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Old Feb 19, 2025 | 04:06 PM
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I am not up to the speed i need help finding something i need for a job

we took in a 1978 Baltimore Maryland police machine for a total back to its original delivered look - and it is not as it sits

specs as i have been told - they only ordered 32 machines BUT wanted them tank shift foot clutch — i could really use an original picture of what one looked like we know it was white so my guess its GM white DuPont not corvette white -

my search came up with a monkey on a Canadian Twinkie eating Twinkies — funny but not whaat i am in need of




 
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https://baltimorepolicemuseum.com/en...acy/385-motors

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Old Feb 19, 2025 | 05:27 PM
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I didn’t vet the year models very hard. If I didn’t outright see a pan, and if it had a tank shifter, I posted it. But I’m pretty sure they are all Baltimore PD
 

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Yup that's the arrangement I remember seeing on the police bikes growing up there. Shifter was not attached to the tanks.
 
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I only found the same pictures plus a lot newer machines. I am not fully versed on those frame mounted shifter, but I believe there is a gated version (gate at frame mount) and a ratchet version. But maybe the ratchet version was after market, not sure. Parts manual may better explain. Shame they went away from the alternate color front fender, that looks good. Appears to have gone away when the bikes went to alternators.

Rick might be able to help you out with the "Police" stickers and red/white/blue stripes on the bags:

Store: RICK'S DECALS | Buy & Sell at Webstore
 
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I only found the same pictures plus a lot newer machines. I am not fully versed on those frame mounted shifter, but I believe there is a gated version (gate at frame mount) and a ratchet version. But maybe the ratchet version was after market, not sure. Parts manual may better explain. Shame they went away from the alternate color front fender, that looks good. Appears to have gone away when the bikes went to alternators.

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I'm fuzzy but if I remember right the pans had the ratchet style that clamped higher on the frame leg, shovel got the longer arm gate style. Some of the early chopper guys I hung with in my drooling youth liked those.
 
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I'm fuzzy but if I remember right the pans had the ratchet style that clamped higher on the frame leg, shovel got the longer arm gate style. Some of the early chopper guys I hung with in my drooling youth liked those.
Remember guys bolting handles onto the mouse trap to make it a hand clutch??? 80's!!!!
 
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