Harley guys re-check Dana Wide Glide post

There are some more pictures posted in the Wide Glide post below. If you are in Milwaukee stop at the museum, worth every penny, make that worth every dollar.

I saw your pictures....They are great thanks...aw man theres nothing like a hog...now wasn't the first Harley put out in 1903 ??The engineers nowadays thought they had something new with a serpentine belt look at the drive belt on those motorcycles.....

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Pretty sure #1 is a repro, may be wrong but I don't think any '03 model survived.

Harley first production was in 1903, Indian first production was 1902. Stan

If I remember correctly the engine is a 1903. the frame was a 1905. This is as close to a 1903 as they could get. This is the oldest Harley known to exist. The engines probably did not change too much or the frame from 1903 to 1905.

Back in 1968 I knew a guy that had an old Indian that he was going to cut up and make a cart to haul deer out of the woods with. If he finished the project that would have been one of the dumbest things he ever did. When I was 15 and rode my Cushman scooter there was an older guy that rode Indians, he had a couple. Those Indians were impressive.

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Here is my '40 EL Knucklehead Farmall. It is way faster than the rest of my Internationals.

People really do some stupid things all right, but back in 68 the Indain wasen't as collectable as they are now. I also had a cushman scooter I thought it was the greatest. Must have been around 1955. I was able to acquire a couple Indians in the 70's. One is a 37 Chief, The other is a 47 Chief. I still have them. Stan

Thats a nice Farmall, how many bottoms will that one pull. Does it have a 3 point or just the draw bar.

I was riding the Cushmans back in 1960 still have a couple, haven't messed with them since about 1968 or so. I am going to check on that old Indian the friend had.

That's sharp. A couple few years ago me and the buddies were out on the scooters and happened onto a scooter show along some river somewhere, and sure enough, all of the custom jobs that didn't do much for me. Then this old timer, I'm guessing every bit of at least 70 rides up on his maroon WL equipped with hand pump gravity fed oiler...or no oil. So, foot clutch, tank shifter, hand oiler. He wasn't showing it, just rode up, in geat shape, mostly stock...and ridden. Sharpest scooter there in my opinion. Nice scooter you've got there. Ride safe, and enjoy.

Mark

Hey Stan, I was never a big fan of the Indians personally, although my tastes don't make the world spin either and the latter is a pretty good thing for the world. But a handful or so years ago I had to do some work in the new Harley shop on I-394 in Crete, IL. When I walked in was a maroon and tan Chief that I kid you not looked like it just came off of the assembly line. Was perfect and decked out. Beyond beautiful. I asked the shop guys what the story was on it, and they said that an old electrician traded it in as a down payment on a Road King cause he was gettin up there in years, the kicker knee was feeling it, so he went to a more comfortable riding electric start Road King. Used that Chief as a down payment??? Should've been the other way around. As I was leaving was this older fella, big guy standing there looking at it with the saddest face I'd seen in some time. I asked, "Sharp, isn't it?". He looked back at me and said, "I should've never traded it in" and just kept staring at it. I just walked away. What could I have possibly told him to make it better? For all I know, that thing's probably still there on display, and if it is and someone wants to buy it, I'm guessing it aint going for anywhere below the cost of a Road King...which I really don't care for, personally.

Mark

Im 26 and ride cushmans as much as possible love the suicide shift and looks I get from old guys who had them as kids.