A liitle help! What model was it?
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A liitle help! What model was it?
When I told my mother about a month ago that I bought a Harley, she surprised me with some old pictures of my grandfather with his old Harley. I remember him showing me the pics many years ago, but I was too young to remember the particulars. Seems like he had it during the war (WWII) or shortly after. I know that it was an older used bike when he got it. Can anyone make out what model and approximate year it might be?
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RE: A liitle help! What model was it?
wonderful family history there!! thanks for posting that pic
I would concur with TWZ28...but it is kinda impossble to tell from that angle. Also the bike has been customised - notice the script on the front fender for starters. And I am slightly confused by the presence of a hand leverAND a foot clutch.
If it truly is a mid-1940s picture, there were no hand clutches on Big Twins then. Wonder what the lever is....
Note also the derby cover. You can see right there how the cover got its name from looking like a hat. That's an extreme early example!
If that was my grandad, that pic would be *SO HUGE* on the living room wall!
I would concur with TWZ28...but it is kinda impossble to tell from that angle. Also the bike has been customised - notice the script on the front fender for starters. And I am slightly confused by the presence of a hand leverAND a foot clutch.
If it truly is a mid-1940s picture, there were no hand clutches on Big Twins then. Wonder what the lever is....
Note also the derby cover. You can see right there how the cover got its name from looking like a hat. That's an extreme early example!
If that was my grandad, that pic would be *SO HUGE* on the living room wall!
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If that was my grandad, that pic would be *SO HUGE* on the living room wall!
If that was my grandad, that pic would be *SO HUGE* on the living room wall!
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RE: A liitle help! What model was it?
ORIGINAL: kiwidave2
wonderful family history there!! thanks for posting that pic
I would concur with TWZ28...but it is kinda impossble to tell from that angle. Also the bike has been customised - notice the script on the front fender for starters. And I am slightly confused by the presence of a hand leverAND a foot clutch.
If it truly is a mid-1940s picture, there were no hand clutches on Big Twins then. Wonder what the lever is....
Note also the derby cover. You can see right there how the cover got its name from looking like a hat. That's an extreme early example!
If that was my grandad, that pic would be *SO HUGE* on the living room wall!
wonderful family history there!! thanks for posting that pic
I would concur with TWZ28...but it is kinda impossble to tell from that angle. Also the bike has been customised - notice the script on the front fender for starters. And I am slightly confused by the presence of a hand leverAND a foot clutch.
If it truly is a mid-1940s picture, there were no hand clutches on Big Twins then. Wonder what the lever is....
Note also the derby cover. You can see right there how the cover got its name from looking like a hat. That's an extreme early example!
If that was my grandad, that pic would be *SO HUGE* on the living room wall!
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RE: A liitle help! What model was it?
Until HD started offering a footshift option around '52 (I think), the front brake was on the left. Made things a bit interesting on bikes fitted with a suicide clutch because you absolutely had to have it in first gear when you stopped because one foot on the clutch and the other foot on the brake so your left hand is free to shift was quite a feat.
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Mid year knucklehead with the traditional left hand front brake. Looks pretty much stock with some era correct accessories like the winter shield, Buddy seat and fancy saddlebags. Nice.
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