Is there a way to find out the actual date of manufacture of a bike I just bought?

 

Date of assembly should be on the sticker on the right side down tube.

 

You could call H-D Customer service, ask for the VIN expert. He should be able to give a build date. Be patient as he is busier than the proverbial one-legged man.

 

That's where it is on mine, but it only has the month and year, not the actual build date. I actually have the "line card" that followed my bike on the assembly line (came with my paperwork), so in my case, my bike was built on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1993, and was number 18 for that day.

That info disagrees with the frame label, which reads "08-1993".

An interesting bit of synchronicity; Sept. 1, 1993 was also the very day I walked into the dealer and placed the order for the bike.