How to Restore Your Harley-Davidson

Bruce Palmer

Motorbooks International, 1994 - Transportation - 640 pages

Harley-Davidson Knucklehead and Panhead motorcycles are among the most collectable American motorcycles. How to Restore Your Harley-Davidson is a complete guide to correctly restoring these models to factory-original specification.   Author and Harley-Davidson expert Bruce Palmer has packed 640 pages with more than 600 photographs, detailed descriptions, specification charts, and tables covering:

• VIN, motor, and frame numbers
• Frame, chassis, and bodywork restoration
• Motor, transmission, and clutch restoration
• Paint color codes and plating finish for every nut and bolt
• Electrical ignition and lighting components
• Period-correct accessories and options

  How to Restore Your Harley-Davidson is the essential reference for restoring these classic machines, an encyclopedia telling you which parts are correct and which are not.

What people are saying

Harley Davidson Restore guide

User Review  - Overstock.com

This book has helped out in finding information on restoring a 55 Harley Davidson Servi Car. It does not have all of the info that we need but it sure helped us get going and making sure we use the right items to make the bike look like is use too.

User Review -

If your are attempting to restore a vintage Harley Davidson between 1936 and up to around 1950, this is THE book to have! Descriptions in detail to the last screw, spring and bolt!
I highly recommend this book to anyone in this field!

About the author

Author Bruce Palmer III is a noted Harley-Davidson restorer who has been building and restoring motorcycles for decades.

Bibliographic information

• Title: How to Restore Your Harley-Davidson; Authentic Restoration Guides; Motorbooks International authentic restoration guides; Motorbooks Workshop Series
• Author: Bruce Palmer
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Motorbooks International, 1994
• ISBN: 0879389346, 9780879389345
• Length: 640 pages
• Subjects: Transportation / Motorcycles / Repair & Maintenance