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1942 Harley XA
« on: January 10, 2015, 11:49:00 PM »
750cc opposed cylinders, built in 1942, around 1,000"produced for the military only.
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2015, 09:19:29 AM »
Hey Chains, nice old scooter.  Guess that wasn't the military paint, huh?  :coolblue: spyder
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2015, 09:30:43 AM »
Really nice bike.. 
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2015, 11:14:37 AM »
And shaft drive to boot. It would be interesting to see where HD would be now if the army hadn't discontinued the XA's orders and continued on with the traditional VTwin WLA
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2015, 01:12:48 PM »
Quote from: trapperdog on January 11, 2015, 11:14:37 AM
And shaft drive to boot. It would be interesting to see where HD would be now if the army hadn't discontinued the XA's orders and continued on with the traditional VTwin WLA

Yup, I always thought it was funny when the metrics made such a big deal over the shaft drive bikes in the 70's, like they were the first to create such a thing!
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2015, 01:32:26 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Warlock on January 11, 2015, 01:12:48 PM
Yup, I always thought it was funny when the metrics made such a big deal over the shaft drive bikes in the 70's, like they were the first to create such a thing!

If my memory is correct Harley was trying to copy the BMW/ or Zundap shaft drive bikes used in North Africa campaign in WWII since they were so good in the sand. Not sure what other brands had shafts before HD but Harley wasn't the first one.
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2015, 06:02:10 AM »
Wow !! Very Nice !!!
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2015, 07:47:17 AM »
Very nice. 
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2015, 12:32:37 PM »
 thanks for posting! :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2015, 12:59:07 PM »
Quote from: spydglide on January 11, 2015, 09:19:29 AM
Hey Chains, nice old scooter.  Guess that wasn't the military paint, huh?  :coolblue: spyder

Cool bike!  :2vrolijk_21:

Spydy... that paint job was used in the little-known Grape Wars in the Napa Valley!

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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2015, 02:01:24 PM »
Bike was redone by a big dealer in California I am told.
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2015, 03:25:34 PM »
Very nice, that has to be a keeper. :)
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Re: 1942 Harley XA
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2015, 07:58:28 PM »
Quote from: North Georgia Hawg on January 14, 2015, 12:59:07 PM
Cool bike!  :2vrolijk_21:

Spydy... that paint job was used in the little-known Grape Wars in the Napa Valley!

Ken
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