Harley Davidson experts

[Irish mike]

Newbie question....did they only come in one color? I saw a patina orange with black pinstripes and wonder if it is the OG.... Thanks....

 

[Freqman1]

Olive drab is it. Anything else is someone being creative. I'd like to see the bike in question to see if they even started with a Davis frameset. V/r Shawn

 

[redline1968]

Military olive green and a black strip with a fine pinstripe

 

[barracuda]

Maybe it was a Napoleon.

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Or an Elgin with a replaced badge and chain ring. Post pictures please, especially of the bottom bracket serial numbers.

 

[Irish mike]

Thanks for the replies. I was buying some parts for my 56 F100 and saw it hanging in the sellers garage. We got to talking about it and he said he would sell it. I didn’t look at it too close but am going back for another part he has for sale. I’ll see if I can take some photos. He said he has an Elgin for sale also. I’d like to package them together on the buy.....

 

[Irish mike]

I think it is a Napoleon with a HD chainring. What do you think? Sorry for the bad photos....I had to hurry and it was dark and in a bad position.....

 

[Frank and Pam Skid Kings]

Not a good picture of the HD chainring, but it looks a little suspect to me. Try to get a good pic of front of chainring for the experts here. Still cool bike, just be careful of what you pay and what your expecting.

 

[cyclingday]

Yeah, that’s not a Davis made frame.

 

[bikecrazy]

Yeah, that’s not a Davis made frame.
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Serial number placement?