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HARLEY-DAVIDSON FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS

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XLH SPORTSTER SERVICE MANUALS

SOFTAIL SERVICE MANUALS

DYNA SERVICE MANUALS

VRSC SERVICE MANUALS

2011
2010
2009
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2009 VRSCTM Models
2008
2007
2007 Harley Davidson VRSC Models Service Manual; 99501-07
2006
2005
2005 Harley-Davidson VRSC Service Manual, Part No. 99501-05
2004
2003
2002
2001

TOURING SERVICE MANUALS

2011
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2011 Touring Models
2010
2009
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2009 Touring Models
2008
Harley Davidson 2008 Touring Models Factory Service Manual
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2008 Touring Models
2007
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2007 Touring Models
2006
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2006 Touring Models
2005
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2005 Touring Models
2004
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2004 Touring Models
2003
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2003 Touring Models
2002
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2002 Touring Models
2001
2001 Harley - Davidson FLT Models Service Manual - Part No. 99483-01 (Official Factory Manual)
2000
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 2000 Touring Models
1999
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 1999 Touring Models
1998
1997
1996
1995-1996 Harley-Davidson FLT Models Factory Service Manual
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1990
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 1984-1990 Touring / FXR Models
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SERVICE MANUAL FL/FX MODELS 1200/1340CC 4-SPEED 1978½ TO 1984 : Part No. 99482-84 Official Factory Manual
1983
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 1980-1983 Touring / FXR Models
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide - FL/FLH + Super Glide - FX/FXE/FXS 1978 1/2 (Part no. 99482-78E)
1977
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1972
1971
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1969
Harley Davidson Service Manual for 1959-1969 Electra Glide Models
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------ Harley Model Codes (no Buells or V-Rods)

The first letter of the model designator reveals the engine series:

G - Servicar three wheeler, 1932 to 1972

E - Overhead valve 61 cubic inch "big twin" (Engine/trans separated)
F - Overhead valve 74 or 80 cubic inch "big twin"
K - Side valve 45 and 55 cubic inch sports bike that replaced the WL in 1953 and was replaced by the sportster in 1957. It had many design features that were carried over to the Sportster.

U - Side valve 74 or 80 cubic inch "big twin"
V - Side valve 74 cubic inch made prior to 1936
W - Side valve 45 cubic inch made 1934 to 1952
X - Sports and special construction. Applied to 1918-1922 opposed twin Sport, 1944 military opposed twin, and 1957 to present Sportster.
There were others, such as the J series (a very nice looking bike that was about the hottest thing around in the 20's) but you're not likely to see them in daily use anymore.

Second Character

L - high compression. Omitted on low compression early models, and not indicative of compression on current models.
Remaining Characters
Model descriptions, eg WG - Wide Glide. Some generalizations:

A - Military (Army) version (except GA, Servicar without tow bar)
B - Battery start (early models), Belt drive (some later models)
C - Classic, Competition, Custom, various others meanings
D - Dyna, the newest frame and engine mount design
E - Electric start
F - Foot shift (when the standard was hand-shift)
H - varied between High performance and Heavy duty. The early FLH for example produced 5 more HP than the FL and was used primarily for touring and sidecar applications
LR- Low Rider (though many Low Riders don't include LR in the model ID)
P - Police version
R - Rubber mounted engine (some models) racing version (other models) e.g. the FXR is a lowrider with rubber mounted engine, WLR is the flat track racer that was very hard to beat in the 30's, 40's, and 50's
ST- Soft Tail
S - (without following T) Sports version eg FLHS is an FLHT without the touring package
T - Touring
WG - Wide Glide
Models by Category

