1965 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLH ELECTRA GLIDE ELECTRIC START PANHEAD

1965 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLH ELECTRA GLIDEELECTRIC START PANHEADSUPER CLEAN RUNS PERFECT AND RIDES LIKE IT SHOULD.WE HAVE 2 SETS OF PHOTOS OF THIS PANHEAD THE WAY I RECEIVEDTHIS BIKE IT HAS COWBOY LOOKING WHITE FRINGE SADDLE BAGS SEAT AND FENDER SKIRTS ALONG WITH SOME MISC. PARTS TO GO WITH BIKE.IT ALSO COMES WITH A RED TINTED WINDSHEILD.IN 1965 HARLEY-DAVIDSON PRODUCED ITS FIRST ELECTRIC START BIG TWIN.THIS WAS A TOTAL REDESIGN OF THE REVERED DUO-GLIDE WITH THE PANHEAD POWERPLANT. THIS NEW MODEL THE ELECTRA GLIDE WAS A LEAP INTO THE FUTURE! JUST AS THE DUO IN DUO-GLIDE STOOD FOR FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION THE ELECTRA STOOD FOR ELECTRIC START.GONE WAS THE "TIN" INNER AND OUTER PRIMARY HOUSING REPLACED WITH A MORE RIDGED SAND CAST PRIMARY THAT NOT ONLY HELD THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION IN A MORE STABLE ALIGNMENT BUT ALSO ALLOWED THE ADDITION OF THE ELECTRIC START. NO LONGER WAS THE TRANSMISSION MOVED TO ADJUST THE PRIMARY CHAIN A SHOE IN THE NEW PRIMARY WAS MOVED TO MAINTAIN CHAIN ADJUSTMENT. BUT THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT WAS IN THE PRIMARY CHAIN OILING SYSTEM. IN PREVIOUS MODELS YOU ADJUSTED A SCREW TO FEED OIL THROUGH THE BREATHER TUBE THAT DEPOSITED THAT OIL ON THE PRIMARY CHAIN. THERE WAS NO WAY TO RETURN THAT OIL TO THE TANK AND IT WAS DUMPED ON THE ROAD. THIS IS WHAT LED TO HARLEYS ALWAYS LEAK TALK BUT IN REALITY THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED AND THE NEW SHAPE LASTED UNTIL 1985.WITH 5 GALLON "TURNPIKE" GAS TANKS THE FIRST AUTO ADVANCE DISTRIBUTOR NEW HANDLE BARSAND A HOST OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THIS WAS THE MOST ADVANCED HARLEY-DAVIDSON EVER MADE. IT WAS SO GOOD THAT VERY FEW DRIVELINE OR FRAME CHANGES WERE MADE THROUGH THE SEVENTIES.THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST YEAR FOR THE PANHEAD MOTOR. THE DESIGN WORK WAS ALMOST DONE ON A NEW MOTOR AND TRUE TO HARLEY TRADITION IT WOULD BE THE EVOLUTION OF THE PANHEAD INTO THE SHOVELHEAD. SO THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST YEAR OF A MOTOR THAT STARTED IN 1948. THE MOTOR THAT HAD USHERED THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS ALUMINUM HEADS TIMKEN TAPERED CRANK BEARINGS AND A HOST OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THRU THE YEARS WAS TO BE PHASED OUT. IN 5 YEARS HARLEY WOULD BE SOLD TO AMF.EVEN THOUGH THE NEW MOTOR WOULD PROVE ITSELF IN TIME I NEVER FORGOT THE FIRST TIME I SAW A 65. SOME SAY THE PANHEAD IS THE BEST LOOKING MOTOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAD EVER PRODUCED AND A REAL 1965 IS THE ONE TO OWN BECAUSE IT WAS THE LAST ONES EVER MADE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS ONE WAS FOUND IN PEWAUKEE WISCONSIN PARKED IN A SHED WHERE IT HAD LANGUISHED FOR A FEW YEARS. THIS WAS 1980 AND THEB ORIGINAL OWNER HAD LOST INTEREST AND JUST PARKED IT. HAL TOPEL OF HAL'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON FOUND IT AND DECIDED TO RESCUE AND REVIVE THIS MACHINE. IT WAS ALL THERE AND THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE PLATED AND USED IN ITS RESTORATION. HARLEY-DAVIDSON ALSO USED IT IN LITERATURE FOR THE 90TH REUNION AND DISPLAY.IT HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY AT HALS FOR YEARS THE MOTOR STARTS EASY AND RUNS GREAT. NO SMOKE HERE. EVERYTHING ON THE BIKE WORKS AS IT SHOULD IT IS ABSOLUTELY READY TO RIDE ANYWHERE. THIS PANHEAD WAS RESTORED BACK IN THE 90'S.WE ARE GOING BACK TO MID OHIO IN MANSFIELD LEAVING PHOENIX AZ. ON JULY 6TH. WE CAN DELIVER THE BIKE IF IT IS ON OUR ROUTE THERE. IF YOU WANT TO MEET SOMEWHERE FOR PICK UP WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.INTERNATIONAL SALES ARE OK AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL BEFORE DELIVERY/PICKUP FROM SHIPPING COMPANY.THIS BIKE IS SO OLD THAT I HAVE TO SELL IT AS-IS WITH NO WARRANTY.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THIS BIKE OR ON THE DELIVERY JUST CALL ME AT 602-309-5361 MY NAME IS RAY AND I WILL TRY TO HELP YOU THE BEST I CAN.THE BIKE IS SOLD WITH A CLEAN CLEAR ARIZONA TITLE.NOTE; THAT THE MILES SHOWN IN THE PICS AND IN THE DESCRIPTION ARE NOT ORIGINAL MILES.THE LAST FEW PHOTOS ARE OF THE BIKE AS WE GOT IT WITH ALL THE WHITE FRINGE BAGS AND ETC ALONG WITH ALL THE MISC. PARTS IT COMES WITH.

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