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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: wick on March 19, 2008, 10:13:04 PM

Title: what is it
Post by: wick on March 19, 2008, 10:13:04 PM

A friend sent me a picture of this, does any one know what it is(http://)

Title: Re: what is it
Post by: tempo54 on March 21, 2008, 07:54:50 PM

Looks to me to be an Indian of 1916/1920 1000 ccm.
The girl below looks like Tinkerbell.missing her plane
back to Neverland....

Title: Re: what is it
Post by: Martin_UK on March 21, 2008, 09:23:01 PM

Its a Model J Harley Davidson from somewhere between 1916 and 1919 (inclusive).  After this the front mudguard changed.

If you look very carefully there is an HD embossed onto the primary chain cover.

Here's an old photo of a 1918 HD for comparison.

Regards,

Martin

Title: Re: what is it
Post by: wick on March 23, 2008, 12:13:54 AM

Thanks guys It turns out it is a model J harley'