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Old Jun 21, 2020 | 03:20 PM
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Hope one of you Harley wizards can give me a lead on which model/ year these bikes are. I think theyre shovelheads.

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they look to me to be both 64 left shift sportys XLCH is my guess
 
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Originally Posted by johnjzjz
they look to me to be both 64 left shift sportys XLCH is my guess
I concur
While I am Not as Positive on the year...they are early Sportsters to my Eye..
 
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Yup, Ironhead Sportsters, which are not Shovelheads, just sayin'.
 
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Originally Posted by Architect
Yup, Ironhead Sportsters, which are not Shovelheads, just sayin'.
Right you are... a often made Mistake..
Recognized as "Early" due to no Notch or "Bite" out of the RockerBox...
 
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I was going to say Ironheads, but the silver motor threw me. Was that how the early ones were?
 
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Originally Posted by Joe12RK
I was going to say Ironheads, but the silver motor threw me. Was that how the early ones were?
Mine were... Don't remember when the black cylinders came about... 1970's I'm sure... maybe when they quit the Smooth Top Rocker Boxes??
We used to have a '66 around the Farm [youngest] maybe gots Pictures..Looking
Edit... got this from the Youngest son... Don't think it was his... but like it... so Maybe..


 
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75 sportsters ?
 
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75 sportsters ?
No... By '75 the rocker boxes had the "notch" out of them... Gots one right here... even '71 I think had the notch... friend got that one... I will Look... later.
 
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race peak at the primary they are tin case motors - wrap around oil tank - straight back frames - its fake anyway no license plate - fancy photo chop
 
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