1978 Harley-Davidson FLH80 Electra Glide Road Test / Specifications

Harley-Davidson is not one of those factories that rushes headlong into innovation. The FLH-80 is clearly a derivative of the veteran 74 ohv which in its turn (1941 model year) was a derivative of the popular 61 ohv which dates back to 1936...there have of course been modifications great and small over the years, most of them admirable and directed towards endless miles of trouble-free motoring, so that the FLH of today sports such features as hydraulic tappets, a proper clutch, and a wear index that put other manufacturers in the shade...

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