Sportsters: Models beginning with X are Sportsters. These descend from the K series, 1952-56. The XL series started in 1957. They are "unit construction" (engine & transmission share a common case). X was in the normal series, following the U and V used for flathead Big Twins. L stood for high compression (7.5:1 in 1957). In 1958 came the XLH with H meaning Higher-power or High-compression (9:1) or Hot. Also in 1958 was the XLCH: The C in XLCH was intended to mean "Competition", but the late Hal Robinson used to claim the CH on his bike stood for "Charley Horse" because it was highly modified and had enough initial ignition advance to kick back rather severely.
The Sportster engines were originally actually 53.9ci. (883cc) but were designated as 55ci. This was upgraded (in 1970?) to 61ci (1000cc), redesigned in '73 but still 61" and stayed relatively unchanged untill the 74" evo version. The 883 and 61" were both produced the first year of the 883. Options for Sportsters abounded but these same letters have been used since 1958 in various combinations, plus the XLCR (a "cafe racer" style, with bikini fairing) and the XLT (Touring, with bigger tank, thicker seat, and hard bags straight off the FLHS), both produced 1977-1978 only.
Big Twins: Models beginning with F are Big Twins. These all descend from the 61E in 1936. Knuckleheads 1936-47, Panheads 1948-65, Shovelheads 1966-84/85, and Evolutions 1984/5-present. The Evolution (block head) was introduced in '84 on the Soft Tail and Tourglide Ultra, with the last Shovel built in mid '85. Until 1978, these were mostly 74's (~1200cc). In 1978, the 80ci (~1340cc) was introduced.
In 1971 was the first FX model, with an F engine and assorted Sportster (X) parts, notably forks - these were initially Super Glides. In 1974, FXE was Electric start. In calendar 1977 came the FXS Low Rider, with shortened shocks and scooped seating position. Also in 1978, the FX Super Glides got belt final drive. 1979 brought 80ci Shovelheads and the FXEF Super Glide Fat Bob (not Boy), for bobbed fenders and fat tank. In 1980, FXWG (Wide Glide) andthe FXB Sturgis with belt drive (primary and secondary).
1984 brought the Softtail FXST, with the look of an old hardtail but some suspension for comfort.
In 1991 came the FXD Dyna Glide series, starting with another Sturgis model. This brought many frame and engine mounting changes, a relocated oil tank and moved crossover pipe.
Touring: In 1980, the FLT designation was introduced for the Tour Glide. This model introduced the vibration-isolation mounted engine (rubberglide) and also a slightly different frame from other FLs and a fixed fairing. FXR (originally called Super Glide II) arrived in late 1981. The R had rubbermount engine and 5-speed tranny, as opposed to rigid-mount and 4-speed in other models. FXRS maybe meant Sport, with cast wheels and a small sissy bar. The Sport Glide FXRT (Touring) arrived in 1983, with the fixed fairing and air adjustable anti-dive forks.
Beginning Letters
The only really reliable letters now are at the beginning of the model: X=Sportster, F=Big Twin, FL=Big Twin with big forks, FX=Big Twin with Sportster-style (smaller) forks, FXST=Softtail, FXD=Dyna Glide. At times, different models have even shared the same letter-designation; witness the FLHTC Electra Glide Classic/Ultra Classic Electra Glide in 1993 models.
Unique Designations

THE BASICS FROM THE PAST :
E the basic version of the big twin
EL the E with more power
F basic, enlarget from 61 to 74 big twin
FL the F with more power
FLH still more power built as pan shovel and evo
K sidevalve middleweight circa '52
KK tuned version of K
KH the K stroked from 45 to 54
KHK tuned version of the KH
XL basic sportster
XLC stripped Calif. model
XLH higher performance XL '58
XLCH high performance XL (w/ kicker)
FX original Super Glide form F and X parts
FXE original Super Glide form F and X parts with electric start

Sportsters
XLR hot stripped XL
XR-750 iron and alloy 750 racing only
XLCR road race style XLH
XR-1000 alloy XR top end and dual carbs on the XLH cases
XLT XLH with larger tank
XLX stripped XLH
XLS fancy XLH
XLH most current Sporty 883 and 1200
XL '96 1200C (Custom) and 1200S (sport) Sportsters

Lowriders
FXS the original Low Rider
FXEF the first Fat Bob F=Fat
FXWG FL forks w/o covers and 21" front wheel aka Wide Glide
FXB original sturgis B=belt drive
FXR Super Glide II original rubber mount
FXRP P=police equip
FXRS FXR with cast wheels, extra trim aka Low Glide
FXSB Low Rider with belts
FXRDG FXRS with solid disk rear wheel
FXRT R=Rubber mount T=touring aka Sport Glide
FXRC Low Glide Custom w/ wire wheels
FXRT/P FXRT P=police equip
FXRD FXRT w/ trunk aka Grand Touring
FXRS-SP Low Rider Sport edition
FXRS-CONV Low Rider w/ detachable windshield and bags
FXDB Dyna Glide, latest chassis ('91 Sturgis) two-point engine mounting
FXDC FXDB with goodies C=Custom (NO 21" front wheel)
FXD Dyna Super Glide
FXDS-CONV Dyna Glide w/ detachable windshield and bags
FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide
FXDL Dyna Low Rider

