48 panhead parts

[geof]

Hello guys,

My brother has bought a 1948 panhead and is searching for orginal parts. He is looking for
1 orginal seat 48
2 orginal headlight cover 48
3 airfilter cover 48
4 cover left side 48

Will ask him pictures of the bike. Thanks

[Tattooo]

Hello guys,

My brother has bought a 1948 panhead and is searching for orginal parts. He is looking for
1 orginal seat 48
2 orginal headlight cover 48
3 airfilter cover 48
4 cover left side 48

I know what an original seat is, but does he have the backing plate for the breather???? WTH is a head light and left side cover??????????

Get him to buy a manual so he will know what things are called........

Hope you can get pics of the bike.....

By the way hope he has a lot of money saved up?????

[pete808]

I have an OEM seat pan, but its not upholstered. I also have a a J Slot air cleaner cover but I don't know off hand if they were still used in 48. Don't know what a left side cover is, if it's a primary cover I may have one of those as well.

[BuddhahoodVato]

Nice

[Tattooo]

I have an OEM seat pan, but its not upholstered. I also have a a J Slot air cleaner cover but I don't know off hand if they were still used in 48. Don't know what a left side cover is, if it's a primary cover I may have one of those as well.

How do you know the seat pan is off of a 48 if it doesn't have a cover???

Are you sure he has a linkert carb??

[geof]

Thanks pete,yes know for sure its a linkert carb. and yes left side cover is what i mean primary cover the round one.

[geof]

[geof]

Its pretty orginal but like most its missing some stuff. Kick pedal i forgot also. And tattoo jup its expensive for parts but its expensive to buy one here to im guessing in us same thing.

[pete808]

How do you know the seat pan is off of a 48 if it doesn't have a cover???

Are you sure he has a linkert carb??

I don't know what year it is, I just know its an oem seat pan, I figured he could just upholster it and make it somewhat correct but looking at the pics of the bike I would just leave the deluxe seat thats on it now.

[pete808]

that thing is beautiful

[geof]

Thank you pete,
You have pictures of airfilter cover it neads to be orginal or somebody knows one to get parts here in europe its hard but i guess in us also?

[JBinNC]

I believe the air cleaner cover for that bike should be stainless steel, not chrome. It will have an instruction tag riveted to the top near the edge. It will have the bar & shield logo stamped in the center, I think.

Jim

[TriNortchopz]

to get parts here in europe its hard

Guessin' you know about Jan Willem Boon; HD supplier of NOS parts in the Netherlands, you can find original parts and download catalogs which may be helpful to identify parts for your '48:
https://www.jwboon.com/

[Tattooo]

I believe the air cleaner cover for that bike should be stainless steel, not chrome.

Your close, it's 49 that most all the chrome parts were stainless.......

[Tattooo]

Its pretty orginal but like most its missing some stuff.

That's a damn nice looking bike..... I'm really glad he's leaving it original.......

Thanks for the pics.....

[Tattooo]

Kick pedal i forgot also.

What's wrong with the seat and kicker that's on it now??? They are both period correct???

Unless your looking for a worn seat????

[JBinNC]

Your close, it's 49 that most all the chrome parts were stainless.......

My '50 was all stainless furnishings, I believe because chrome plating was limited after the war. I would assume that went back through '48 for the same reason. HD also did some black painted parts for the base models.

Jim

[geof]

Because the seat is not from an 1948,something about the inside 1 year only on 48 and sometimes 49 was the yellow star or something on the inside. Kicker correct it looks like plastic and correct

[Tattooo]

My '50 was all stainless furnishings, I believe because chrome plating was limited after the war. I would assume that went back through '48 for the same reason. HD also did some black painted parts for the base models.

Jim

A 48 and a 50 is a totally different animal.....

I'll bet if your 50 came with them it was an early 50 model....... What all on the bike was stainless??

I'm assuming you didn't buy it new??

[Tattooo]

Kicker correct it looks like plastic and correct

So what kind of kicker are you looking for??