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Wont hurt my feelings and Ill be looking at yours for some correct details!
Any example Ive seen the two harnesses run under the T-bar bolt and between the tanks. Its the easiest path to the console. I was told the rear harness that runs above the oil tank is tie strapped to the tube not taped but they are taped along the backbone with hockey tape.
K. Thanks for info. I'll have to get my seat T-bar on to see how the clearance works out then.
Don't think they had plastic straps back then, just the metal clips (had one on the back strap below the dash assembly). Not sure what "hockey" tape is; I was referring to black cloth electrical tape like I used in a couple of places with my 49 EL.
When I re-wired my Flathead, 1946, Palmer's directs you to use friction tape to secure the wires on the frame back bone between the tanks, two locations.The metal u clips are in locations that you can see them. The friction tape (hockey tape) is concealed after the tanks are installed. It also makes it more secured, the wires can move around in those metal clips. now how does that translate to 1965, IDK, but it was the way in '46. As far as I can tell friction tape (electricians use it, I find it in Harbor Freight) and Hockey Tape (sporting goods store) seem to be the same thing, just labeled differently.Carry on.
K. Thanks for info. I'll have to get my seat T-bar on to see how the clearance works out then.
Don't think they had plastic straps back then, just the metal clips (had one on the back strap below the dash assembly). Not sure what "hockey" tape is; I was referring to black cloth electrical tape like I used in a couple of places with my 49 EL.
Yes the fabric black tape, we use it up here on hockey sticks so we have it in abundance!
I know the round clip you mean but Im not sure they used it on the frame tube under the seat. I need to know too. Zip ties came out in 1958 so who knows? Maybe the parts book?
Last edited by hellonewman; Jan 23, 2020 at 06:04 AM.
Was going through my Pan pics this morning and found this pic from an AMCA award winning bike. These are the same type of clips I used on my 49 EL.
Pic of the bike
And a pic of an original paint 65 from a memeber I met on another forum several years back. Forgot that I had requested (and he sent me) some pics of his wiring.
...and this is how the wiring looked under his nacelle. I am defitiely going to try and be a bit more neat and caslculating.
Last edited by panz4ever; Jan 23, 2020 at 09:55 AM.
For a couple of years Harley used two different type of shock studs that were dependent on whether you mounted the rear crash (safety) bars, or not.
Use of the safety guards required a stud with a larger diameter end on it in orde to accommodate having the top of the safety guard threaded into the guard.
So before installing the rear fender I installed the left and right rear crash bars.
With the swing arm in place I threaded the top end of each safty bar to the shock stud.
The shocks themselves are from AEE. Closest I can get (Shovel era type) since one of mine definitely leaks (but assembled the originals sure look pretty)
Room for an open-ended wrench only and I definitely did not want to take a chance on chipping the paint if the wrench slipped.
In additioon to holding the fender in place the rear struts also hold the luggage rack and saddle bag brackets and saddle bag guards. Since I was doing the assembly without any help I installed the fender loosely using only 1/4 in bolts (uses 5/16 in) and installed the luggage rack in pieces.
Rear fender with luggage rack, saddle bag guards, and saddle bag holders installed.
Keeping the wrapping on the guards and rails until I get the back end completed.
Last edited by panz4ever; Jan 23, 2020 at 11:08 AM.
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