The 1942 WLA motorbike and Harley Davidson XA motorbike have been two versions Harley developed for that Usa military through .
Though rival Indian also provided motorcycles to your U.S. military in the course of Globe War II, the vast majority of individuals used in battle have been Harley-Davidson WLAs.
Wearing the requisite Olive Drab paint, these have been 45-cubic-inch V-twins fitted with special gear for wartime use. Products this kind of as an ammo box, scabbard, and rear carrier are apparent; much less so would be the special "blackout lights" front and rear that projected only a small sliver of light in an effort to avoid detection.
In all, roughly 80,000 WLAs have been built, many being sold as surplus after the war. These had been often stripped down and fitted with aftermarket parts, fueling the rapidly developing customizing trend.
Rare when new -- and even more so today -- was the Harley XA that was intended for desert use.
In a vast departure for Harley-Davidson, the engine was a horizontally opposed twin -- similar to BMWs of the day. It drove the rear wheel through a foot shift with hand (production Harleys of the day were all hand shift/foot clutch) and a jointed shaft instead of a chain.
A girder-style fork handled suspension chores in front, while at the rear was a "plunger" suspension as employed on contemporary Indians. However, only 1000 XAs had been built, and none saw service overseas.
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