Welcome Area OnlyNew Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
Many years ago, sometime around the late sixties or early seventies I purchased a military surplus Harley XLA with around 200 miles on the clock. I rode it for a few years and parked it in my garage and it's been there ever since.
Back in the day I was a little more adventurous and doing my thing. Olive drab paint at the time was out of the question and a new black Imron paint job was applied along with some gold lettering. Shortly after re-chroming started but never got completely finished . In 1985 It was parked with 7200 miles and has never moved since that day
I never could find out very much about the bike because my computer skill were and are somewhat limited. I thought some of the older members here could post some relevant information regarding this bike. It;s a 6 volt sporster all original except for the paint and mirrors. I'll post a picture of what it looked like when I parked it. I have several but I.m not sure how many I can post as a new member. It still has the original Grasshopper tire on the front, the rear tire blew out and shortly after the bike was parked.
Welcome Frank. Too cool. Look at that air filter. Obviously designed for whatever came at it on unimproved roads.
Hope you continue to enjoy your ride here with us on the HDFORUM.
Only as a suggestion, but very important, create a signature line similar to mine on your bike with year, model, and all the letters Harley assigned to the bike. It will appear at bottom of your post.
You can also add a favorite picture to the signature line.
Doing this will be helpful if you ask a question or to someone asking a question. All Harleys aren't the same with many changes and variations over the years.
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Take to an office supply store and have them put a spiral binder in place of the glued binder. That will let the manuals lay flat on your bench. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, a rough idea of your range per tank, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
02-11-2024 | 05:32 PM
Old Dog Old Bike 1957 XLA
