1946 Harley-Davidson WL Stroker Flathed

• The best of everything

This wonderfully restored 1946 Harley-Davidson WL is the absolute workhorse of the Milwaukee lineup, earning accolades as a soldier in World War II and having the longest production run of any Harley-Davidson motor while also acquitting itself amazingly well on the race track. That was Harley-Davidson in a nutshell: building V-twins with enough meat to make them indestructible and enough room in the castings to carve out airspace for better breathing and higher horsepower. It certainly helped that the W series of 45s had a four-cam timing chest, which meant they inherited many years of tuning expertise from Harley-Davidson’s factory racers, so when Class C racing for catalog-stock motorcycles was introduced in 1934, the company had a machine that could duke it out with the best and come out on top. Racing versions of the Model W included the WR and WRTT, which were still taking victories at races like Daytona in the postwar era and even taking the Grand National Championship in 1947-1950. The WL has broken records on all the nation’s race tracks, and it is providing hundreds of thousands of riders many happy hours of pleasant, economical, and trouble-free rides.” 

This WL is something special, its the personnel bike of Blue Moon Cycle owner John Landstrom for the last 18 years.  It comes with an inch tall stack of receipts for all the work that went into its restoration. Documentation includes the following engine work: Complete lower end rebuild with custom made S&S flywheels to 54 inch stroker 4 7/16 stroke, sportster polished rods, WLDR cams , Venolia custom made pistons, machined and polished heads, NOS exhaust valves, Chevy ¼ inch oversize intake valves, copper head gaskets, K model valve springs, Jims pinion shaft, WLD intake manifold, 1971 G model cycliders ported and relieved, machined nipple threads, NOS Harley rings with Hastings oil rings, Cases clearanced for stroker flywheels and front cylinder oiler added. Longer cylinder studs. M51 carburetor, modified air filter cover with foam filter. 33 tooth sproket, breather valve “Z” cut. Compression ratio is 6.5/1

New fork springs, spokes and wheels built by Buchannans, Fork rebuilt with all new bearings and bushings, new clutch, new racing compound brakes, completely rebuilt gearbox, it's really getting to be too much to list here, I am not 1/4th thru the receipts . Lets just say this was a no expense spared restoration done in 1996 using only the best high performance parts.. It has been in my possession since 2004, I ride it regularly and it runs and sounds more like a sportster than a WL. If you want the best Harley WL street bike in the world, this could be it. It was a Harley Davidson calendar bike around 2002

Feel free to call me for more details or to schedule a test ride. John Landstrom 770 447 6945