1947 Harley-Davidson EL

This 1947 Harley-Davidson EL was purchased circa 2006 as a partially disassembled project, and the seller tells us it was subsequently reassembled per his instructions by the late Rich “Dr. Sprocket” Ostrander. The bike is powered by a modified 61ci Knucklehead V-twin that has been fitted with 74ci cylinders and flywheels and is paired with an optional four-speed transmission. It wears a repaint in seafoam and cream with chopped fenders, a brown leather post-sprung saddle, a chrome Hollywood-style handlebar, and a black-finished Superior shotgun exhaust system and is further equipped with a springer fork, a Linkert carbur …