5 gallon gas tanks

[hawghd1]

Can someone tell me in what year did Harley-Davidson start using 5 gallon tanks?

[Rubone]

1965 on the last Panhead and the only ones with a pull up reserve assembly on them. There were some 5 gallon race tanks for WRs in the '40s and '50s (Daytona), and some dealers made extra large tanks out of standard ones before H-D ever did.

[duffeycycles]

Wasn't '66 a one year only as well with petcock changing sides for '67?

[vph-d]

Yes, the 66 tanks are one year only.
VPH-D

[hawghd1]

Thanks, I picked up a 1970 FLH, mostly original, the tanks are not original. I wanted to make sure that using 5 gallon tanks was correct for that year.

[Lonnie]

Thanks, I picked up a 1970 FLH, mostly original, the tanks are not original. I wanted to make sure that using 5 gallon tanks was correct for that year.

Please be aware that the 3.5 gallon tanks were also available that year, and even later in the shovelhead years. A good friend owned a '76 FLH that had the 3.5's, original to that bike.

[JVardell]

I have a original 1970 FLH that I bought from my father. It is almost all original other than it has been painted a few times. It has 5 gallon tank on it. I am looking for someone to help me find original paint code or paint chip in Sparkling Blue and Birch White. Trying to restore back to as original as possible.

[vph-d]

Birch White was still available from the factory a few years back, it might still be.
VPH-D