Flat Head Harley Davidson

The wla designation was w indicating 45ci flathead l signifying high compression and a for army use.

Flat head harley davidson.

Xxxx wla harley davidson 45 flathead. 939 harley davidson u big twin flathead flat head pre war antique vintage uh ul worldwide shipping. Flathead motorcycles have side valve contained within the engine block instead of in the cylinder head as in an overhead valve engine. 1947 harley davidson flathead 1947 harley davidson 45 flathead with only 1133 miles since restoration.

During the years 1940 1945 nearly all harley davidson motorcycle production was for military use. Wide whites on 16 wheels double seat leather bags triple headlamps lots of chrome with pearl white and black paint. Needs some work since it has been sitting since 2003. Accessories included a luggage rack ammo box and leather rifle scabbard.

Listing 1 14 of 14. Bike does not appear to be converted from military. Find used harley davidson flathead 1948 for sale with photos. This unique bike always attracts a lot of attention.

The flathead is one of the most important early big twins built by harley davidson this is its story. 1947 harley davidson 45 flathead with only 1133mis since restoration. Needs battery fluids changed possible carb kit. Clear title in hand.

1948 harley davidson wl flathead 45 wr. Needs battery fluids changed possible carb kit. With the wall street crash of october 1929 and the resulting great depression harley davidson had already been working on the development of a new engine to replace the aging f head that had served so well but just wasn t going to be able to be competitive against the indian. Flathead motorcycles are a type of bike that was a standard for pre war motorcycles in particular us v twins such as harley davidson and indian some british singles bmw flat twins and russian copies thereof.

610 754 8500 press 1121939 u model. Flathead designs have been used on a number of early pre war motorcycles in particular us v twins such as harley davidson and indian some british singles bmw flat twins and russian copies thereof. Wide whites on 16 wheels double seat leather bags triple headlights lots of chrome with pearl white and black paint. Bike also appears to have an original chrome front end which i would assume is from a vl.

The 1959 flat head engine was fully rebuilt in 2000 and has only a few hours on it. Needs some work since it has been sitting since 2003. The cleveland motorcycle manufacturing company produced a t head four cylinder in line motorcycle engine in the 1920s. My guess is the bottom end was replaced many years ago with a more readily available wla.