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Davis built project!

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rustyspoke66

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Just picked this up a few days ago. Very solid, straight, with a few dings and no rot. Does one build a Harley? Has the exact frame and fork features as many Harley's I've seen on the net. Oh and this did not have a badge but has hole spacing of 2-1/16"
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1918

Also .. top nut AND yoke on upper termination
of truss rods are not factory.


........ patric





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Is Davis the only manufacturer that stamped the year separate from the rest of the serial number ?



Good morning, Tom ....

I really don't know enuff about the other manufacturers
to answer that question. But i do know that for at least
the period 1912 thru 1922 Davis was pretty consistent
in the manner of crankcase stamping -- as seen in my
foto-illustration.

However, the YEAR of MANUFACTURE is not always indicated.



........ patric
 
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Actually the top plate just needs a adjustment but is correct. Agreed the nut on top is not the usual style. Still I'm wondering what other badges may have been on this bike? It's not a Dayton or a Chief.
 
..... I'm wondering what other badges may have been on this bike? It's not a Dayton or a Chief.


With no regard for screw-hole placement on your 1918 machine ...
and, considering only the motorbike model .......




.................. patric




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Side Holes!!!!!

I know this is probably the wrong place to bring this up, but I have never seen so many motobike Davis badges. I have a Davis with side holes. I see a lot of top and bottom and bottle cap badges but never any side holes. Have kept my eyes open for a while now,but to no avail. Hoofhearted please let me know. I also know that it could be a hardware brand, and I would be fine with that as long as it was on a Davis motorbike, and has side holes. Let me know thanks.
 
Nice badge show!! Mine has vertical spacing at 2-1/16" center to center. I checked the Napoleon and the spacing looked to be 2-7/8". Seems like most or all the Elgin pics I could find from the era were bottle cap style. I honestly would like to know if it is a reasonable quest to build a Harley?
 
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