AMF Harley Davidson Sportster

AMF Harley Davidson Sportster

Description

Part of the collection of Harry Kraemer's vintage motorcycles

This bike has the original AMF Harley Davidson key as well as the original Harley Davidson leather tool bag on the rear of the seat.

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Award History:
2019
Second Place Vintage Motorcycle - Laytonsville Cruise In Award Night September

Also pictured here is our 1980 AMF Harley Davidson Sportster with our 1974 Indian MX74 Dirt Bike. Indian Motorcycle and Harley Davidson. By 1903 they were rivals. Now these 2 are room mates in my garage. Indian had a 2 year head start in the motorcycle industry. Interesting note: Indian started making bicycles and then made motorcycles. While Harley Davidson started with motorcycles and then made bicycles.

Our Sportster and Yamaha V Star are pictured here together (the 2 V Twins in the collection)


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Click here for Harry's Harley Davidson 3 wheeler page on the Flymall



Equipment Specifications
Year1980
ManufacturerHarley Davidson
ModelSportster XLS 1000 CC
Detailed Information
Engine Specs
1000 CC Iron Head

Spark plugs are:
Harley Davidson - 4R5
Champion - RL82YC
Autolite - 4123

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The first V Twin was designed by Maybach and built by Daimler in 1889.

Maybach Daimler V Twin

here is a cutaway of a 1957 Sportster 900. This was the first year Sportster, with an actual displacement of 883cc. This was an improvement over the earlier K model with more displacement, higher compression, and of course the overhead valves. The first Sportsters were produced in September 1956 as 1957 models.

Sportster 900

Did you know that General Motors made a V-Twin? Here's a V-twin made by General Motors. It is a 1958 Oldsmobile air ride pump compressor (V Twin).

gmvtwin

Detailed Description
American Machine and Foundry (AMF) bought the nearly bankrupt Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company in 1969 for an undisclosed amount of money. AMF operated the company until 1981. In 1981, AMF sold the company to a group of 13 investors led by Vaughn Beals and Willie G. Davidson for $80 million.
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