65 pan solo 3 1/2 gallon tank Question

[jorrow]

On second inspection I must agree with you, good eye!

[upsrod]

My '65 lower tree is original to the bike and it too is welded up at the stop.

[jorrow]

Perhaps Harley welded up their 3 1/2 gallon trees from '64 to clear the 5 gallon tanks?

[Jerry Wieland]

Cotton I have a few lower trees that I would gladly trade for carburetor services. What are the peculars of the one you are looking for and I will dig them out. Jerry

Jorrow!

The difference in trees question deals with these cut-aways on the "stops", supposedly for the fivers, but I never encountered the problem with common trees... I think,... (Its been too many years...)

....Cotten
PS: Meanwhile while in the attic digging these out, I am reminded that I personally need a HydraGlide bottom tree. Will trade carb and manifold services... which is a premium since I am booked solid 'til retirement, and running off nearly all new accounts.

[T. Cotten]

Jerry!

Silly me, I thought HydraGlides were all alike!
Whatever's correct for my low-VIN '49..

Please feel free to post me direct at libertynightshift@gmail.com

Thanks!

....Cotten

[Rubone]

Low VIN '49 is a specific tree, small 3/8 studs with nuts instead of pinch bolts.

[Chris Haynes]

The cutout fork stops are for '65 and later with 3.5 gallon tanks.

[upsrod]

The cutout fork stops are for '65 and later with 3.5 gallon tanks.

They actually started in 1958!

[T. Cotten]

Thanks Folks!

Now I'm really confused, but since the machine is a mutt anyway, any HydraGlide tree will do:
I just want the rake angle to be as correct as possible, as I believe the Duo shifted a couple of degrees.

Just a hunch,

....Cotten

[upsrod]

Duo-Glides do have a different rake.

[Chris Haynes]

They actually started in 1958!

If they relieved the fork stops in 1958 the forks would bang the tanks. This was first done in 1965 when the fork stops were changed to accommodate the 5 gallon tanks.

[upsrod]

I am not going to argue with you Chris!

[T. Cotten]

I'm so confused, Folks...

(I'm afraid to get my Palmer's Second Edition dirty!)

But as is my nature, I must disagree with everybody.

So I got back into the attic and found the set of Duos that I had intended for the '49 before I knew better.
And before I knew better, I also ran them on a '65 with 3½s... They are not relieved: No tank interference, not even close.
(My other sets on hand are adjustables, which apparently never changed from '50 through very modern times, and tell me little.)

So, can we assume the stop 'ribs' on the headstocks did not change?
Then it would imply that the reliefs on the bottom tree allow for more 'swing', and more likely to hit fiver tanks, or anything else.

I haven't a chassis with fivers handy, but it appears to me that a relieved bottom tree would most likely smack 3½s at the shift gate!
So that would push the reliefs forward to '66, wouldn't it?

....Cotten
PS: Echo Nelson Muntz: HAA ha....

[Jerry Wieland]

Cotton Found 2 lower trees that I believe are for Duo Glide - I also found a tree with the 3/8" studs but my camera messed it up.
and they are available but I'm with you - it is confusing.
[QUOTE=T. Cotten;162446]Jorrow!

The difference in trees question deals with these cut

[T. Cotten]

Thanks for looking, Jerry!

Palmer's SE shows a comparison on pg. 111, but it appears the stem has been removed from the Duo for confusion.

I've already got one more Duo than I need, but if you are certain about the one with studs, please pick out a carb project and get it in to me so I can keep others out.
(If its a Linkert, send a manifold too. If its a Schebler, I hope it will be pretty even-up.)

Looking forward to it, Thanks again!

....Cotten