This 1947 Harley Davidson EL was brought into Vernon’s Cycles in Gretha LA in the early sixties. The owner could not afford the repair, so he left the bike for payment of time spent. The bike stayed in the back of the shop until 1995 when Vernon passed. His son and daughter sold all the contents of the shop to Roger who owned a Harley dealership in the same town. Roger stored the bike in an attic until 2017 when he sold it to a guy from Ohio who sold it to the current owner.

Seller got the bike back on the road, but it required a lot of work and complete mechanical service. All wearable parts were replaced with new old stock parts. No after-market parts were used, and we documented the process. Documentation includes receipts and a letter from Roger’s son. Paint appears to be original with some possible touch up areas from 60 years ago.

We have painstakingly taken the time to preserve this original bike and patina. Documentation is available on the engine build and the overall work completed. This is what a 73-year-old bike looks like. It is also a great runner!

Seller says that there is one reproduction part in the bike, otherwise everything else is original.

A few days ago Seller told us this….

“I think I told you how my builder commented on the wheels and how they were the most pristine on messed with wheels he’s ever dealt with out of all the bike builds he’s done over the last 15 years brakes are all new every moving part on that bike was changed with new old stock the entire wiring harness was replaced just so it would be dependable all the cables were replaced with new old stock cables the speedometer we have paperwork for was totally rebuilt and Calibrated.

Gas tanks are immaculate inside.”