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The iconic knucklehead the overhead valve 61cubicinch vtwin introduced by harleydavidson in early 1936 is a milestone motorcycle and one of the most important american bikes ever made. Harleydavidson knucklehead cafe racer 1980 bmw tarmac custom motorcycles pipeburn purveyors of classic mot. I did notice that it seemed like there were a few proofing errors and some of the photos looked to be mirrored. How to restore your harleydavidson, the biggest and best book ever written. While there may be other harleydavidson restoration books, there are no howto restoration books that provide extensive, starttofinish photo sequences that show the reader exactly how to perform each major operation necessary to restore their harleydavidson knucklehead.