1947 Harley FL Knucklehead listed on Ebay

[vldave]

The 1947 Harley Knucklehead that belonged to the late Peter Heintz is listed on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AMESELX%3AIT

[LCC]

47FL

Was this bike judged by the AMCA, if it was it would be interesting to see the judging sheet
Larry

[felthamw]

is it correct?

I too would like to see that judging sheet. If it is as blank as it should have been considering his prior status, then the pictures should show what a '47 resto "should" look like in the eyes of the AMCA. I saved all those pictures off eBay for future reference (next project). Do any of you who know about this model and year see anything considered wrong?
I have learned from prior projects to get my ducks in a row first......
Thanks,
Wayne #4329

[Chris Haynes]

A couple minor things.
One mistake made by most all restorers is that the zerk fittings were installed after the parts were painted. If you look at factory photos or find NOS parts you will find the grease fittings painted along with the part they are installed on.
Another is the two visible screws in the rear fender for the stand clip. On Toumbstone tail lamp models the upper screw is located under the tail lamp.

[flat-happy]

floorboards are supposed to have steel mats

[Chris Haynes]

floorboards are supposed to have steel mats

That depends on if it is an early or late '47.

[flat-happy]

That depends on if it is an early or late '47.

how late to have the rubber mats? the last picture looks like a 29 degree bullneck frame to me. that's what i was going by. i thought only the last couple hundred bikes had rubber mats all with the 30 degree frame and 5 digit serial numbers but i have no proof. well maybe 80 proof!!!!

[exeric]

I immediately ran out to see if the tail light on my '48 was mounted as high as the Heintz '47. Good eye Chris.

[Erdos]

A couple minor things.
One mistake made by most all restorers is that the zerk fittings were installed after the parts were painted. If you look at factory photos or find NOS parts you will find the grease fittings painted along with the part they are installed on.

If that is true about the zerk fittings how did they deal with the paint that would get in and block the opening of the zerk fittings? Do you have any images of the painted zerk fittings? This sounds like an interesting subject.

[LCC]

47FL

Why does the tail light sit so high? Did he weld up the original holes and drill new ones to mount the light higher.Aftermarket fenders tail light posistion is very similar, the seller states that all the sheetmetal is original. What do you think of the gastanks

[Robert Luland]

Why does the tail light sit so high? Did he weld up the original holes and drill new ones to mount the light higher.Aftermarket fenders tail light posistion is very similar, the seller states that all the sheetmetal is original. What do you think of the gastanks

It also appears to be crooked. Bob L

[Chris Haynes]

If that is true about the zerk fittings how did they deal with the paint that would get in and block the opening of the zerk fittings? Do you have any images of the painted zerk fittings? This sounds like an interesting subject.

The little bit of paint on the ball of a fitting will be quickly moved aside. Although I don't have a lot of NOS parts laying around I do have this NOS '36 EL rear backing plate. As you can see the grease fitting is painted. I have seen several NOS rear brake backing plates and all of them have had painted fittings. Fittings in Parkerized parts are installed after being Parkerized.

[Chris Haynes]

how late to have the rubber mats? the last picture looks like a 29 degree bullneck frame to me. that's what i was going by. i thought only the last couple hundred bikes had rubber mats all with the 30 degree frame and 5 digit serial numbers but i have no proof. well maybe 80 proof!!!!

I can't give you a serial number of when the change was made. I am only tell you what I have seen on original machines. Sadly the factory photos show bikes at the beginning of the season and not the end. This 1948 prototype photographed in May 1947 shows rubber mats.

[BNSONS]

I too would like to see that judging sheet. If it is as blank as it should have been considering his prior status, then the pictures should show what a '47 resto "should" look like in the eyes of the AMCA. I saved all those pictures off eBay for future reference (next project). Do any of you who know about this model and year see anything considered wrong?
I have learned from prior projects to get my ducks in a row first......
Thanks,
Wayne #4329

What good would it do to see the judging sheet? Wouldn't that be equivalent to a fox guarding the hen house.
Dave

[kval]

Was this bike judged by the AMCA, if it was it would be interesting to see the judging sheet
Larry

hey guys
pat attention, nowhere does it say the bike was judged. because it never was