What Year Flathead

[Ohio-Rider]

Can anyone help me identify the year of this flathead? The air flow fenders tells me its an early 50’s model. The front fender has what appears to be some script on it but I can’t make out what it says. The headlamp and horn mount bracket is something I’ve not seen before either. The photo’s where taken in May of 1955.







The photo with the young girl setting on it was submitted to the MoCo back in the early sixty’s and I’ve been told that they placed it in there archives. Is there a way for me to verify that?

[flat-happy]

1950 is the last year of that tank emblem and also the first year of that front fender. if nothing has been changed it should be a 1950 45 cu in flathead

[Rub]

The script on the fender is a -46 part number Deluxe emblem, available over the counter at your local friendly dealer along with the chrome stars. The headlight bracket looks stock, only the odd horn is different but likely just an aftermarket replacement. I agree with the 1950 dating, the '51 and '52 tanks were different.
Robbie

[Ohio-Rider]

Thanks for the help guys. I'm finally starting to learn some of this stuff after all these years of your guidance. -Steve

[Paps]

The dash was different as well. Paps

[Rub]

Different than what Paps?
Robbie

[Erdos]

Is that bike running an interchangeable front wheel (wlc front end)?

[andy at wash]

how about the fender lie what is it

[Rub]

The fender light appears to be the small 68450-49 accessory light from H-D. As far as the front wheel it looks to me like it has a small axle nut on the right side signifying a stock 45 wheel but it is hard to see for sure.
Robbie

[flat-happy]

it sure looks like a dog leg in the right front rocker to me which would indicate maybe a WLC?? i see what you mean about the dash----looks like a horizontal rib across the front of the dash and 2 screws holding on a cover below the trip meter reset indicating a catseye dash instead of a straight dash. do you have any more pictures of this bike?