#1957 harley davidson sportster chopper generator#

#1957 harley davidson sportster chopper generator#

I took a picture of what appears to be a professional repair on the generator mount down low and top of the rear motor mount area, see photos. The motor itself is clean with a M35 Linkert carb and doesn't appear the have any broken fins and the diving boards on the heads appear to be in original condition. He's 76 years old and hasn't ridden the bike in more than 10 years from what he can remember, he said she ran great so while it's up for sale I'll be cleaning out the tanks, fuel lines and carb, change the oil, I have a new 6v battery and I'll put some fire in the hole. It appears he cut the seat pivot and maybe the tank mounts, I haven't gotten that far in it yet. He brazed a panel between the 2 Panhead tanks to make them 1, filled in the fuel shut off and tank shift holes.

You can see the casting numbers on the axle mounts that read XE-6. The older guy smoothed out the neck and seat area back in the 70's but never cut the neck. She is built with a 1942 74' FL Knucklehead motor, original 48-52 Panhead Wishbone frame, Panhead Hydro-Glide front end, Ratchet Top 4 speed with foot shift, Mousetrap clutch, Star Hub wheels, Mechanical brakes front and rear. I will also look to see what date code is on the trans and post it when I know. The cases may have been over the counter replacement cases, not sure, I haven't checked to see if there are any belly numbers yet. The guy rode it until he sold it in 1971 to the old guy I got it from who's had it for nearly 50 years until now.

This bike was built in 1957 and titled as such, which is how it was done back then, stamped a vin on the cases by Highway Patrol and titled.