeling, Gilroy, CA
Submitted by: Hubert Marshall, UpperChichester, Pa.
And after over 100 years of production we end up
with these future classics
2007 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200L
This bike is owned by Liz Maddox
Click here to view the Harley-Davidson's from 1970 to 2008
and beyond

 
1905 Harley-Davidson
1905 Harley-Davidson
1905 Harley-Davidson
1909 Harley-Davidson V Twin
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This picture was submitted by Ron Dil, it was taken 
about 1919. The person in the picture is his grandfather,
Joseph Funk (1884-1961).  He was born in Loudonville, Ohio 
and as a young man had worked as a traveling circus roust-about, and then became a fireman on the "Big 4"
railroad that ran through New London and Greenwich, Ohio.
He married Pauline Zarker in 1913 and settled down to farm 
in Greenwich.
One of these pictures hangs in the New London Historical Society with a note that it was taken in 1919 with a caption indicating that "Joe Funk is displaying the best in 1919 motorcycling."
1910 Harley-Davidson
1911 Harley-Davidson
1912 Harley-Davidson
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 1912 Harley-Davidson XBA Single Cylinder
 1914 Harley-Davidson 
This picture was submitted by Roy Rowlett.
The picture was taken in Oklahoma City before 1920.
The man was his grandfather. He owned an auto garage.
It is unknown if this was his, or a customer's bike.
 This picture was submitted by Dave Robinson, Western PA
The picture was taken at at The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina
 
 1914 Harley-Davidson 
 
 This picture was submitted by Steve Rowles. The rider is unknown
 
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 Two 1914 Harlew Davidson Model Ten C, Single Cylinder
 The invoice for one of these bikes They paid $245 for each
These pictures were submitted by Ross Hollibaugh
He had the following to say about the pictures and the bikes.
" I was enjoying your page with all the old Harleys and remembered that I have a photo of my cousin's grandfather and his grandfather's brother each sitting on the brand new 1914 Harleys that they purchased in 1914.  I am not sure, but I believe the photo may have been taken at the dealership (probably not realy a dealership back then, but the guy must have been an HD distributer) in Wanamingo, MN.  Wanamingo is 6 miles from Zumbrota.  I still have family in both Wanamingo and Zumbrota.  My cousin still has the original receipt for his grandfather's bike and he scanned a copy of it for me.  You can see on the invoice that Lars Johnson of Zumbrota, MN purchased his bike for $245 and only put $10 cash down.
Lars was my cousin's (Steve Johnson) grandfather."
 
 
1915 Harley-Davidson
1918 Harley-Davidson 18-J with Side Car
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 1918 Harley-Davidson 18-J,
 1920's Harley-Davidson Hill Climber
 This picture was submitted by Warren Will
It was taken by Warren at the Mystic Seaport (Mystic,CT) 
antique car show in 2007
 
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1921 Harley-Davidson WF Sport
1921 Harley-Davidson JL Racer
This picture was submitted by Mike Chilton. 
The picture shows his grandfather on the bike, 
Oliver Robert Williams.
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 1922 Harley-Davidson JD Racer
 1922 Harley-Davidson JD Racer
This picture was submitted by Dave Robinson, Western PA
The picture was taken at at The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina
 1924 Harley-Davidson Enthusiast Magazine
 1924 Harley-Davidson
1924 Harley-Davidson JD Motorcycle
1924 Harley-Davidson JD Motorcycle
1924 Harley-Davidson JD Motorcycle
1924 Harley-Davidson JD Motorcycle
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 1924 Harley-Davidson  (Army version)
 1924 Harley-Davidson JD Motorcycle
 This picture was submitted by Walt Cross, Master Sgt,
U.S. Army (Retired) It shows his great Uncle Nolin
when he was in the Army.
 This picture was submitted by Cliff Raven, London England
It shows his father father A.L.Raven and his H/D taken in 1928
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 1925 Harley Davidson
This picture was submitted by Dave Kaplan and shows
his grandfather, Max Novie, Brooklyn, NY on the bike
 
   
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 1925 Harley-Davidson with Sidecar
 1925 Harley-Davidson JD
This picture was submitted by 1925 Harley-Davidson,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
It shows his father on the bike which he bought new.
 1925 Harley-Davidson JD
 1927 Harley-Davidson Model JD
This picture was submitted by Bob Derrick and shows a Wellington, Oh patrolmen and his Harley.
 1928 Harley-Davidson J Engine
 1928 Harley-Davidson J
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 1928 Harley-Davidson J
1929 Harley-Davidson 74 with twin cams
This picture was submitted by Dave DeChambeau, Gardner, Ma.
The picture shows his Aunt Elizabeth, Uncle Harry, Aunt Mal, his  Mother an Uncle Bob on the fender. The photo was taked around 1930, in Halifax, Ma.
 1929 Harley-Davidson
1929 Harley-Davidson Engine
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1929Harley-Davidson Police Bikes
1929Harley-Davidson Police Bikes
This picture was submitted by Jon Moran, Charlottesville, Virginia This picture was submitted by Jon Moran, Charlottesville, Virginia
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 1929 Harley-Davidson JDH
 1930 Harley-Davidson 45 CU. IN. Model D
   This picture was submitted by Wayne Strachan, Australia.
The photo was taken around 1941 and shows his brother on it.
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 1932 Harley-Davidson VL Flathead 80 cu in Police Special
 1934 Harley-Davidson JDH
 This bike is owned by John Gin, Bucks County, Pa

It had a chain driven speedometer on the tank that allowed you to set it so it would stay on the highest speed the bike went until you reset it, the early radar....so the officer could prove you were speeding when he pulled you over.
The left side of the tank was for motor oil and had a brass hand pump to squirt oil to the top. The manual suggested a squirt or two evey few miles if you were doing over 50mph

 This picture was submitted by Wayne Volcik, Smithville Texas 
The picture is of his uncle, the late Leon Volcik of Smithville Texas. He loved his scooter and always wanted to see California and from what I was told he and a friend with another HD rode their bikes from Smithville to California to see what the west coast was like and this ride from what I can tell took place in the mid 1930's.
   
