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[SPIDERMAN]

That the MoCo seems to introduce big changes in odd numbered years

1949 First Hydra-glide front end
OK, one of you historians can help me out here cause I know there were a bunch of changes with the first swing-arm, the intro of the shovelhead
1983 first Evo
1999  First Twin Cam
2003  First 103 Twin Cam
2007  First stock production stroker motor (96") and punched out version (110")

BIg B

[110tHunDer]

1999 was also the first CVO!  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[110tHunDer]

What year was the first electric start offered?  [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[110tHunDer]

Found the answer to my own question:

1965 The Electra-Glide debuts

BUT, not everything "big" happened in an odd-numbered year: http://www.retrocom.com/retromilw/milwhd.htm

[SPIDERMAN]

Lots of 83 Evos out there and yet the official date is 84   hmmmmmmmmm  I wonder if there were 96" mules being ridden around the country last year or earlier

[110tHunDer]

H-D's site also says '84 for the Evo: http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/H-D_History/history_1980s.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US

BTW, shovel head was 1966.

[ace4059]

[highlight]That the MoCo seems to introduce big changes in odd numbered years [/highlight]1949 First Hydra-glide front end
OK, one of you historians can help me out here cause I know there were a bunch of changes with the first swing-arm, the intro of the shovelhead
1983 first Evo
1999

[SPIDERMAN]

H-D's site also says '84 for the Evo: http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/H-D_History/history_1980s.jsp?locale=en_US&bmLocale=en_US

BTW, shovel head was 1966.

Brian,
        Isn't a 65 a pan bottom and shovel top ?  Panshovel

BB

[110tHunDer]

It is kind of ODD isn't it???!!!

 [smiley=znotworthy.gif] [smiley=lolk.gif]

[110tHunDer]

Brian,
      

[Steve_G]

1965 was the year of the first electric start.  30 years later, I had a 30th anniversary Electraglide.  The first one with fuel injection.  -Steve

[PHAZE]

2000 - Deuce
2002 - VRod

OK, the Deuce may not have been major, but the VRod was a pretty radical introduction.  I'm sure that you guys can come up with some "even" year stuff too.  

[DCFIREMANN]

Brian,
      

[djkak]

2000 - Deuce
2002 - VRod

OK, the Deuce may not have been major, but the VRod was a pretty radical introduction.