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A few years back, a member on these boards posted a few pics of this '85 FLH he had recently picked up. It's a nearly perfect example. Hard to believe on some models, the MoCo was still using the banana caliper. At this stage in the game, they were using up all the old parts they had on the shelves.
Last edited by dgdamore; Jan 15, 2015 at 09:07 AM.
84 was the first year for the Softail and the EVO engine. If I remember right the Wide Glide still had the Shovel and kick start in 84. The early EVO's were kind of a mix match with the lower end of a Shovel and the top end was EVO. And, I believe the Wide Glide still had a chain and maybe even the Softail. I cannot remember for sure when they went to belts but it was pretty close in there somewhere.
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