1947 Knucklhead Revival
Sleeping Beauty awoken....
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
Very cool! Thanks for posting.
I wonder two things: How much did they pay for it? Why couldn't I find out about it first? Lucky sumbiches!
I wonder two things: How much did they pay for it? Why couldn't I find out about it first? Lucky sumbiches!
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
That was VERY COOL!RooDog wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:30 am Wheels Through Time, HASN'T RUN IN 50 YEARS!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6DKMHf2C_o
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
Could a 47 Knuck actually leave the factory wearing a 1948 Frame ???
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
Replacement frameCould a 47 Knuck actually leave the factory wearing a 1948 Frame ???
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
Good eye.flatboy1950 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:08 am Could a 47 Knuck actually leave the factory wearing a 1948 Frame ???
Flatboy.
And I guess WTT didn't buy it. Just going over it for the owner.
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
The beginning of the video seemed to indicate that it did belong to someone else.
Regarding the frame, this being a '47, a crossover year, it would not surprise me if it did have a '48 frame. Not saying the factory did or did not build 'em that way, but knowing the way the MoCo is,it would not surprise me at all.....
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Regarding the frame, this being a '47, a crossover year, it would not surprise me if it did have a '48 frame. Not saying the factory did or did not build 'em that way, but knowing the way the MoCo is,it would not surprise me at all.....
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But you would be wrong....RooDog wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:49 pm The beginning of the video seemed to indicate that it did belong to someone else.
Regarding the frame, this being a '47, a crossover year, it would not surprise me if it did have a '48 frame. Not saying the factory did or did not build 'em that way, but knowing the way the MoCo is,it would not surprise me at all.....
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I would be wrong about what, not being surprised, or that it belonged to someone other than WTT?
In any case, I'm not sweating any of it....
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In any case, I'm not sweating any of it....
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
Roodog,I would be wrong about what, not being surprised, or that it belonged to someone other than WTT?
In any case, I'm not sweating any of it....
I had a late 47,Robbie has a late 47, I've seen other late 47's, they all have straight frames.
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I didn't say anything about the frame, it wasn't me....
I'm just no surprised by much of anything the MoCo does, are you?
I'm just no surprised by much of anything the MoCo does, are you?
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
H-D was a very pragmatic company (read "cheap"). Occasionally a running change occurred when an issue was discovered, but rarely was something changed that involved extra work. A wishbone frame in the Knuckle assembly line would have been trouble, so they would never go there. The factory shut down for new model transition and the assembly line was reconfigured as necessary. All the BS about H-D doing all this "special" crap is just that, BS. Unless you were at the factory when these supposed changes occurred you are just blowing smoke. Lots of guys have spent decades trying to prove correctly when stuff was done (like Eric, speedingbigtwin), and remarkably all the claimants of other nonsense seem to disappear when questioned. Anyone remember the '48 Knuckle guy??
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
Robbie....
What's involved in the frame swap other than the front motor mount spacer, # 24795-48?
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What's involved in the frame swap other than the front motor mount spacer, # 24795-48?
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Re: 1947 Knucklhead Revival
In a production line other than a frame and spacer there would be a wire harness, terminal box, coil, inner primary, gas tanks, rear fender, dash cover, and others I can't think of off the top of my head. It never happened.
Dealer crash repair (rare as it was usually cheaper to just scrap the bike), or later owner piecing together a pile made a few such oddballs appear.
Dealer crash repair (rare as it was usually cheaper to just scrap the bike), or later owner piecing together a pile made a few such oddballs appear.
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