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 1934 Harley Davidson
This bike is owned by Fred Pike of Naknek, AK 
It is on display at Five Seasons Sports in Eveleth
 1934 Harley Davidson
This bike is owned by Fred Pike of Naknek, AK
It is on display at Five Seasons Sports in Eveleth
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 1934 Harley-Davidson VLD
 1934 Harley-Davidson VLD
 This bike is owned by Troy Chesledon  
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 1934 Harley-Davidson CAC
 1934 Harley-Davidson CAC
 This bike s owned by Bernie Keeling, Gilroy, CA This bike s owned by Bernie Keeling, Gilroy, CA
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1934 Harley-Davidson VLD with Sidecar
1934 Harley-Davidson
This picture was submitted by Mic Merser. It shows him on his 1934 Harlry taken in 1969 in San Diego CA
 
1934 Harley-Davidson VLD 74 ci side valves
 
  This Harley is owned by Robert Boonstoppel, Belgium He bought the bike in The Netherlands in 1962. The bike was imported in
The Netherlands in 1939 and been hidden during World War II
from the Germans. Harley-Davidson VLD, 74 ci
 
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This Harley was owned by the late Mike Ornot Sr of Charleroi Pa. 
and was submitted by his son Mike 
The Harley was purchased from Cerini Harley-Davidson, Donora Pa, which is the original  store and is still standing. 
It is owned by the same family next generation down 
This HD Shop is the oldest know HD shop 

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1935 Harley-Davidson 45
1935 Harley-Davidson 45
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The bill of sale for Mike Ornot's Harley
 
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 1936 Harley-Davidson EL 
1936 Harley-Davidson XU, 80 cubic inch flathead Racer
Possibly the bike that Dale Walksler (owner of the museum)
piloted in the Great Race event some years back
  This picture was submitted by Dave Robinson, Western PA
The picture was taken at at The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, The lady is his wife, Sherri
 
 
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1936 Harley-Davidson EL
Lloyd drove other motorcycles back then.
Here he is shown in 1967 on his 1948 Indian
This picture was submitted by Deanna Golberg
It shows her father, Lloyd Freitag, Austin, Mn.
first Harley-Davidson. The picture was taken in 1944/45.
Her father was home on leave from the 
Navy at the time and was 17 years old.
 
 1937 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
 1938 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
   
 1937 Harley-Davidson Flathead
 1937 Harley-Davidson Flathead
This bike is owned by John Smith and has been since he war 16 years old, He has ridden that motorcycle all those years. It even earned him a million mile patch on it in 1989.  It has been to Sturgis so many times they made a collector card of it and I, and it has
been ridden to 49 continental United States including Alaska as
well as all of Canada and 8300 miles in old Mexico. Willie G has even had pictures taken of him sitting on it. 
He has been standing up on my motorcycle since the 60's and has even done it on his new dresser and he is no spring chicken, though 
I rode the 'wall of death' when I was a late teen and in my twenty's and motorcycle rodeos when I was in my twentys, and had a school to teach cops how to ride in Fla in the 70's. That picture made the photographer that took it famous 
 1938 Harley-Davidson UL
1940 Harley-Davidson EL
1940 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
1941 Harley-Davidson WLD
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1941 Harley-Davidson
The year may be in question.
This picture was submitted by Brian Stern.
His father Roman Stern (1922-2001) is the rider.
was taken in 1951. He was 29 years old and it was his first motorcycle. He later joined the Milwaukee police dept. and rode a Servi-car.
1942 Harley-Davidson WLA
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This Harley picture was submitted by Bob Hartung Jr.
from City of Winfield, KS USA.
Bob had the following to say about the picture.
The picture is of my father, Bob Hartung taken in July, 1948 in Arlington, New Jersey @ his home, # 40 Washington Ave. After having served in the Navy during WWII he related that he took a few years off to travel around on his Harley. He owned three in those years. One was a military model that he bought for $ 75.00 and brushed painted red to hide the olive drab paint. By 1950 he was working at the Howard Savings Bank in Newark, N.J. He told me that one day he was called into the manager's office and told. " People that work in banks, don't ride motorcycles, you'll have to make a choice " He chose the bank where he met my mother. They were married in 1951. I came along in 1956.
 1940/1941 Harley-Davidson
 
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 1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead 74 cu. in.
 1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead 74 cu. in.
These pictures were taken by Charles Walker, Odebolt, Iowa and were taken near Kansas City in 1949
 
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 1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead 74 cu. in.
 1941 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead 74 cu. in.
 
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 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA  restored to 'civilian'
This bike is owned by Elwin Haddix of Ben Lomond, CA
Elwin said he finds a real contrast to the picture that I have 
of a 1942 WLA original army bike. (Shown above right) 
He rides this bike several times a week
 
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 1942 Harley WLA with Goulding  sidecar
 1942 Harley WLA with Goulding LLS sidecar
This bike is owned by Tom Edmonds.  Tom tells me it is a 
series 2. It was assembled Wed. Dec 10, 1942
He also points out that the bike on the right is a series 3 or newer and that since the sidecar is on the left side it was probably made for the English market
 This Harley is owned by Sean Hodson  who lives in California.
He  restored it in '99 and rides it regularly in the
High Deserts of California.
The following just came in from Sean (June3, 2012)
 it is a type 3 made in Feb 1942. And the sidecar was made for export only from 1940-1942.   I bought the bike from a Guy in Dalby, Austrialia .He had kept it in his barn since he bought
it at a Surplus auction in 1972 for $35. The only changes he
made was to paint it red (with a Brush and left over barn paint) 
to keep it from rusting. The sidecar is an original Goulding
and not a reproduction. When I bought it , I pulled it down
and repainted everything. I didn't know about
Bruce Palmer's book at the time, so I just did what the 
Army does when they service something...PAINT IT! 
The bottom end was tight so I chose not to rebuild it. 
The cylinders had never been touched, so I was able to bore
them .005 over. I checked the trans and wheel bearings and
they looked fine too, So no need to rebuild them yet. 
I've put about 10,000 miles on it now and the trans is about ready for an overhaul. Other than that ,it's fine and the Wife 
and I take it out regularly.
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 1942 Harley-Davidson Flathead WL
 1942 Harley-Davidson Flathead WL
This picture was submitted by Pat Challe www.yourharleypics.com
The bike is owned by Juan Dellogado, Texas. 
The bike was built from the ground up by Juan.
This picture was submitted by Pat Challe www.yourharleypics.com
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 1942 Harley-Davidson Flathead WL
 1942 Harley-Davidson Flathead WL
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 1942 Harley-Davidson F
 1942 Harley-Davidson F
 This bike is owned by Jon Erb and is one of only 107 of these that were made as documented by Bill Jackson, Archives Manager at H-D, Milwaukee.  

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 1942 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead 61 cu.in.
 1942 Harley-Davidson from the
Columbus (Ohio) Police Department. 
The picture taken in 1946 
 This bike is owned by Gaston Berger, Uruguay
He has owned this bike for the past 21 years and has had many changes
This picture was submitted by Bob Hoye and shows his 
father, Larry Hoye on the bike
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1943 Harley-Davidson WLA Bobber
1943 Harley-Davidson WLA Bobber
This bike os owed by Pete, Norfolk, UK
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1945 Harley-Davidson WLA
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1945 Harley-Davidson WLA
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This bike is owned by Susan Horton
of Thayer, Missouri.
She inheirited from her father however she doesn't ride.
1945 Harley-Davidson WLA
 
 
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1945 Harley-Davidson Flathead UL
1945 Harley-Davidson Flathead UL
This bike os owned by Cesar Augusto from Brasilia, Brazil  
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1945 Harley-Davidson 45 Cu In Military Bike that was 
chopped in the 60's, this bike has very little miles
on the original engine.

