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Hi there,
original 46knuck... should it have bullneck frame +off set springer?
original 46knuck... should it have bullneck frame +off set springer?
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Maybe... 3 variations of frame/front end in 1946. Early has midyear frame with inline fork. Middle has bullneck frame with inline fork. Late has bull neck frame with offset.
Jerry
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Hikaru
The big question is when did early/middle and late occur by serial number and I disagree with the Palmer book on this. In 1984 I bought 3 Knucklehead motors out of the trunk of a car at the old AMCA meet in Davenport Iowa for $500. A 39EL, a 40EL and 46EL380x. I already had 1939 and 1940 so I sold them and focused on the 46EL. I already knew that early and late variations existed and I researched every original type 46 OHV motorcycle that I could. I needed to find out if my bike was of the early variety or late. I was looking for an early framed bike with a higher serial number than 46EL380x or a late framed bike with a lower serial number than 46EL380x. Well guess what - after 30 + years of looking I have never seen either situation so I have assumed that 46EL380x must be very near the change over. In the mean time I also discovered a few original bikes in the middle that had a late frame but also still had an early in-line front end. This is my belief - 1000 to about 3900 are early bikes - 3900 to 4100 are midyear bikes - 4100 and up are late bikes - all numbers approximate. Somewhere in the HD publications probably 'Shop Dope' I have seen February 1, 1946 as the introduction of the off set springer.
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for what it's worth, i own 46el53xx in a bullneck frame with offset fork, & used to own 46el1039 in a midyear frame with inline fork.Comment
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