Need some help with new membership questions.

[Dusty-Dave]

The damned bots have learned all of our new member questions and Im getting hit with 20 to 50 bogas new members a day. Since I'm mostly an Indian guy my questions would probably be a little to obscure I'm hoping you all can suggest some new questions that won't be real easy to google but not too hard. Any and all suggestions welcome. Hopefully we can come up with enough so that we have a set in reserve.
Dusty

How do you use a clothespeg while riding a 45 (it goes on the fuel tap spindle to stop the tap vibrating closed)

What is “toe to go” (rocker clutch pedal action)

What are shift lever patterns on a WL

Which solo model has reverse gear (none)

First year model Harley Davidson with electric start.

Last Harley with chain drive (excluding Street, or Rotax singles)

First H-D with hand clutch and foot shift.

[Dusty-Dave]

Is this about right?
When did AMF start producing Harley Davidson motorcycles? 1969
First H-D with hand clutch and foot shift? 1952
What is “toe to go”? Harley's backward foot clutch
Which solo model has reverse gear as standard equipment? none but a common special order
Last Harley with chain drive (excluding Street, or Rotax singles)? 1981
If these look ok I'll send them to Jason and maybe keep me from deleting so many memberships. The bots aren't very hard to pick out they describe their motorcycle with a few random letters but they are wasting lots of my time.
Dusty

Dusty-Dave wrote:

Is this about right?
When did AMF start producing Harley Davidson motorcycles? 1969. January 1969 to be exact.
First H-D with hand clutch and foot shift? 1952 First was the 1942 XA, second were the 125CC models. Both were years before the 1952 K model.
What is “toe to go”? Harley's backward foot clutch
Which solo model has reverse gear as standard equipment? none but a common special order
Last Harley with chain drive (excluding Street, or Rotax singles)? 1981
If these look ok I'll send them to Jason and maybe keep me from deleting so many memberships. The bots aren't very hard to pick out they describe their motorcycle with a few random letters but they are wasting lots of my time.
Dusty

Dusty-Dave wrote:

Is this about right?
When did AMF start producing Harley Davidson motorcycles? 1969
First H-D with hand clutch and foot shift? 1952
What is “toe to go”? Harley's backward foot clutch
Which solo model has reverse gear as standard equipment? none but a common special order
Last Harley with chain drive (excluding Street, or Rotax singles)? 1981
If these look ok I'll send them to Jason and maybe keep me from deleting so many memberships. The bots aren't very hard to pick out they describe their motorcycle with a few random letters but they are wasting lots of my time.
Dusty

First hand clutch, foot shift HD was the 1942 XA. 1947 S125 two-stroke (first incarnation of the Hummer) also had 3-Speed footshift.

Last chain drive HD (excluding the Rotax singles, the street has belt drive) was the 1992 XL 883 Sportster - belt drives were originally fitted to 883 De Luxe and all 1200 models.

[Dusty-Dave]

Welp the Russian bots flowed right through those one of them must be easy to google! Any more suggestions?
Dave

I’d guess that the first year of AMF is easy to google.

How about...

First year of hydraulic lifters on Sportster (1986, Evolution engine)
Last year of springer forks (1957 Servicar)
Last year of AMF badge (1981 management buyout)

Dusty-Dave wrote:

Welp the Russian bots flowed right through those one of them must be easy to google! Any more suggestions?
Dave

Try asking in human code, Dave!

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Hope I'm not letting the cat out of the bag...

....Cotten

Tahts petrty awsemoe Cotten!

Dusty,
Drilled Tappet Guides S.Valve?-K
Don

Pa wrote:

First year model Harley Davidson with electric start.

1964.

2nd Harley Davidson electric start 1965. Big Twin

And just think, Folks,...

Only four years before America put a man on the Moon, the MOCO didn't know what a relay was.

....Cotten

What was the last year Harley’s tank shift was first gear forward?

I'm going to guess '65, Shovelhead68,

Because the shifter was frame mounted after that.

And first was at the rear of the gate.

....Cotten

I guess I don’t know either. The reason I thought of this is my 4 speed is back for first and 30 plus years on it my muscle memory is tuned to that , however the 34 feels so different that I have only a few moments where I tried to make the wrong move with the 3 speed first forward. There must have been some push back with this change. I may be wrong but I think on the Indian there is a linkage pivot that can be flipped 180 to reverse the shift pattern. Just some random thoughts. Wish you all the best .

What was William S. Harley's middle name?