Wednesday, February 9, 2011

1966 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Tour Test - Big Daddy gets a fairing!

Photos: A picturesque Dutch windmill at the Danish town of Solvang; Side view shows the great power plant of the FLH Electra Glide with enclosed battery, chromed cover over the exhaust pipe, gear shift lever, clutch linkage and adjustable foot peg for rear passenger. Folding foot rest on the crash bar permits the rider to change foot position; The "goody box" atop the rear luggage carrier is quickly removable as are the large Pak-King panniers. Note nacelles for taillights on the box; Two fastening brackets on each side anchor the Wixom fairing to the front forks. Underside of the fairing is nicely finished; Howard Hayford, service manager; Len Russell, partner with Dick Hutchins; and Sandy Lynch, sales magager at Rich Budelier Harley-Davidson Sales, Los Angeles, pose with the tour-test Electra-Glide and its new Wixom fairing beside the company's sales room; Dean Wixom photographed at Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley in October 1965. The fairing shown is an earlier model without dished sides.

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