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[HarleyCreation]

Here is a 1909.

There's the problematic 1909 twin again. The year sign on the fender tells us it's a Factory collection bike. Not sure the photo vintage. Does the photo have a neg number on it?

[Chris Haynes]

There's the problematic 1909 twin again. The year sign on the fender tells us it's a Factory collection bike. Not sure the photo vintage. Does the photo have a neg number on it?

It is a photo I found on the net.
This appears to be a newer photo of the same bike. It looks like it also sufferd at the hands of the restoration folks.

[Harleyson's]

Harley-Davidson 1907 Double
http://www.harleysons.de/Harley-Davi...907_V-Twin.htm

[c.o.]

Harley-Davidson 1907 Double
http://www.harleysons.de/Harley-Davi...907_V-Twin.htm

Do you mean a double single? That's one interesting machine!

[c.o.]

[HarleyCreation]

Harley-Davidson 1907 Double
http://www.harleysons.de/Harley-Davi...907_V-Twin.htm

Psst. Weisst du dass nicht? Es gab keine H-D doppel bis 1909. That's what most of the history books and exhibits say!

[HarleyCreation]

Do you mean a double single? That's one interesting machine!

I think it was Bob Chantland who once told me that George Wagner didn't believe in twin cylinder engines, so he devised this double single motored machine.

Even Harley resisted the move to twins. There was a strong feeling that all a guy needed was one cylinder. But as that photo Ken gave us from Edgerton showed, the double fills up the frame to perfection and gives more moting power to boot. Deep mud, sand, and sustained road speed, the twin was the thing. I still believe that 2 is all you need (altho my main bike now is a BMW K100 Four with <shudder> water cooling).

[Harleyson's]

Psst. Weisst du dass nicht? Es gab keine H-D doppel bis 1909. That's what most of the history books and exhibits say!

Herbert,

du weißt es doch am besten:

"sometimes there are dark and lonely jobs but goddam it, somebody has to do them" !

Hoffe wir sehen uns bald mal wieder. Fritz

http://www.harleysons.de/menupagenew.htm

[c.o.]

Toronto, circa 1919



There must have been a buildup of excitement that day. Check out the tree climbers!

[sveger]

Some more photos from Norway to keep this thread allive for ever, :-)



Harley with sidecar up North of the polar cicrcle



Another Harley used in the Lapplands for winter transport.

Fritz (Harleysons), love the new apperance of your Harleysons page with the "more" added.

Regards
Sverre