Harley Motorcyke - sold quick on the bay!

[kunzog]

I dont know what you consider the later style, but Harley Davidson made bicycles in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921. Many different frame styles and the Motocycke had a few changes each year. Only the 1919 was made for a tank and the tank was extremely rare.

 

[creebobby]

Thanks for the pics Kunzog!
Apparently the 1917 and 1919 bikes share a different frame style from the others (a lower frame truss bar and shorter head tube). Looks like they went back and forth on which style was offered as the Motorcyke. Question answered!
Does anyone have any pictures showing the tank, in catalog or real bicycle form?

 

[kunzog]

only available for 1919 frame

 

[bud poe]

Wow, never even seen a picture of one of those...Thanks for posting!
The whole Harley Davidson bicycle is such an interesting part of history because it embodies that ever-present dynamic between motorcycles and bicycles. The bicycle "gave birth" to the mototcycle, and then spent several decades trying to emulate it's "child"...Fascinating stuff...
I can only hope to someday own a single part of a genuine HD bicycle, but you never know, right???

 

[redline1968]

you are a god.......

 

[creebobby]

Those pictures made my day!
I think that tank is how we won WWI.

 

[Talewinds]

I think there is a HD headbadge up on thE bay by the same guy...... $6,500???????

 

[slick]

I thought the same thing about the badge but if you see his other pictures it's a whole bike.

 

[Talewinds]

Ahhh, well at least there's a complete bike attached to it then.