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Case in point, what do all those numbers and letters mean when confronting the odd and obfuscating system employed by Harley Davidson over the past 1. From the first F Head and Model O to the Es, Us, Vs, and Ws to the FLSTCI and beyond, it can get confusing. But beneath the arcane mutterings of alphanumerical mumbo jumbo, there is some method to the Milwaukee semi madness. But right from the get go, we ran into some major controversy. In conducting research for this article, we spoke with several restorershistorianscollectors and also chanced upon a book written by Herbert Wagner, an authority on Harley Davidsons and the author or contributor to five books on the subject. He also served as a consulting historian for H Ds annual reports. In discussing his fifth and especially significant book Myth, Reality, and the Origin of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 1. Harleys beginnings had been thoroughly screwed up by past generations of deceptive advertising. He goes on to say that H D even got its own birthday of 1. Harley Davidson motorcycle did not appear in the historical record until the autumn of 1. In fact, his research findings demonstrate that the first complete H D wasnt sold until 1. Wisconsin country mailman, Peter Olson. Wagner calls the 1. You can probably see where this is going relative to our quest for the accuracyinterpretation of Harley model designation and nomenclature. Wagner even sets the mystery off and running when he mentions that H D began numbering its bikes in 1. He asked, So what happened to 1. No answer. Whatever the accuracy of the founding year, he also says, For me, the folklore and facts surrounding early Harley Davidson only add to the companys famous mystique and allure. After all, baby Harley Davidson wasnt writing history, baby Harley Davidson was making history. In fact, the Harley motorcycle of 1. American motorcycles to the present day. Other builders including Indian would follow Harleys lead. Incredibly, in 1. Bill Harley and the Davidson brothers did it again when they re invented the American motorcycle with their fabulous 6. Knucklehead. It all adds up to one thing While Harley Davidson might have messed up its early history, Harley Davidson got its motorcycles right. Looking for more answers, we went to Mike Smith, one of the countrys premier bike restorers and motorcycle historians, to give us his take on the H D numbers game. He started with a surprise statement. I dont think the names came from Harley Davidson. Huh we stammered. Then he went on to explain. I think they probably started out as street given names. For instance, L and F head were automotive terms, not Harley terms. The L head has to do with the flathead car motors like the Ford V 8. Everything had to do with their valve arrangements from the early car days. The F head design featured a side mounted exhaust valve and pushrod operated overhead inlet valve. Harleys very early bikes had letter designations in the companys catalogs. The serial number on the bike, however, often had nothing to do with the letter in the catalog. For example, the Model 1. A, B, D, D, or F, while the serial number on the bike that they used in 1. B, indicating bikes manufactured in 1. A. Today, people get tripped up on bikes, say the 1. T.I Why You Wanna. T. In the catalog the number references it as a Boardtrack racer, of which only a couple were made, and are now worth half a million bucks. However, 9. 5 percent of Harleys street bikes were also marked as a 1. T. The serial number on the bike had nothing to do with the catalog. About 1. 91. 6 Harley came out with the J Series, and again it had nothing to do with the serial number. When they went to the 7. D. The J meant it was a 6. D meant it was 7. But now if you look at all the serial numbers that go with the J or JD, they included up to three more letters that further defined the motor for example, the JDCA. Why they came up with those letters, I dont know. Im not sure, but some of the letters might have had something to do with export. The F was also a 6. FD was a 7. 4 just like the JD. Other letters further described the compression ratio, whether it was set up for sidecar or sport solo, or whether it had iron pistons or not. Mike continued, In the 1. H D got into the V Series. VL, the VLD, the VLH. Then they went and stepped back a letter of the alphabet to the U Series, which was a flathead 8. Tajweed. Then of course they had the E Series, the EL, and the FL in the Knucklehead, right up into the Panhead. Although it was a completely different motor, the only thing that changed was the reference to the head design, still an E or F Series, one a Knucklehead, one a Panhead. That existed until right into the advent of the Shovelhead, still with the F designation. If that isnt exactly as clear as 5. Lets call it The SOS Connection. Back in the very early days of motorcycling, you ordered your parts via the manufacturers catalog. And you did so via the prevalent means of communication at the time. In fact, the motorcycle catalogs listed the parts in alphabetical telegraph code. We delved into this interesting trail of evidence by placing the question before Buzz Walneck, National Motorcycle Hall of Fame member, who came up with an original Harley Davidson factory order form from which he read several examples regarding the telegraph codes In 1. Acorn. If you wanted a Model B with the chain drive, you ordered a King. In 1. Twin, you ordered an Egg. And if you wanted the large seat, you ordered the Acorn Elephant. If you wanted a 2. JD with standard 7. Roach. And if you needed a 2. Outhouse. Aha this could be the smoking gun, the connection between the telegraph, ordering parts, and the fairly weird number and letter designations. The telegraph molded the message. If you get a hold of antique catalogs you can see it for yourself. One of the first, beyond early unnamed motorcycles was The Silent Gray Fellow, the name acquired by the bikes gray paint job and reputation for quiet running. Fair enough. Sport Twin and 6. And at this point we first hear the name Knucklehead, which appears to have been a popular street name prompted by the resemblance to a fist of the new engines rocker covers. This manner of parlance would carry over to the Panhead 4. Shovelhead 6. 6 8. Blockhead Evolution 8. After the 1. 99. 9 intro of the Twin Cam 8. Twinkie appeared in So. Cal. We also heard somewhere maybe over too many beers that the V Rods engine was nicknamed the Waterhead. The various Glides circa 4. The Hydra referred to the new telescopic fork frontend that debuted in 1. The Duo was so named for its swingarm rear suspension and twin shocks. The Electra Glide 1. Duo Glide but now with electric start and a 1. The FX Super Glide 1. FLH 7. 4 engine, frame, and running gear with the frontend from a Sportster plus Willie Gs boat tail rear end. Its also considered the first factory production custom. A quick scan of the first Harley Davidson bikes tells us the factory used the designations 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5ABC, 5. D. after which you can follow the alphabet over the next hundred years to literally span the letters A through Z. What was the Z Harley, you askWhy, the 7. Z9. 0, a 9. 0cc two stroke wonder.