Electra Glide In Blue

When I listed this old Sportster frame on eBay, my listing clearly stated, shipping to the lower 48 only. I have sold five or six motorcycle frames in the past with no problems, so this should be a piece of cake.
I picked up this Sportster frame on a springtime craigslist deal. One thing I have found out when you sell certain items on eBay, you tend to find out, that you don’t know what you may think you know about squat.

My headline for the frame went like this;
OEM 1952-1967 Stock Sportster Frame Complete.
Then I went on with;
Nice untouched stock sporty frame, 1967.
Will work for some other year sporty engines.
You get everything in the picture, except the ammo box and the grass.
This frame has never been wrecked.
All mounts and tabs are intact.
Has the kickstand, struts, swingarm, shocks, everything is there.
It will be broken down for shipment.
Casting numbers under seat plate 47657-67
I will not ship this outside the lower 48, so don’t ask
This is a very clean frame.
Double check with me on shipping costs.

I found out rather quickly in 67 Harley changed the Sportster XLH frame to accept the starter motor. So what I had was a 1967 first year electric starter frame. I had quite a few questions about the casting numbers located on different areas of the frame. These casting numbers can tell you a lot about the manufacturing of the frame, if you can decode them.

I started the bidding at $200.00, on the third day some guy jumped on the $200. It stayed that way until the last day (7 day auction), and I get an email from a guy in the UK. He asks if I would let him bid, that he has an agent in the US that will handle the overseas shipping. I told him sure, that I would ship to the lower 48. Then the bidding went a little crazy at the last minuets, with the guy from the UK winning the auction with a bid of $356.66. This guy then drops an email, telling me to figure high shipping to LA and he will pay the total via PayPal, his agent was out for the weekend. I figured high, sent him the total, and he paid, fast.

The next morning another email, the guy wants to know if I would be willing to handle the shipping to the UK,(I am a nice guy) he gave me a business address, and I called my shipper. After a good laugh with my shipper and a total cost of $554 for shipping the guy paid in full.

Below are the pic’s as I boxed the frame with the swingarm, shocks, and struts in the middle box.

Packed up and ready, I dropped this off to my shipper at 1:30pm on a Monday It arrived on the guys dock in the UK on Thursday. You can’t even ship to the lower 48 that fast, amazing.

Ride and Ship Safe….

I am starting to get some nice old photos emailed in, to post here on Electra Glide In Blue. Here is a good one for starters…..This picture was taken back in the 40′s around the Chicago area. 80in flathead I have been told, with 1949 caddy 6 volt chromed horns, from back in the day.
They don’t make’m like that any more.

As we gather together at fun-filled backyard barbeques and fireworks displays, lets remember the true meaning of Independence Day by honoring the heritage of this great nation and the heroes who fought for her.

1. Fly Your Flag, show your neighbors and community that you stand behind the red, white and blue.

2. Educate Young People, explain the true meaning of Independence Day and tell them what our veterans have done to protect this country and our freedom.

3. Reach Out to a Military Family, offer to make a meal or mow the lawn of a military family in your community struggling through a long deployment.

4. Reach out to a veteran, stop in at your local VA or nursing home and spend just a little of your time talking to a veteran. Even 15 minutes of kind conversation and a listening ear can really boost a veteran’s spirits.

5. Make a donation, of time or money at your local VFW or American Legion.

Ride Safe and enjoy your freedom on this Independence Day.