This also shows the prototype rear fender bracket The crown jewel, the mph speedo, no trip, skull dash w oil pressure gauge and amp gauge and the wrong switch, this is a WLA military switch, i have the original.
More obscure details , if you were to line up , , knuckles , you'll notice the 36 tanks sit like 1 inche lower. I'm not going to "restore" this early Knuckle. I got really lucky building this bike , stumbling onto rare parts and some just great motorcycle people who wanted to see it come together.
If you have a knucklehead , please write me, chopper or correct bike, it would be cool to "track" where all these bikes went around the world.
They really are a piece of HD history. HD produced 9, motorbikes in , some were knuckleheads, the highest engine number is in the s.
Posted by belinfante at PM. Only a little over miles since rebuild. Easily one of the nicest original paint's in the world. Amherst, OH 3 years ebay. The transmission and engine both have had recent freshening up rebuilds so both are good to go for a long time.
It has a panhead straight leg frame. Colorado Springs, CO 4 years ebay. New paint on the frame, tanks, and fenders.. Paint is a stock color. Original parts: tanks, fenders, frame, front end, handle bars. Motor has about 20, miles on it, and runs very strong. During the restoration I installed a new speedometer, it has miles on it. I have personally ridden this motorcycle roughly miles. The case numbers are matching as for the sheet metal on the bike it was painted about 8 years ago it is still a 6volt system runs great oem carb the frame has not been altered due to my knowledge knuckleheads are becoming hard to find in oe condition clean title in hand.
Seller's Comments and Description: Harley Davidson knucklehead is in super nice condition for its age engine cases have not been broken or welded on. Excellent Condition, runs great!!!!. Motor and Tranny was completely rebuilt with only approximately miles put on it since re-build. Santee Frame, original sheet metal Miles.
Custom paint with scratches, dents and touch up. Molded early Pan frame. About 6, miles ago I removed the engine,transmission,gas tank and speedometer. Even the frame was subjected to some toughening up around the gearbox. Not everyone at the factory was happy to see it roll out the doors, though. Although wanting the launch delayed, the three men decided to prove what a stomping motor the Knucklehead was.
In the spring of , with their eyes set on the motorcycle speed record , the trio headed for Florida. At that time, Daytona Beach, Florida, was already established as a venue for motorcycle racing and speed records. The bike they took to Daytona had a 61ci EL motor, twin carbs, high lift cams, and high compression pistons. The gearing in the Knucklehead was good for a theoretical mph. To help cheat the wind , sheet metal covers enclosed the forks.
One half of a gas tank was fashioned into a small fly-screen and huge innovative for the time streamliner bodywork covered the entire back end. Interestingly, almost every photo of the machine shows this bodywork in place, along with an enclosed front wheel.
That, however, is not how it looked when Joe Petrali thundered across the Daytona sand. Back with the pit crew, Joe ordered the bike stripped of everything but the fork covers and fly-screen. Learn all about the H-D Twin Cam engines right here.
The result was a top speed of Ever heard of the Booze Fighters? His good friend and fellow club member, C. When reassembled, the engine looked like a stock Knuckle, but what they had was the first Harley- Davidson Stroker and the ultimate street sleeper.
Clausen, together with Bud Hood, went on to expand on the idea with a full-on drag engine. With high compression pistons, hot cams, and twin Riley carbs, though, the standard cylinders blew apart. Undeterred, Clausen made his own from blocks of solid steel, finishing the fins by hand.
The highly volatile fuel was hand-blended on the day to allow for temperature and humidity changes. The fire-breathing Knucklehead only had to take a practice run, and the flyboys threw in the towel.
Pilot Irvine Prait, saw the bike run, knew his jet could cover the quarter mile in around Although the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was propeller-driven, it was faster down the runway than the jet.
The race was extended to a half-mile, and the fighter was allowed to start first. The overhead-valve Knuckle roared down the runway thundering past the plane. It crossed the finish line four plane lengths ahead! Although off to a shaky start when first launched, the Knucklehead remained in production until Along the way, H-D made updates and improvements almost every year.
In , the motor factory went into overdrive. Many believe the Harley-Davidson Knucklehead to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing Harleys ever built.
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