1965 lever question

[upsrod]

No number...http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Clutc...vip=true&rt=nc

[rbenash]

No, I know the part number is the same. It's just that I have an ongoing search on Ebay to watch for the PN. I was just wondering how I missed that ebay posting is all. If the PN was in the subject or body I should have seen it.

[upsrod]

No, just the ebay ad that was about to end....the part # is the same with or without the hole!

[rbenash]

I posted one on ebay yesterday under the thread about the '65 book...sold for $82.00!

Odd that I missed that - did you list the PN as part of your post?

Ray

[upsrod]

I posted one on ebay yesterday under the thread about the '65 book...sold for $82.00!

[MY65HD]

I keep running into these at swapmeets surprisingly. I think they are often overlooked because people see the lever hole and it looks ordinary to them and doesn't stand out. I found two at Daytona and one at Wauseon, quite by accident as I passed up a lot of boxes without looking. I have none for sale, but.. they are out there, and the ones I found had no special significance to their sellers.

if you run on to them in the future please by them for the members here. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

[MY65HD]

What's really sad is when I bought my bike he told me he just drilled them out, I almost cried!
At least I saved it from total "restoration".

[upsrod]

I had one on my '65 when I got it, found 2 more on eBay a few years back! Just luck.

[jorrow]

I keep running into these at swapmeets surprisingly. I think they are often overlooked because people see the lever hole and it looks ordinary to them and doesn't stand out. I found two at Daytona and one at Wauseon, quite by accident as I passed up a lot of boxes without looking. I have none for sale, but.. they are out there, and the ones I found had no special significance to their sellers.

[carverscott]

Hello MY65HD, 17 yrs ago, when I was putting together my '65, I went to a swap meet in Vallejo, Ca. to pick up some levers among other things. There was a guy who had lots of lever assemblies all for around $20 apiece, one set for a '65 with no holes- the guy told me those were right for my bike but I bought a set with holes because I thought it would look cleaner with the mirrors mounted there. It took about 5 years before I realized how stupid I'd been and I've yet to see another set for sale since.
Oh well, we live and learn...

[rbenash]

Hey MY65HD - join the club. They are one year, partial year parts. If you find any for sale get two of each and call me :-)

[MY65HD]

I am looking for a set of 65 un drilled mounts.
Thanks

[rbenash]

jorrow's got it right for those perches. If anyone has a set, heck even one PM me with your astronomical price :-) I have originals/correct on mine, they were drilled though by one of the previous owners but I plugged them. I would really like to have a nice pair that aren't drilled to get rid of that deduction for next round of judging.

[rbenash]

'65 posts did not have mirror holes and are very rare. Another one of those one year parts to hassle the '65 FLH restoration geek.

In '66 HD accessories and production moved to stem mount mirrors and stopped the handle bar clamp style.

A true '65 post is one year only part and only appears in the one year '65 parts catalog.

Those one year posts had a single injection point (a small circle that was drilled out by some owners to install stem mount mirrors) where the casting was pored/injected.

The 66 and later that have the stem mirror hole cast in and have 2 injection port markings on the sides rather than that single round circle on the top/bottom that got drilled out by many '65 owners to be cool and install
stem mount mirrors.

The '65 FL alloy ball levers (straight not curved) are first year for 65 parts and then continued into shovel heads 66 on.

[portagepan]

Thanks for the info. That is the trouble with using Harley lit for a reference for resto's. A person has to really know their stuff. It seems especially so for the "65 and other changing years. Of course, that is why I asked the question in the first place. The member I bought them off of does resto's, so I figured he knew what he sent me. Oh well. Mike