1947 Harley Davidson 74" Flathead
Harley 45 Flathead Models W - Standard Low Compression WL - High Compression WLA - Military (USA) WLC - Military (Canada) WLD - Sport Model WR - Factory Racer G and GL - Servi-car (kick-start) GA - Servi-car w/o Tow Bar GE - Servi-car with Electric Start (1964 to 1969) Harley WL Solo
1937 HarleyDavidson UL Flathead Bikeurious
In Harley Davidson Flathead history, the Big Twin model was built in part to compete with the 74 cubic inch Indian Chief. In 1937, the U series of Harley-Davidson flathead Big Twin engines made their debut, replacing the V series. The U and UL models featured 74 cubic inch powerplants, and the UH and the ULH models were outfitted with 80 cubic.
HarleyDavidson Big Twins The Flathead
Welcome to Harley K Model, dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the 1952 to 1956 Harley-Davidson flathead unit‑construction motorcycles, With the alphabet soup of model designations, these bikes are affectionately known as the "K models". We also cover the early Sportster models through 1969, as these are essentially K Models.
45 Flathead Harley Vehicles For Sale
The flathead engine saw service in Harley-Davidson motorcycles beginning with the Model WS flat-twin, produced from 1919 to 1923, [6] and continuing in 1924 with single-cylinder export-model 21-cubic-inch (340 cc) and 30.5-cubic-inch (500 cc) singles and continued in Servi-Cars until 1973.
JAMESVILLE MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE!! 1942 HARLEYDAVIDSON UL FLATHEAD
In Harley-Davidson Motorcycle model codes, the "W" in WLA stands for the 45 ci flathead engine. The "L" means it is high compression, and the "A" stands for Army. Harley-Davidson also produced a smaller number of slightly different WLC models, which were built for the Canadian Army. Joe Blaha's beautiful Harley-Davidson WLA.
1945 Harley WL Flathead Harley Davidson Forums
1991: The four-speed transmission made way for a five-speed one. 1991 to 1993: The chain-drive made way for the belt-drive. 1996: The transmission now featured a high-contact-ratio gearbox. 1998.
1936 VLH Flathead Harley Davidson
During World War II, from 1940 through 1945, Harley-Davidson built over 60,000 750cc flathead twins, mostly as Model WLA for the U.S. Army and Model WLC for the Canadian Army. Indian had no.
JAMESVILLE MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE!! 1942 HARLEYDAVIDSON UL FLATHEAD
June 23, 2020 With the rise in popularity of events like The Race of Gentlemen, the 45" flathead WL and WR Harley Davidsons have become once again a quite sought after motorcycle due to the amount of abuse those fantastic old motors can withstand.
1937 HarleyDavidson UL Flathead F140 Las Vegas June 2017
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1942 Harley Davidson U 74ci Flathead
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1947 HARLEY DAVIDSON WL FLATHEAD 45 SOLO RESTORED RUNNING
The 45 Flathead was the longest running production engine in Harley Davidson history until it was finally beaten in 1988 by the Sportster. A run of 41 years is a good, long time for an engine and the Flathead is a good example of a lower-cost, durable engine that is worth its weight no matter the economic or political times. The engine
Restored Harley Davidson WL45 Flathead 1938 Photographs at Classic
The Harley-Davidson UL used the tried-and-tried Flathead engine, in contrast to the high-tech (for the time) EL Knucklehead. While the Flathead lacked the overhead-valve finesse of the Knucklehead engine, it was a solid powerplant that saw service in World War II, proving its stone-cold reliability.
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A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine [1] [2] or valve-in-block engine, is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine .
1948 HarleyDavidson WL Flathead 45 Solo
Restored Flathead - 1949 Harley-Davidson WL. In America, Cruiser by Abhi June 16,. In '37, Harley-Davidson introduced their "W" family of motorcycles, which got a 45 ci engine and a recirculating oil system. The WL was the high compression version (the base W was only offered in '37 and '38) and some people called it the Solo.
Restored Harley Davidson WL45 Flathead 1938 Photographs at Classic
In the summer of 1929, before the Wall Street Crash, Harley-Davidson introduced their new D Model 45 cubic inch (737cc) Flathead side-valve engine equipped bike. It was built as a direct competitor to the Indian 101 Scout and the Excelsior Super X and it would remain in production until 1931.
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