This really is a great story. I bought a 1969 XLC in Fort Worth, Texas and never had a problem other than a few accidents caused by cars. I lateret bought a 1947 US Navy knucklehead in West Tennessee but later sold it but I did keep the saddle bags and still have them. In 1967 I went to Vietnam. While on a trip to Saigon I heard this roar of a number of Harleys coming. Turns out there were about a dozen XLCH Sportsters Saigon police bikes. I have no idea how those small cops kick started them. And No, they wouldn't let me read one. Thanks for posting this!
Just a little more information about the HD 45 cu in Flathead: Introduced in 1929 as the Great Depression financially crippled many lower- and middle-class Americans, the Flathead sold, and did well, with a few iterations. Production on this engine ran through 1973, even making its way into Harley’s Servi-Cars in 1973.
This really is a great story. I bought a 1969 XLC in Fort Worth, Texas and never had a problem other than a few accidents caused by cars. I lateret bought a 1947 US Navy knucklehead in West Tennessee but later sold it but I did keep the saddle bags and still have them. In 1967 I went to Vietnam. While on a trip to Saigon I heard this roar of a number of Harleys coming. Turns out there were about a dozen XLCH Sportsters Saigon police bikes. I have no idea how those small cops kick started them. And No, they wouldn't let me read one. Thanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteJust a little more information about the HD 45 cu in Flathead: Introduced in 1929 as the Great Depression financially crippled many lower- and middle-class Americans, the Flathead sold, and did well, with a few iterations. Production on this engine ran through 1973, even making its way into Harley’s Servi-Cars in 1973.
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