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rotorwrench · 08-11-2019, 05:44 PM

A person can see a bit of a badge next to the knee but it may be a decal. My 47 has the ball and spear. The earlier ones back to 1940 had the teardrop badge and some had the flat trim that ran from front to rear. Decals were used up to 1940.

Since they weren't made for civilian sales during the war, I'd figure it to be between 1940 and 1946. That narrows it down to around 4 years for civilian production. The badge looks like the teardrop type from what I can see of it. Most knuckle heads were EL models (61 cubic inch) but there were some 74 cubic inch FL models made too, just not near as many. Most military models were 45 cubic inch flatheads and they also had the big UL flatheads in the same time frame.

08-11-2019, 05:44 PM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: What year Harley? A person can see a bit of a badge next to the knee but it may be a decal. My 47 has the ball and spear. The earlier ones back to 1940 had the teardrop badge and some had the flat trim that ran from front to rear. Decals were used up to 1940. Since they weren't made for civilian sales during the war, I'd figure it to be between 1940 and 1946. That narrows it down to around 4 years for civilian production. The badge looks like the teardrop type from what I can see of it. Most knuckle heads were EL models (61 cubic inch) but there were some 74 cubic inch FL models made too, just not near as many. Most military models were 45 cubic inch flatheads and they also had the big UL flatheads in the same time frame.