Back in the 30's Harley used to race on wooden tracks. One of the drives
had a pet PIG as a mascot for the team
Hence the Harleys were referred to as a HOG

Post WW II Harley-Davidson's


A History of the Panhead by Greg Lew (Panhead Greg)

1948 was the first year for the " tin top" overhead valve version of the bike.
These were offered in both 61 CI and 74 CI models.
Flathead side valve motors were still very popular during the 40's,
The displacement of the flatties ranged from 45", 74" to 80" but heat and oiling issues favored the OHV design.
Typically, police departments would order the E type motors, or 61Ci
This was both utilitarian and less expensive, but the 61s had a smaller lift cam that allowed the bikes
easier starting in hotter conditions. Stop and Go stuff...
Now, 1948 was an unusual year, because it was also the last year for the Spring Fork front end, but first year PANHEAD!!
Over zealous  engineers at the factory were always a little ahead with design, This was evident in 1965, when a frame change, electrical change, and design change pre-dated the
shovel head intro in '66.
And historically, you can see that the production guys were busy selling in stock, manufactured inventory. David Monahan, Harley expert and noted restorer owns a 1949 Spring Fork Panhead.
Sometimes the right hand doesn't want to know what the left hand is doing...Especially when there are paychecks involved.
In 49, the Hydra-Glide was introduced which, by definition, was the first hydraulic suspension bike produced by the factory.
Similarly, the Duo-Glide trademark was introduced in 1958 and had BOTH  front and rear suspension.
The Electra-Glide surfaced in 1965, 12 volt system and frame change were introduced.
Unfortunately, the Shovelhead design was only still on the drawing board.
Or, as I might guess, they simply wanted to use up the existing inventory of Panhead motors sitting around.


 
1946 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
1946 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head Chopper
1946 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
1946 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
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 1946 Harley-Davidson Flat Track Racer
 1947 Harley-Davidson
This picture was submitted by Dave Robinson, Western PA
The picture was taken at at The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina
This picture was submitted by Dan Carton. It shows his mother and father, Leo and Kathy Carton Longmont Colorado on their wedding day in 1947 on his Dads  new 1947 Harley-Davidson.
 1948 Harley-Davidson Panhead.
The rider is Ed Botelho
1947 Harley-Davidson UL
This bike is owned by Steve Kieth from Aruba
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 1947 Harley-Davidson UL
1947 Harley-Davidson UL
This bike is owned by Steve Kieth from Aruba This bike is owned by Steve Kieth from Aruba
 1947 Harley-Davidson WL45
 1947 Harley-Davidson WL45
 1947 Harley-Davidson WL45
 1947 Harley-Davidson WL45
This 1947 Harley-Davidson WL45 is owned by Gary Goodman,
Belleview, FL. I gary's own words:
"I had a custom built HD chopper with an '89 1200 XL motor on it (Shown below) which I painted flat black. A friend saw the bike and offered to trade me for his '47 WL 45. I traded him straight out bike for bike and ended up with what you see in the photos. I think it was a pretty good trade. Check out the miles on the odometer."
 1947 Harley-Davidson WL45
 
   
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 1947 Harley-Davidson 1947 Harley-Davidson X Police Bike
 1947 Harley-Davidson 1947 Harley-Davidson X Police Bike
 These pictures were submitted by Duncan Scott, Bolton, UK 
He took them while he was in Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba
 
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 1947 Harley-Davidson X Police Bike
 1947 Harley-Davidson 1947 Harley-Davidson X Police Bike
   
1948 Harley-Davidson
1948 Harley-Davidson FL
1948 Harley-Davidson FL
1948 Harley-Davidson Pan Bottom Shovel Top
1948 Harley Davidson Panhead
1948 Harley-Davidson Panhead Bobber Chopper
1948 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
1948 Harley-Davidson Pan Shovel
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 1948 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 1948 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
This bike is owned by Bert from Carver, Mass
It was built from parts collected here and there.
This picture was submitted by Dave Robinson, Western PA
The picture was taken at at The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, The lady is his wife, Sherri
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 1948 Harley-Davidson Pan Head Chopper
 1948 Harley-Davidson Knuckle Head
This bike is owned by Graig Hammond, Frankford, DE.
Graig was going to build a bike almost exactly like this
one until he found this 48. It's a true '48 Panhead title. Rigid, BDL belt drive, STD heads, stretched and raked with lots of
high perf parts.
This bike is owned by John Gin, Bucks County, Pa
   
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 1949 Harley-Davidson WL Flathead no 4346 
Taken Sept 1957  at Fort Worth's Carswell AFB
 1949 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
The picture was submitted by Dan MacMurray who had this to say 
about this bike and I assume others of that period.
"The only reason to own a Harley was because you couldn't yet afford a good English bike!"
 This bike is owned by Bert from Carver, Mass.
He has ridden this bike for 29 years in one form or another.
1949 Harley Davidson Hydra Glide.
1949 Harley-Davidson FL Hydra-Glide
1949 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
1949 Harley-Davidson FL
1949 Harley-Davidson Flat Head
1949 Harley-Davidson WL Flathead
This bike is owned by Andrew Marton of Minneapolis MN, USA
He had the following to say about the bige.
"Pulled this out of a barn where it sat neglected for 40 years....Needs to be restored but I will keep it as is...
Good for getting the mail only   >>YES IT RUNS"
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 1949 Harley-Davidson Panhead Chopper
 1949 Harley-Davidson Panhead Chopper
 This bike is owned by Wayne Woodward from Queensland Australia 
Wayne had the foll,owing to say about his bike. 
"he bike has taken me two years to get to this stage a few specs include- 
-ceramic coated heads 
-Tungsten carbide seats
-Black diamond valves 
-Jims rockers 
-SS Pistons 
-SS flywheel 
-Stroker motor 
-AB grind Cam 
-2” over wide glide front end 
+ many more, had a lot of trouble with the old girl overheating as I live in Queensland Australia, I have overcome the problem with a SS series B carby and a Beehive oil cooler
 
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1949 Harley-Davidson Hydra Glide
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1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead FL
1950 Harley-Davidson WR Flat Track Racer
1950 Harley-Davidson Servi Car
This bike os owned by Gale Colton 'bikerbabe' of Emmett, IdahoUSA
And she has the following to say about the bike.
"My sweet ride is a 1950 H-D servi-car. I have owned her for 10 years. She is about 75% original, she is now 12 volt, extra lights on the front for safety."
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 1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead
 1950 Harley-Davidson Custom Chopper
 This bike is owned by Jeff Chilton  
1951 Harley-Davidson FLH Panhead
1951 Harley-Davidson Servi Car
1951 Harley-Davidson Police Special
1951 Harley-Davidson Police Special
 1951 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 1951 Harley-Davidson Pan Shove
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This bike is owned by Drew Smith, New Jersey.
He had the following to say about his bike.
"I have owned my 1951 FL panhead since it was new, and have original registrations.  I'm 82 years old, and have been riding since I was 17 years old.
My first bike was a 1946 HD 45 ci sidevalve bought from dealer Harry Isonin NYC where I lived.
The attached pictures show many angles of my Panhead, which has ALL the original parts.  Low mileage, and converted to a 12 volt system.   II has the
1952 foot shift conversion , with the B&H clutch booster.
ave not run it for some years, and if I got about $29,000 for it I would sell it. Otherwise it goes to my son.
BTW, I knew, and competed with, Randy Bynoe for many years from the late 1940s all through the 50s and 60s!  He was a great rider and gentleman. He was a few years older than me and we competed in the NY, NJ, CT, MA area.  I was riding AJS and Matchless 500 singles then in the woods and TT."
 1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
 
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 1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
 1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
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 1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
 1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
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1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
1951 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
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 1951 Harley Davidson Panhead Bobber
 
This picture was submitted by Allan Pratt.  The bike is owned by his father and has been since the 1980's.  It has been transformed every couple of years to different looks. Upon completion of his Triumph, he tore it down and decided to rebuild it yet again. This is the current state of it now. All the work was done by my dad and I.  
1952 Harley-Davidson Panhead
1952 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
1952 Harley-Davidson FL Hydra-Glide
 1952 Harley-Davidson FL
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 1952 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
This bike is owned by Jim Petty, Seneca, SC, USA
Jim says that his bike is very original in terms of frame,
engine, fenders, tank all from the original bike.
 
