Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.harley
From: Bruce Bryner <BBry...@iusb.edu>
Date: 1999/04/11
Subject: HD tidbits from '65
HD tidbits from '65
[ It's Electrifying! ]
[Double the voltage, double the pleasure!]
[The last of the Panhead, yet first of the encore's for electrically
advanced big twins, envelope 1965 as one of the most glamorous of HD's production, bikes, IMHO.]
12 volt electrics and a new frame for the larger battery are amoungst
the changes. The oil tank is moved to the left side and the footshift
model gets a "Turnpike" 5 gallon tank. The primary cover is aluminum,
the spark advance automatic and stronger cases and clutch for the higher
torque starter. Gone is the trumpet horn for a disc unit, and shock
chrome domed caps. Enter the ball end brake and clutch hand levers.
The 1965 FLH Specs: 8:1 compression, 60hp @ 5,400rpm, chain drives, 12 volt battery, double down tube, 60" wheelbase, 783lbs, 5 gallon fuel, 4 qts oil, 100mph, (over 6,930 1965 Panheads built).
The Sportster gets a 3.7 gallon fuel tank, and the ball end hand levers.
Not forgetting the 12volts and "High Fidelity" horns of the Big Twins.
Main Models, (Production #'s):
Lightweights, single, 3 speed:
BT Pacer Street, 175cc, (500)
BTH Scat, 175cc, (750)
AH Topper Scooter, 165cc, auto tranny, (500)
Sportsters, 55ci, 4 speed:
XLH Super H, (955)
XLCH Super CH, (2815)
Servi-Car, 45ci Flathead, 3 speed and reverse.
GE Servi-Car, w/o tow bar, (625)
Panheads: 74ci, 4 speed:
FLB Electra-Glide,
FLFB Electra-Glide, foot-shift
FLHB Electra-Glide, Super Sport
FLHFB Electra-Glide, Super Sport, foot-shift
Sidecar and Chassis:
LE - Sport sidecar for Duo's
LEC - chassis w/wheel and fender
Racing:
-Bart Markel wins Grand National Championship.
Tidbits taken from various sources. Exceptions may apply.
Bruce
The Journey IS the Reward.
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