H-D Production IoE V-twins 1909-1929

[Steve Slocombe]

For Tom, the beryllium copper looks like 1 mm thick nominal, say 0.037"

[Steve Slocombe]

For Tommo, here's a picture of the first aid box on a 1936 VLH Police bike. Looks familiar. Maybe Harley used a standard box and kept altering it for different model bikes. Box dimension is 7 1/2" x 5".

[Rubone]

Years back I had a nice OP tank top toolbox that I bought in a farm/estate sale thinking it would be a good first aid box candidate, but the latch system pointed out the age and the original finish made me pass it on to someone needing it.

[T. Cotten]

For Tom, the beryllium copper looks like 1 mm thick nominal, say 0.037"

Unfortunately, Steve,

The cam strips are only .020"

Thanks for looking,

....Cotten

[Steve Swan]

Thanks John and Tommo for posting fine factory pictures. Very interesting info on the variations of tank toolboxes.

Here are what pics i have of what are stated as 1921. 1921 LH.jpg1921.jpg

if nothing else, this thread will have a collection of brochures and pictures of the factory's production twins in one thread.

[Steve Swan]

and i only have this pic of what is stated a 22.1922.jpg

on the frame, front down tube, what is purpose of that bracket held by 4 bolts and what appears a little lever with rod(s)....?

[Steve Swan]

After posting these pics of a 23, i won't post for a couple days or so.1923 LH.jpg1923.jpg

i don't have any decent pics of a 1924 model.

starting 1925 through 29, i have quite a few pics.

[duffeycycles]

Bracket is front sidecar mount....backwards? The levers & rods are for compression release etc

[Steve Swan]

Bracket is front sidecar mount....backwards? The levers & rods are for compression release etc

yes, i see the lug pointing backwards now. and i see the rod going to compression release on gear cover. i've studied pics on earlier models, trying to see how the release is actuated, by hand somewhere on the frame? not like the 25-onward toe actuated models. did this rod/lever feature end with the '24 models?

[duffeycycles]

left twist grip retards timing and opens the compression release on cam cover

[exeric]

It is my understanding that 1920 is the last year of the separate front and rear brake in the USA (the front brake was an option in the USA) and in 1921 there was a rocker pedal so you could only use one at a time.

Also, as I mentioned a few pages previously, the UK models had the front brake and the front stand as standard whereas the front brake and front stand were an option in the USA. The rear rack was standard in the UK too, was it standard or an option in the USA?

John, are you referring to the hand brake, or export brake, as it was known here in the U.S?

[duffeycycles]

That is a bit confusing to us. Front Brake started in '28.
But hand brake option was much earlier

[TechNoir]

Yes, I meant the hand brake on the bars, not a brake on the front wheel.

John

[Steve Swan]

left twist grip retards timing and opens the compression release on cam cover

Thanks Duffey!

[Rubone]

I just thought of these. I can scan specific info as well.