1953 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
1953 Harley Davidson Panhead Chopper
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1953 Harley-Davidson Panhead
 1953 Harley-Davidson Panhead
This bike is owned by Mike Touhey, Southern Delaware USA
Mike tells me that it has the original motor and frame.
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 1953 Harley-Davidson Panhead
 1953 Harley-Davidson Panhead
 This bike is owned by  Marc Kinzora of Springfield,  IL  This bike is owned by  Marc Kinzora of Springfield,  IL
 1954 Harley-Davidson FL Hydra-Glide
 1954 Harley-Davidson Flathead 45
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 1954 Harley-Davidson FL Police Bike
 1954 Harley-Davidson FL Police Bike
 This bike is owned by Jon Erb This 1954 HD FL police bike had one civilian owner. 
The mayor of Central City, Colorado ordered an “extra” for his buddy George Starbuck.  This bike never saw police action and only had the one owner before this ground-up, AMCA quality restoration.
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 1954 Harley-Davidson Panhead Mild Custom Bobber
 1954 Harley-Davidson Panhead Mild Custom Bobber
 This bike is owned by Dave Thompson, Sartell, MN
 
1955 Harley Davidson FLH
1955 Harley-Davidson FL
1955 Harley-Davidson FL
1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead FL Bobber
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 1955 Harley-Davidson FLE
 1956_Harley-Davidson Panhead
This bike is owned by John Adams and he plans to 
restore in the near future
 This picture was submitted by  Gaston Berger, Uruguay
1956 Harley-Davidson KHK
1956 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
1957 Harley-Davidson XL Sportster
1957 HarleyDavidson Panhead
1957 Harley-Davidson FLH
1957 Harley-Davidson Pan Head Ad
1957 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
1957 Harley-Davidson FLH
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 1957 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 1957 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 This picture was submitted by Pat Challe www.yourharleypics.com
This bike is owned by Jeff Brandt (Black Beard). 
The bike was built from the ground up by Jeff
 This picture was submitted by Pat Challe www.yourharleypics.com
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 1957 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 1957 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
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1958 Harley-Davidson FL
1958 Harley Davidson
1958 Harley Davidson Duoglide
 Owned by Richard T
1959 Harley-Davidson Police Special
1959 Harley-Davidson Police Special
1959 Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster
1959 Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster
1959 Harley-Davidson
1959 Harley Davidson Duoglide
1959 Harley-Davidson Pan Shovel
1960 Harley-Davidson Sportster
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This 1960 Harley is owned by Brad from Santa Cruz, California
Brad had the following to say about his newly aquired Harley.
"I just bought a bike that was in garage storage since 1981! I was researching the year/model etc and found your site on Yahoo images.
It's 1960 with 74 FLH stroked to 80. Found in a rural area of coastal california today, I bought it for $1,000. Today is the first day that bike has seen sunshine in 25 years!
The guy I bought it from, bought it in 1976 for $1800.00 He rode it for 4 years, rebuilt the engine and 500 miles later- the tranny went out. Not being able to afford to fix it, he put it aside "temporarily" and that is how it came to be stored for 25 years.
He used to ride it in the late 70s to early 80's down to 
Los Angeles and back "regularly". About a 450 mile ride each direction. 
It kicks over easily too. The only thing I can find missing (side cases are out of sight of picture) is the head light). 
I used to marvel over stories, urban legends really, like Elvis' missing harley and magazine articles on barn finds or basket case stories, but if it didn't happen to me today, I'd never think that it could ever!
They're out there! "
1960 Harley-Davidson PanHead FLH
 1960 Harley-Davidson FLH DuoGlide
 1960 Harley-Davidson XLH
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1960 Harley-Davidson DuoGlide FLH
This bike is owned by Panhead Greg (Lew) 
of Hudson, Wisconsin. The bike is Very Stock, very original.
It is from Nashville, via Detroit, Michigan and Greg is 
the 4th owner.
1960 Harley-Davidson DuoGlide FLH
This bike is owned by Panhead Greg (Lew)
of Hudson, Wisconsin. The bike is Very Stock, very original.
It is from Nashville, via Detroit, Michigan and Greg is 
the 4th owner.
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 1960 Harley-Davidson Duo Glide FLH
 1960 Harley-Davidson Duo Glide FLH 
 This bike is owned by Richard Huey, Dubois, Pennsylvania
 
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 1960 Harley-Davidson Duo Glide FLH Note the 3318 miles shown
 
 
 
 1961 Harley-Davidson Panhead
 1961 HarleyDavidson Servi Car
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 1961 Harley-Davidson Panhead Police Bike
 1961 Harley-Davidson Panhead Police Bike
 These pictures were submitted by Wayne Golden, Mercedes, TX  
He had the following to say about the pictures.
"Attached you will find 2 photos taken in Korea in 1961 of a Korean Police Harley. The bike was ridden onto the post at Camp Kaiser, Korea where I was an MP.  The bike was the property of the village of Unchon-Ni.  No idea what year the bike was. 
I served in the U.S. Army '60-'62." 
 
1963 Harley-Davidson Panhead Police Special
1963 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 1963 Harley-Davidson FL DuoGlide
This bike is owned by Charlie Root of Bumphuque, MN.
These pictures were taken by Doug Mitchell in June,1995, at the AMCA Official Meet in Farmington, MN.
It was featured in Doug Mitchell's photo essay book Titled
HARLEY DAVIDSON  ROLLING SCULPTURE,  and a subsequent book by the same Author..
This bike was owned and restored by Panhead Greg (Lew) of Hudson, Wisconsin. He owned it for 16 years.
The bike was purchased this from Mexico, Missouri, in 1989
 1963 Harley-Davidson FL Duo Glide
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1963 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
This bike is owned by Panhead Greg (Lew)
of Hudson, Wisconsin, who also restored it. The bike was painted by Gilby's Street Dept., River Falls, Wisconsin.
These pictures were taken at the Donnie Smith Invitational Bike Show St. Paul, MN in 2006.
1963 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
This bike is owned by Panhead Greg (Lew)
of Hudson, Wisconsin, who also restored it. The bike
was painted by Gilby's Street Dept., River Falls, Wisconsin.
These pictures were taken at the Donnie Smith Invitational Bike Show St. Paul, MN in 2006.
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This bike is owned by Jim
1963 Harley-Davidson FLH
 1963 Harley-Davidson Pan Head

