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Restored Harley Davidson Motorcycles

Restored Harley Davidson Motorcycles
Glacier Blue
- 1953 FL Panhead Glacier Blue 1953 FL Panhead Before and After. Bike restored by Cass Kuzba General Manager Wisconsin Harley-Davidson. Painted Glacier Blue. This bike appeared in Thunder Roads Magazine.
- The way it was found.
- The way it appears now in Glacier Blue.
Persian Red
- 1951 FL Panhead Persian Red 1951 FL Panhead
  The question I get asked the most often is how do I find the old Harley I want? The answer is, its not easy, especially a particular year. The next is how much is it worth, or what should I expect to pay? Antique bike swap meets are a good place to find the answer to both questions, but do some homework before you go, and find out as much as you can about the bike you want and the bike you want to build. Things like model year frame and engine differences, date codes and line bore numbers, all determine what its worth and what it will cost to restore.
  This is a 1951 FL I bought a few years back. It was repainted, but otherwise untouched.
  This is just the beginning; you will need to inspect every nut and bolt to see not only if it is the correct one, but also to determine the correct finish, as well as all other major parts. Some will need to be parkerized and some cad plated, some parts painted the base color and some painted black. All of this applies to the whole bike. Take your time and document everything. If you are not sure, ask someone who might know, and then ask someone else. If you get the same answer more than once, it's most likely right. Find period pictures of your year bike. They are a good source and can lead you in the right direction.
  Find someone that can rebuild your motor and transmission back to factory finish and specs. Have your frame checked for true. Almost all of them are tweaked a little, and now is the time to make it right.
- The first step on a bike this original, is to document everything possible on teardown. Check the wire runs, clamp location and bolt types. You want to make sure you can get it all back together right.
- Check out the friction tape holding the wiring to the frame.
- Here's a good shot of the clamp that holds the throttle cable and the friction tape that holds the generator wires.
- Get a good picture of the ignition switch, the wiring should be just as neat and tidy when you put it back together.
- Notice the location of the clamp, and the wiring.
- Behind the coil junction box wires
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- Spend time making sure your fenders and tanks are straight before you send them out for paint. Wheel hubs need to be rebuilt, and rims spoked and trued. There are a thousand little details to pay attention to. Choose one of the stock colors for your year bike. in this case Persian Red I am always surprised at how good they look, even today. This is the same bike.
- Spend time making sure your fenders and tanks are straight before you send them out for paint. Wheel hubs need to be rebuilt, and rims spoked and trued. There are a thousand little details to pay attention to. Choose one of the stock colors for your year bike. in this case Persian Red I am always surprised at how good they look, even today. This is the same bike.
- Spend time making sure your fenders and tanks are straight before you send them out for paint. Wheel hubs need to be rebuilt, and rims spoked and trued. There are a thousand little details to pay attention to. Choose one of the stock colors for your year bike. in this case Persian Red I am always surprised at how good they look, even today. This is the same bike. is the same bike.
- Spend time making sure your fenders and tanks are straight before you send them out for paint. Wheel hubs need to be rebuilt, and rims spoked and trued. There are a thousand little details to pay attention to. Choose one of the stock colors for your year bike. in this case Persian Red I am always surprised at how good they look, even today. This is the same bike.
Pepper Red & Black
- 1956 FLH Pepper Red & Black No text for 1956 FLH 00.txt
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Olive Green
- 1933 Servicar Olive Green Bruce always tackles the rare machines 1933 was a very low production year for Harley Davidson because of the great depression. There were probably less than 80 of these ever made. Bruce found this on the computer and had it done for the Oley meet in 2008. Larry Medwig applied single stage Olive Green and Brilliant Green/Verdant Green on the body panels. As usual, very nice job. When I saw the servi-car, I didn't see Bruce, when I saw Bruce, I didn't see the Servi-car.
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