I heard that many harley parts are made overseas, and not in the good old U.S.of A.

I have an 1983 75th anniversary of the V twin Harley Davidson black powder pistol. there were 5000 made I do not know how many were sold. It is in the origanal shipping cartton, the certified letter from Harley saying that the fire arm may not be legal in all states, the 1984 Fashion and Accessory catalog that the pistol was listed in, and all the related items that came with the pistol. Can any one tell me what this pistol would be worth, and it is for sale.
Thanks George

I will be getting my first Harley and I want to know what I'm working with and what I'm talking about. When someone asks me what kind of air cleaner I've got or what engine I'm running (which are just a couple things I know) I want to know what they are talking about and how to answer. Also, I want to know what & where each part is so I know what I'm looking at. . . Hope this makes sense and thanks in advance for any information you may be able to give. . .:o)

Please dont say the harley will keep getting leaks and parts will fall off because its just not true.

But which one is better performance wise based on each companies reputation today and not the past?

While looking thru catalogs and on-line I noticed the model years go like this; 95-2003 then 2005-2007. 2004 is not usually listed. I am particularly interested in forward controls.

I have a 2008 FLHRC - I bought this kit, but the instructions are missing. its a Harley Engine/Transmission Interface and Top Cover Kit. Can anyone help please ?
Thanx

I have a job interview tomorrow to be a parts counter guy for a Harley Davidson dealership. I don't know much, just basic mechanical stuff. I do like Harleys of course. I'll replace my 84 Shadow with one when I get the money. What would be good to know before I go?
I'm on wikipedia reading about engines, model designations and families now.

not too many harley dealers in my parts so im looking for other means...also looking for numbers on Cross Reference for headlight bulb have heard there others besides harley davidson.

If someone wasn't an expert and was rebuilding or restoring an old Harley, like a Knucklehead, are there any parts or pieces that might be easy to mistakenly put on backward, upside down, or wrong without realizing?

It doesn't really matter what part of the bike it is, or whether or not it would affect how the bike runs (or doesn't) as long as an expert, looking at it would be able to tell right away.

I need to figure out what kind of part i labeled like this:

BDC - PC - 139 - 1 for a USA 197Q, possibly a belt of some sort.

If someone can help please tell me as well where I can purchase one.

My boyfriend just bought a Harley-Davidson Sportster and we have been riding a lot lately, but we need some more Harley clothing and other things. We went to a HD shop to look but t-shirts run from 25 bucks on up to 60! I am unwilling to spend that much for one t-shirt! Does anyone know where to find Harley stuff at a better price? I've already looked at Amazon.com and have found a few things but not enough.
You can't purchase anything from the Harley-Davidson website, it tells you to go to a HD dealer. I've been there, done that.

Is it the gas tank? The air filter cover? The frame? There are so many motorcycles that look like a Harley. Some even better and cheaper. For example, Independence makes a beautiful bike that uses mostly the same parts. Custom bike builders use the same parts. But what part makes the bike a Harley?

i have a 2000 sportster 883 what all back rest can i use

for example, ( forward controls) or etc???

I Have a set of Harley 45 rods that I dug out to sell. The part numbers are XA-705 and XA-706. Does that mean that these are for an XA or is that just a standard 45 part number ?

i need access to oem harley davidson part numbers. does anyone know of a site that provides this info?
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vinny

It's for my Dad. He is looking to purchase online a Spring Compressing Tool Part. No. HD-38515A
Answers and links would be much appreciated!

Harley Davidson makes more money selling clothing, keychains and "officially licensed merchandise" than they do from selling bikes. Further, 99% of this merchandise is made in china, malaysia, and mexico. Even their bikes contain foreign parts from places like italy and china and are far less reliable or technologically advanced as other bikes. How am I, as a proud American, supposed to get excited about an "American" product, when it is far more inferior, way pricier, and less reliable than most other motorcycles out there and the company that builds it makes most of its money selling foreign fashion garbage? Doesn't spending my hard earned money on something like this just make me stupid?

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