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1963 Harley-Davidson FLH
1964 Harley-Davidson Chopper Rigid Springer Shovelhead
1965 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
1965 Harley-Davidson FL Electra Glide
This bike is owned by Bob Scott, White Bear Lake MN.
The bike belonged to his Father, who purchased it new.
It is a shriner's bike and numbered as such...
It has been in his family since 1965.
1965 Harley-Davidson
1965 Harley-Davidson
1965 Harley-Davidson
1965 Harley-Davidson FLH Panhead
1965 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead
 1965 Harley-Davidson Pan Head
 1966 Harley-Davidson
 1966 Harley-Davidson FL Electra Glide
 1966 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1966 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
This bike is owned by Bill "Weezeo" Reeves,  Miami Ft./ Lauderdale area  Florida  This bike is owned by Bill "Weezeo" Reeves,  Miami Ft./ Lauderdale area  Florida 
 1967 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster
 1967 Harley-Davidson 
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 1967 Harley-Davidson FLH
This bike os owned by Richare Huey
1967 Harley-Davidson FLH
This bike os owned by Richare Huey
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 1968 Harley-Davidson Police Special
  1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Classic FLH80
  This bike is owned by Gaston Berger, Urugua
He has owned this bike for over 10 years and it is in near original condition
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 1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
 1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
 This bike is owned by Lawrence S. Wach, San Clemente, Ca
 It is an all original "Shriner" bike that I bought from the original owner's son recently. It came with a windshield and a box of weird add-on chrome stuff that is kinda wacky.
Runs perfect, 28K original miles.
 
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1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
Lawrence has made a few changes to his bike.
It is now more to his liking.
 
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 1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
 1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
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Lawrence changed the seat on his bike and wanted to share the different look with us.
"I put this solo "police" type seat on the bike, I like it way more than the big "waffle" type seat it had on it. I thought that people might be interested in how it looks both ways. You sit a lot lower
and I like the lower center of gravity and ease of stopping and putting feet down. (And I'm not a short guy)"
 1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
 
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 1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
 1968 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovel Head
 This picture was submitted by Wayne Golden, Mercedes, TX
It was taken in 1975. Wayne still drive a bike daily.
 
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
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 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
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 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
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 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
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 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 Late 1960's Hill Climbing 
Bernie McGovern EZ Hill Climb 1st Place 8/16/69
This picture was submitted by Patrick McGovern and
shows is father on the bike
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovelhead
This bike is owned by Bill "Weezeo" Reeves, 
Miami / Ft.Lauderdale area  Florida
This bike is owned by Bill "Weezeo" Reeves, 
Miami / Ft. Lauderdale area  Florida
1969 Harley-Davidson Shovel Head
1969 Harley-Davidson FLH
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 1970 Harley XLCH
This bike is owned by Sam Young, Poquoson, VA
 
 1971 Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide
 1971 Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide
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 1971 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide
 1971 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide
 This bike is owned by Rick Belbeck, Valens, Ontario, Canada
This bik has has 18000 mi. original.
 
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 1971 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide
 
1972 Harley-Davidson -XR750
1973 Harley-Davidson FL Electra Glide
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 1973 Harley-Davidson FLH
 1973 Harley-Davidson FLH
 This bike is owned by Leror Willard, Pawnee, Oklahoma.
The old bike has a 21” frt wheel and a rigid frame. The motor is a stock 1200cc with stock 4 speed tranny. I do have an S&S carb & electronic ignition, with straight pipes..I prefer risers & drag bars instead of Apes hangers. The seat was made custom locally..
 
   
 1973 Harley Davidson FLH
 1973 Harley Davidson FLH
 This bike is owned by Jacque Carlyle. She has been riding 
this bike for almost 24 years but is having a problem finding 
someone who can keepmit running the way it used.
 
 1975 Harley-Davidson XL1000
 1975 Harley-Davidson XR-750
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 1973 Harley-Davidson FLH (Old Blue)
 1973 Harley-Davidson XL
 This bike is owned by Larry Moore
In Larry's words,
"Old Blue, 1973 FLH,  is my 1st Harley, we have gone about 100,000 miles together. She has been rebuilt a couple of times. 
The last time the heads were completely gone so I went with STD panheads.I go camping because I like to wake up in the woods and not in a motel room. The little trailer carries enough to be comfortable, I keep it light for a good ride."
This bike is owned by Bernie Keeling and Marc Michailoff  and has been restored byMarc Michailoff, Gilroy Calif.
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 1975 Harley-Davidson FX before the rebuild
 1975 Harley-Davidson FX rebuild
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 1975 Harley-Davidson FX before the rebuild
 1975 Harley-Davidson FX rebuild
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 1975 Harley-Davidson FX before the rebuild
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 1975 Harley-Davidson FX Rebuilt Engine
 1975 Harley-Davidson FX Rebuilt Engine
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 1975 Harley-Davidson FX Rebuild
 1975 Harley-Davidson FX after rebuild
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 1975 Harley-Davidson FX after rebuild
 1975 Harley-Davidson FX after rebuild
 This bike is owned by Rick Jones. He had the following to say about his bike.
"When I dug in to it last winter, I soon realized there some major engine damage. The rear jug had disintegrated at high speed, in turn the momentum of the engine pulled the piston off the rod and the rod was wrapped around the crank. Needless to say the cases were cracked so I had to start from scratch. This was my first bike building experience so I needed some help but it looks good, sounds great and is a lot of fun to ride. She sure gets a lot of attention.  I still have some things I want to do to it I guess it will never be finished completely, you know how it is, there is always something to fix or change, but it is fun to ride. I put almost 400 miles on it this summer."
 

Rick Jones' 75 FX today, July 2010


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1975 Harley-Davidson FX
1975 Harley-Davidson FX

A few very special newer Harley's


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1980 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide
2007 Harley-Davidson Retro UL springer
 This bike is owned by Kerry Gary from Cornubia, Queensland Australia  This bike is owned by Sherman Jamed from Texas
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 1988 Harley-Davidson Heritage (Before)
  1988 Harley-Davidson Heritage (After)
 This bike belongs to Larry Israel. from Arkansas. The bike is a work in progress but is slowly getting there. He purchased this bike from a friends cousin that now cannot ride due to illness.
He bought it new in 87 and it will bel keep it as he requested. 
This before shot shows his wife acting up a bit.
 
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1981 Harley-Davidson Lowrider with a WideGlide front end
1975 Harley-Davidson FXE with a 1985 front brake
This bike is owned by Pat Challe This bike is owned by Walter Breymann who bought it in Stockton, California in1986. 
He is now riding it across Europe and has had it to Australia.
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1976 Harley-Davidson Liberty Edition Sportster
Two engine Harley built by a Cycle in Dartmouth NS Canada
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1992 Harley-Davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic
1992 Harley-Davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic
This bike is owned by Ric McNairy ~ a.k.a. Ric McMotorCity.
Ric had this to say about his bike. 
"I put an S&S Super E carb on her & she screams with those Samson pipes. I cut the windshield down a bit to see slightly over it. It's originally a Detroit area bike, but now I have it in Springfield, Illinois and by next week it and I will be locating to Miami as the final destination."

