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Old Mar 31, 2016 | 06:12 PM
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Beautiful bike
 
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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by azlou66
So people bitch about engine noise from twin cams.

It has been my long held belief that these folks never owned old harleys, my first was a 49 EL then a 54 G then a 56 FLE.

What is the Alpha designator? I'm familiar with U, UL, ULH, but not UA.

Beautiful motorcycle you have there. What is the back story?
This might help, I hope.


http://www.ridingvintage.com/2013/02...y-model-u.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=52...nation&f=false
 

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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 09:25 PM
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Model UA was a low compression 74ci sidevalve (flathead) for the Army.
 
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