Softails
FXST original Softail
FXSTC Softail Custom
FXSTS Springer Softail
FXSTSB Springer Softail Badboy
FLST Softail with 16" front wheel
FLSTC Heritage Softail
FLSTF Fatboy
FLSTN Fatboy/Heritage with different goodies(N for Nostalgia)

Electraglides
FLT Tour Glide, has frame-mounted fairing
FLTC FLT with extras (C for Classic)
FLTC U FLT with even more extras (U for Ultra)
FLTC U I FLTC U with fuel injection (I for Injection)
FLHT Electra Glide, has fork-mounted fairing
FLHS FLT with windshield and less goodies S = Sport
FLHTC FLHT with extras (C for Classic)
FLHTC U FLHT with even more extras (U for Ultra)
FLHTC U I FLTC U with fuel injection (I for Injection)
FLHR Road King, factory customized FLHT

Harley Davidson History Time Line

1903 Harley Davidson is founded

1903 The first Harley-Davidson motorcycle is manufactured

1905 The "Silent Grey Fellow" nickname coincides with the new standard grey color.

1907 The first Harley-Davidsons sold for police duty

1909 First "V-Twin" engine

1912 First clutch mechanism

1914 Stepstarter and internal expanding rear brake

1915 Three speed transmission

1916 The first issue of "The Enthusiast" publication

1922 74" Twin engine debuts

1928 Front wheel brake appears

1929 WL 45" Twin engine

1932 45" Servicar

1936 80" Side Valve Twin engine and the first "Knuckle Head" 61" engine

1937 William A. Davidson dies

1941 74" OHV Super Power engine

1942 Walter Davidson dies at age 65

1943 Bill Harley dies at age 66

1947 74" OHV Big Twin engine

1948 74" "Panhead" engine is introduced

1949 The Hydra-Glide debuts

1950 Arthur Davidson dies at age 69

1957 XLH Sportster

1958 The Hydra-Glide turns into the Duo-Glide

1959 XLCH Sportster

1960 The "Topper," a fiberglass motorscooter, was introduced.

1960 Harley Davidson teams up with Italian manufacturer Aeronautica Macchi S.p.A. to produce a line of smaller bikes including the Shortster and Sprint models.

1965 The Electra-Glide debuts

1965 George Roeder sets a world land speed record (177.225 m.p.h.) for 250 cc motorcycles on a much modified Harley-Davidson Sprint.

1965 After being privately held for over 60 years, Harley-Davidson goes public.

1966 The introduction of the Harley Davidson "shovel head" engine

1967 Electric start Sportster

1969 Merger with American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF)

1971 FX 1200 Super Glide

1972 1000 cc XLH/XLCH Sportster

1972 First disc brakes on a Harley

1977 FXS 1200 Low Rider and FLHS

1978 75th Anniversary models

1978 FLH 80 Electra-Glide

1978 First electronic ignition on a Harley

1979 FXS 80 Low Rider

1980 FLT rubber mounted engine

1981 Senior executives at Harley-Davidson purchase the company from AMF. Harley-Davidson once again becomes a privately owned company.

1983 President Reagan imposes additional tariffs on all Japanese motorcycles 700 cc or larger.

1983 The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) is established.

1984 The Introduction of the "Evolution" engine

1984 First Softail models and Air Assisted Anti-Drive

1986 By offering common stock and subordinated notes, Harley-Davidson once again becomes a publically owned corporation.

1987 In an unprecedented move, Harley-Davidson petitions the ITC for early termination of the five year tariff imposed in 1983.

1988 Patented "Springer" front-end returns

1990 Dyna model is introduced

1991 All Harleys change to five speed transmission

1992 All Harleys adopt a belt drive

1993 "90th Anniversary" homecoming

1995 First fuel injection models

1998 95th Anniversary

2003 100th Anniversary

2007 Sportster goes fuel injected making all Harleys fuel injected

2008 105th Anniversary

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