The Police Bikes
The police have used the Harley-Davidson for years.
They found that it was a lot better then the car in
traffic and they could catch the bad guys a lot easier.

How many of us have said
"I'm really sorry officer, I won't speed again"
1959 Harley-Davidson Police Special
But for those that didn't run too fast
there was always the mean machine

Carl Roberts' Chopper


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This is what Carl had to say about his Harley

 I built this bike from scratch in ’99 starting with a 60’s era broken frame that I was lucky to find. I had been holding on to the motor and transmission ( casting date 2 / 63 ) for some time waiting for the right parts to come to me. I drew a pencil sketch of what I wanted to end up with, basically a chopper that I owned in the 70’s and sold for a reason I can’t remember anymore. This is the ‘new and improved’ version.
 I'm the white headed guy on the right.

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And Now those Custom Built and Choppers


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1997 Custom Built Speed Demon
1997 Custom Built Speed Demon
This bike is owed and was built by Warren Lane, Miami, FL
 

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1997 Custom Built Speed Demon
1997 Custom Built Speed Demon
 
2003 American Ironworks Savage ST
 
 
 
2003 Custom Built 100ci Hard Tail
2003 Custom Built Motorcycles Soft Tail
2004 Correct Cycle Works Pro Street Chopper Hard Tail
2005 Custom Built Aggressor Detroit Chopper
2005 Raptor Pro Street
2006 Black Widow Pro Street
2006 Custom Built Super Radical Chopper.
2006 Titan Sidewinder SX Chopper

 
The following three bikes are owned by Paul Tognolini, who lives near Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
1942 Harley-Davidson WLA
1966-67 Harley-Davidson FLH Shovel Head
1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide
This Harley is owned by Dave Grimm, Galesburg, Illinois.  In Daves words 
"The  motorcycle was born a 1972  FX  night train I"ve owned it sence the spring of  1973, It has seen many a different look over the years. Orignal engine and transmission  have been retired into a box. As seen here, it's a 103 cubic inch with a baker six speed  behind it. I've used Harley parts altered to fit from 1948 to 2008 and homemade,
besides Hyperformance, S&S cycle, Jims, RevTech, GMA, Russel, Bub exhaust."
 
 
 
 
 
This bike is shown above but deserves to be shown again. It is owned and was built by
Warren Lane, Miami, FL 
Warren calls the bike a 1997 Custom Built Speed Demon
 
 
 
 
 

 
This Hard Tail Chopper used to be owned by Henk Bouwels, Weert, The Netherlands
It's a rigid frame type Kalle, from Sweden, frontfork is Tolle, also from Sweden (14 inch overstock) A Sportster Gastank, homemade seat, 80 spokes wheels, car tire on the back.
A'67 4 speed Tranny with a Evolution Engine bike was built in 2000.
He owned this bike for 9 years and it was sold in 2009
 
 
 
1950 Harley-Davidson EL
This bike is owned by Mike Allen, Washington, Iowa and he claimes it's his drug of choice
The bike is titled as a 1950 EL Harley Davidson. The cases are 1950 pan head cases
The top end is a   1966 shovel head  (74 in.)  1200 ccs.  4 speed transmission with a rocker clutch and slap stick shift. The frame is a 1958  drop seat swing arm frame with solid struts. The rear wheel and brake is a 1972 Harley with juice drum brakes.
The front end is 1995 Fat Boy Harley with 16 in. ape hangers and disk brakes. Carb is S&S E model shorty
1950 Harley-Davidson EL
1950 Harley-Davidson EL

 
The following pictures were submitted by Danny Lenz, Columbia, Tennessee.
He had the hollowing to say about these pictures.
 
There's a wrench that lives in Florida who is one of the true backyard genius mechanics...Doing things like putting a late 60's cone bottom end with a 40's knucklehead top end and it's run it from the 70's through till today...  He calls It his Iron Head...
Here are a few photos I have of  a knucklehead and sidecar he restored a few years back.. As well as a couple of other pics of him and his bikes.
I know the knuck with sidecar is available for sale!!
1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead with Sidecar
1947 Harley-Davidson KKnucklehead with Sidecar
1947 Harley-DavidsonKnucklehead with Sidecar
1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead with Sidecar
1947 Harley-Davidson (Iron Head)
Freddie Cabler, Backyard Genius Mechanics
Fred and friends. Freddie's late brother, Charlie Cabler is on the far right.
Fred and friend "Mater" from LA riding showgun

Memorabilia
This section contains pictures of a personal interest from days gone by,
old advertisements and other interesting Harley-Davidson related pictures
If any of my visitors have any pictures that they would like to have added here or above
please e mail them to me 


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Hanging out at the Hamburger Stand
There're not all Harley's but nice bikes just the same.
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Scrambles
And who can remember these races?
Gets the blood flowing just looking at it.


DATE:  August 1966
CLUB:  Keystone M.C. of Emmaus, PA
TRACK:  TT Scrambles
EVENT:  250cc Expert Class
A  pair of Harley-Davidson 250cc Sprints sporting white plates with black numerals. That said, they must be expert riders. I vaguely remember a couple guys with those green racing vests invading District Six from New York or points north back in the mid-sixties. They got around the tracks pretty well when they showed up but were basically no competition for the locals. Judging from the dust, they were back-markers at this stage of the race BUT at least they managed to find each other and race for bragging rights in the Aermacchi Camp and in the end, that was what it was all about anyway.
The rider pictured in our recent Dumbass Photo Caption Contest #2 was Randy Bynoe (#511) aboard his trusty 250cc Harley-Davidson Sprint.
Randy Bynoe (#511) was in his mid-to-late-fifties when he competed in the District Six scrambles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His fellow competitors, promoting club members and District Six officials affectionately referred to him as “Old Time Randy”. Randy was a regular fixture on his 250cc Harley-Davidson Sprint during the first few years that I covered the scrambles scene. Surprisingly, “Old Time Randy” showed up with a new-fangled Bultaco Pursang in the early-seventies and parked his old H-D Sprint. I guess he just got tired of chasing them and went with the “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” philosophy.
Randy’s teammate was Cliff Hoke (#510) who competed in the Open Amateur Class aboard a Harley-Davidson Sportster. He was usually the sole Harley rider in that class. Cliff was also up in years but I never heard anyone refer to him as “Old Time Cliff”. He was simply “Old Time Randy’s” buddy. What was even more amazing than these two old-timers still competing at their age was the distance that they traveled to the races each weekend. Randy Bynoe hailed from Amityville, Long Island, New York and his buddy Cliff Hoke was from Jamaica, Long Island, New York. I can only imagine what those long rides to and from the District Six tracks in that old panel truck must have been like week in and week out.
Picture and text submitted by Carl A. Hess

