SINGLE SPEED HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES
This great 7D has just been listed on eBay. It has the same motor as my 8D, the only difference as far as I know being the B suffix after the letter A.
Letter A for 1911 with the smaller 50ci motor. Letter B for the first ‘big twin’ 61ci motor in 1912 and letters AB for the very early 1912 still with the smaller motor before the change to the larger 8E. This was presumably to utilise the remaining stocks of the 50ci motors already manufactured.
This lovely little 1911 single is for sale on eBay. Belt drive and correct open magneto.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-Harley-Davidson-8A-silent-grey-/272542881369?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3f74d25659:g:pI0AAOSwo4pYknvO&item=272542881369
It is listed as a 1911 and an 8A which is a ’12. It is clearly an ’11 rolling chassis but there is no VIN to confirm the year of the motor. It’s a bargain if the motor is ’11 but an expensive mis-match if the motor is a ’12. (I have asked him).
UPDATE.
He tells me that the VIN is 8432A so that IS a 1911. The 28″ wheels make it a 7C but it appears that the VIN has been polished off the cylinder base and the case. But it’s still a lovely bike.
This 1911 was sold on eBay just before Christmas last year for just over $35k. Original motor and frame with the other parts being reproduction. It is not running and needs only a belt, paint and plating, plus final commissioning. It’s a lovely bike and no doubt very correct as it was built by Lonnie Islam at Competition. Bikes like this are great for reference purposes and give a true market guide to what these bikes are worth. And maybe also a guide as to what bikes with original parts might be worth (maybe).
1911 model 7A belt drive single at Anamosa museum. It’s a great place to visit if you need specific restoration or reference information. For this particular model they had a very good restored version and an original paint survivor.
