Month: April 2018

1912 8D wheels and small parts

This original rear hub has been fully rebuilt and came from Mike at Antique bike in Sweden. He has also supplied the rear rim. The two belt sheaves shown will be cut and welded together to create the wider 2″ version I need. I will have the spares sides if anyone needs them although the remaining narrower pieces will need a section welding in between them, a slightly more difficult job.

Original seat posts, pedals and other small parts collected over time.

The exhaust is all original apart from one end section. Some nice linkages and pipes.

1912 8D Frame

This lovely frame also came from Dewey Rice. It hasn’t been drilled for the motor yet and one or two other jobs will need attending when it is matched to the rest of the bike. It’s been rusting away over the last few months and will need some oiling to match the original parts being used.

 

I went to the Davenport meet a couple of years ago to collect these repo bars that Tom Faber had made for me. They are lovely. But before I had even collected them I found these original bars complete with spirals, internals and cables. What a find! The new bars join my pile of parts for sale…later.

1912 8D Update 2

These great forks came from Dewey at Early Harley. They are reproductions but look the part perfectly and fit great. I have original top covers and original rockers so when the patina is sorted they will enhance the overall look. The internals are a mix of original and repop. The Alemite grease fittings are the later 1914 type, I need to do a trade – anyone?

This original oil tank and tool box came complete with all the fittings when I got the motor. It’s a lovely part and the matching door is also original; it came from Dewey again.

The original rear stand came of a 1914 I had some years ago.

1912 8D update 1

While the 8XE is away with the paint and plating people, I thought I should do a check on the parts I have collected for the 8D. Most are correct original parts, but some not.

I got the motor after being approached by a guy at the start of the Pioneer Run in 2016. He told me that the Harley Davidson Club of Great Britain had identified it as a 1911 based on its VIN. Well the numbers are all good but AB denotes 1912 not 1911. I have worked hard to determine the differences between the 1911 and the early 1912 motors (50ci) but can not find any differences until the changes later in the year which became the E model (61ci). It has the wider 2″ belt and an open magneto.

 

The right hand tanks is correct for 1912 and came from the Veterama Swap Meet in Mannheim. The other tank is also a right hand and but from a single cylinder model. I am hoping I can use the incorrect part to fashion a left hand replacement part, hopefully keeping the name decal section.

 

The fenders are also original pieces and also came from Germany. They are correct parts but may need a little massaging.