 
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Douglas Daniels submitted these pictures. They were taken Harley 105th. 
He understand that it was built by a Dealer in Wisconsin.
Do we call it a V8 Harley or maybe a V 2x4 Harley
No it's called a Four-Tee-Five. For more on this crazy bike have a 
look at their web site
Falko Strunz on his 1963 Harley-Davidson Hardtail
The actual discription for this Harley is:
"1963 Pan Head was converted bored & stroked with a 
80 Flathead Lower end. All aluminum cases were chromed, 
with dual chromed carburetors heli-arched on the left side-one 
for each cylinder / lung. Tear drop gas tank; pearl-yellow."
Eric Gordon on his brother, Falko Strunz
1963 Harley-Davidson Hardtail
In later years Eric became a Kaiser fan and had three
different Kaisers.
To view these cars go to KaiserFrazer.ca
A 1920's ad made it look like a lot of fun.
I wonder how that side-car handled the roads back then?
It seems that the side car was quite popular back then
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A very early Harley Davidson 5 Wheeler
1960Harley-Davidson-Duo-GlideAd
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Popular Science March 1960
The first Harley-Davidson with a sidecar in Australia
These pictures were submitted by Lindsay McKirdy of
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
These pictures were taken back in the 1930's. His father,
(Colin) purchased it from a visiting American wrestler, 
and with a friend, went on a long journey around our country. 
It attracted a lot of attention at the time.
Lindsay's father is sitting in the sidecar in this photo.
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1942 Harley-Davidson Drawing
1960 Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide Ad
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Popular Science May 1960
In the early 1960's Harley-Davidson imported 
some models from Europe in an attempt
to compete with the Japanese
The following are a few examples.
None of these were too successful.
1961 Harley Topper Scooter
1960 Harley Topper Scooter Ad
Made from 1960-65. It had a one cylinder,
10.0 cu.in. engine (164 cc)
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1960 Harley-Davidson Topper Ad
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Porular Science July 1960
1960 Harley Topper Scooter
This scooter was powered by the engine
from the ST-165.
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1960 Harley-Davidson Topper Ad
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Popular Science February 1960
1959 Harley Davidson Lightweights 
The Hummer and the 165
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Popular Science June 1959
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1961 Harley-Davidson Topper Ad
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Science and Mechanics December 1960
1951 Harley Davidson 125
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Science and Mechanics October 1951
 
 

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers, Tucson AZ USA 

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers , Tucson AZ USA 
1927 Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycle Ad
1954 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide Ad

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers, Tucson AZ USA

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers, Tucson AZ USA 
1959 Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide Ad
1964 Harley-Davidson Lineup

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers, Tucson AZ USA 

This picture was submitted by Jon Moran,
Charlottesville, Virginia
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1950  brochure in Adobe pdf format 
This format will allow you to convert PDF to Word.
1966 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ad
 

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers 

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers 
1968 Harley-Davidson Lineup Ad
1968 Harley-Davidson Lineup Ad

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers 

This ad was submitted by Steven D. Myers 
1968 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ad
1968 Harley-Davidson Sportster Ad
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1953 Harley Hummer 165 with the optional
'buckhorn' handle bars
This bike is owned by Elwin Haddix of Ben Lomond, CA
Elwin said that he had one exactly like this when I was 14 years old in the 1950's and found this a couple of years ago in Indiana. He rides it weekly also. It is all original with 2,100 actual miles. I bought it from a man in his 70's and it had been in storage for decades. He repainted it "pepper red" before I bought it, which is an original Hummer color.  Fun ride.
1959 Harley-Davidson Hummer 125B
1961 Harley-Davidson Sprint
1963 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson 250 Sprint Road Racer
1961s Harley Sprint
1960's Harley Sprint
The 1955/59 Harley-Davidson 125cc Hummer
was another import used to try and compete
with the Japanese
1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
   
The following bikes down to the Honda Mini Trail (except where notes) are owned or were owned by Steve Williams, Cuyahoga, Falls, Ohio  
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1965 Harley-Davidson Aermacchi
1965 Harley-Davidson Aermacchi
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1965 Harley-Davidson Aermacchi
1969 Harley-Davidso Aermacchi Rapido 125cc
This bike is owned by Shannon Sherrod
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 1972 Harley-Davidson Shortster
1972 Harley-Davidson Shortster

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 1974 Harley-Davidson X90
1974 Harley-Davidson X90
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 1975 Harley-Davidson SX 250
1975 Harley-Davidson SX 250
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Honda Mini bikes from the 70's
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This bike is owned by Steve Williams, Cuyahoga, Falls, Ohio
He is shown along with his son in-law, Bill Pickering
This bike is all original and has never been restored.
 
 
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 1972 Harley Davidson Shortster M65cc
1972 Harley Davidson Shortster M65cc
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 1972 Harley Davidson Shortster M65cc
1972 Harley Davidson Shortster M65cc
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1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail
1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail
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1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail
1970 Honda Z50 Mini Trail
   
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1963 Harley Davidson Topper
1941 Harley-Davidson Servi Car
The year may be in question.
This picture was submitted by Brian Stern.
His father Roman Stern (1922-2001) is the rider.
was taken in 1951. He was 29 years old and it was his first motorcycle. He later joined the Milwaukee police dept. and rode a Servi-car.
This Topper is owned by F. L. Seidel from
Springfield, PA. USA. It has 3700 original miles 
and is in original unrestored condition.
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1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
This bike is owned by Jerramie Argo of Southern California
It has been in his family since he was a young kid.
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1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
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1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
1965 Harley-Davidson Sprint 250
1968 Harley Davidson Aermacchi Sprint SS 250  Before
1968 Harley Davidson Aermacchi Sprint SS 250
1968 Harley Davidson Aermacchi Sprint SS 250
1968 Harley Davidson Aermacchi Sprint SS 250
1968 Harley Davidson Aermacchi Sprint SS 250
1968 Harley Davidson Aermacchi Sprint SS 250
Memorial day 2006
This bike is owned by Keith M. 
Riverside, California USA 

The bike has only 4,150 of this model were made. It had sat outside neglected for 18+ years when I got it and even had a mouse living in the muffler. I completely disassembled it and slowly started restoing it one piece at a time. First was powdercoating the frame & swingarm. I did change a few small things from the original stock, like making it a solo seater (seat from a modern day Sportster) with a luggage rack (from a Softail) along with chroming some parts (triple tree, chain guard, tail light & other small pieces) that were originally painted black. Instead of chroming the spokes I had them done in black oxide & the spoke nipples done in yellow zinc. The metal tank emblems were originally supposed to be decals, but are the correct design style for the bike. The headlight trim ring is from a modern day Sportster that has the same headlight bucket ( I think it looks better than the original double rings). The tail light chrome ring is actually a speedometer gauge bezel and is also from a modern day Sportster (diameter was too perfect to pass that up). The vintage correct license plate I found at a swapmeet , and the license plate frame to fit it (this was the hardest piece to find for the restoration project) is from a Harley dealership from the 1960's, Skip Fordyce Harley Davidson in 

Riverside, Calif. USA. They are still in business today, just in a different building & location. You should have seen the look on the dealership owners face when I took the bike there to show it off to some friends and he saw that on it, his jaw dropped the ground !!! I did have all the cables custom remade by Barnett into stainless braided. I also managed to find the original optional accessory engine guards and skid plate on ebay. I have never seen another one anywhere that has both of these options installed. The only pieces that were options that it doesnt have are a windshield and fiberglass saddlebags (which in my opinion looked to big for such a small bike).  The only thing left to do now is paint. I havent decided yet on if I want to go with the original stock design or give it a slightly custom look that still has the look of the era of the bike.  I have, so far, had it entered in 8 bike shows, as you see it, and won 6 of them without it even being painted. 

