Harley Davidson Xa

Harley davidson copied the r71 not the r75 the 750cc 1942 indian 841 the motorcycle shown below is the 750cc indian 841 which was indian s response to the army s order. The harley davidson xa was born.

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Between 1942 and 1943 harley davidson assembled just over 1 000 xa models for testing but by then the jeep was in full production.

Harley davidson xa. Free shipping on many items. By the time the run was completed however the army decided that the future of personnel transport was the gp or what we now know as the jeep. The harley davidson xa experimental army was a flat twin shaft drive motorcycle made by harley davidson for the us army during world war ii.

Originally the xa was designed with a springer front end but that was replaced with harley s first telescopic fork in 1943. Harley s version the xa was a near duplicate right down to the flat twin engine note. Harley davidson wla xa wlc front spoke nipples nos 3947 16n.

1942 harley davidson xa customized civilianized this is an original iconic harley davidson xa motorcycle that was engineered during wwii to compete with the opposed twin shaft drive bmw that was performing exceptionally well in the african desert. We offer the best selection of harley davidson xa project motorcycles to choose from. As a multi role battlefield vehicle the jeep could carry more equipment and personnel required far less training to operate and arguably could take even more punishment than military motorcycles.

Harley davidson produced 1 011 xa s for the us army for testing purposes but after testing both the xa and indian s 841 the army decided to just buy more wla s. Xa stands for experimental army and 1000 units were built for evaluation purposes. What is a harley davidson xa project.

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