  I must give thanks to Leslie, the owner of " Moto-Italia "  in Petaluma, Calif. USA for all his knowledge about these bikes that I managed to pick out of his head. After dozens of lengthy phone conversations I met him in person and he is a great person to know. If anyone has "any"  model Aermacchi - Harley and needs anything for it he is the #1 person on the planet to contact. If he doesnt have what you need he will know where to get it.  His website is www.motomacchi.com 

 1971 Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi MLS Rapido 125cc
 1971 Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi MLS Rapido 125cc
 This picture was submitted by John Powell.
John tells me that this bike was a barn find
 
1975/77 Harley-Davidson SX 250
1979 Harley-Davidson SX 250
This Harvey was submitted by Julio Soto from Caracas, Venezuela. 
This was the last year for the SX 250 and this bike was bought new and is still 1005 original.
1966 Harley-Davidson Bobcat
1966 Harley-Davidson Bobcat
Even the celebrities took a hand in promoting 
the Harley-Davidson
Elvis Presley
 Jane Mansfield
Elvis Presley
Marylyn Monroe and James Dean
A early 1940 Harley used by the Military Police, US Army
Harley-Davidson XR750

 
 
 
Chuck Summer has quite the collection of old, mostly Harley's that he has restored over the years. Seems his neighbors thinks he's crazy.
1922 Harley-Davidson JD with factory installed side car 
He calls her "Old Guard"
1927 Harley-Davidson JD
1940 Harley-Davidson UH and a 1946 Harley-Davidson UL
1941 Indian Chief
1946 Harley-Davidson UL
1946  Harley-Davidson 45 RT
1947 Harley-Davidson EL
1963 Harley-Davidson Pan Head

Yes I know that this is a page on the Harley-Davidson but
I was given the following 1950's and 60's
British motorcycle ads by Steven D. Myers and I thought it would be nice to share them.
Some of these are very rare as are the bikes they represent.


 1965 BSA Red Flash, Super Bantam and Trail Bronc
 1965 BSA Motorcycle Lineup
 1950 Ariel Red Hunter Single
 1965 Velocette 500cc Venom Clubman Veeline
 
 Vincent Model "C" Motorcycle Ad
 
 Royal Enfield 750 cc Interceptor
 Royal Enfield 750 cc Interceptor nd 250cc T.T. Road Racer
1967 BSA Spitfire Hornet
This poster was submitted by  Howard Mekelburg, Mesa, AZ
1950 BSA
This picture was submitted by by Amr Said Rashed, and he lives in Dubai
1950 BSA 650cc Twin Golden Flash
This picture was submitted by Ed Johnson, Sarasota, Florida
The picture was taken in the mid 1950's and shows Ed on the bike.
1930's Indian
This picture was submitted by Jon Moran, Charlottesville, Virginia
1965 Triumph Bonneville 650 bored .020 over T-120
1965 Triumph Bonneville 650 bored .020 over T-120
This bonnie is owned by Adam Pratt. He bought it as a roller, most missing, He made a lot of the parts for it. He used a 37 Ford tail light, a WW2  trench knife handle for the kicker, and a WW2 first aid kit given to him by his grandfather for my battery box to name a few pieces…
1929 J.A.P. Excelsior
This picture was submitted by Rob Flurry. The year can not be verified
1910 AJS
 This picture was submitted by Dave Johnson, Lake City, MN
1940's Harley-Davidson Police Bike
This picture was submitted by Jon Moran, Charlottesville, Virginia
This series of pictures was submitted by Ross Hollibaugh
The first pictures shows his father. Homer (Bud) Hollibaugh 
dressed up getting ready for a ride, taken in spring of 1944
   
Homer (Bud) Hollibaugh taken in spring of 1944 in Cicero Illinois in front of his house on Austin Blvd. with his Indial Chief;
   
His father is on the left on his Indian Chief.  On the right is my 
dad's sister Ruth with the man she eventually married
(Uncle Harry) on his Indian Chief. This was also taken in the spring of 1944 in Cicero, IL.
This pictures shows three friends of his dads. The guy in the middle (name is Don) is sitting on my dad's Indian Chief. 
Also taken in spring of 1944.
   
His father again on his Indian chief again in 
1944 taken in Cicero, IL

 
1939 BSA Ad
Triumph 650 cc Thunderbird
Triumph 650 cc and BSA 650cc 
 
1965 Triumph 650 cc
1965 Royal Enfield Comparison Chart
1966 BSA 650cc Lightning
Ducati, Norton and Guzzi Motorcycles
1950's BSA Motorcycles Ad
1960's BSA Motorcycles Ad
BSA 750 cc Ad
BSA 750 cc Ad
BSA 750 cc Ad
1967 Norton 750cc Powerhouse
Norton 750cc OHV P-11 Scrambler
Triumph ad
Norton Commando
Norton 750cc Ranger
How about something really different
1947 Cushman Model 52
1947 Cushman Model 52
These pictures were submitted by Wayne Golden, Mercedes, TX
He had the following to say about this scooter.
"This Cushman was one that I owned when I was a kid. It was old when I got it so I would think it would have been built on the 40's.  Photo was probably taken in 1952.  I was born in 1939 so these are old photos. 

And Now the Newer Harleys


And after over 100 years of production we end up
with these future classics
2007 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200L
This bike is owned by Liz Maddox
Click here to view the Harley-Davidson's from 1970 to 2008
and beyond

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John's Old Car and Truck Pictures
kaiserfrazer.ca
Ten differnet Kaiser/Frazer pages are in one convenient place
An Online Magazine for the
Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiast
A Interesting Harley site with some 
real nice pictures
Fernando Lopezlago, Motorcycle Art
Bruce and Karen's Place, a nice little site with some older interesting pictures pictures.
Visit our Home in Summerville Nova Scotia. This house was built in 1873.
Where we live and what we do
Ed's Marble Etchings
What Harley owner wouldn't want his bike etched in stone
The Model T Ford
The Model A Ford
Don Pate's 1947 Chevy Aero Sedan 
View the rebuilding of this car from the
bullet holes to a trophy winning car
The Netherlands and most of Europe has a large following of North American Cars
The Old Cars of the Netherlands
Visit Harley-Davidson's web page
For the lastest Harley-Davidson News
Harley-Davidson Ottawa Canada
Legendary Harley Davidson
Harley-Davidson Toronto Canada

 
 
 
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