by strong56KH » Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:48 pm
I don't have a close-up of the 1955 KH factory photo, but in the "Legend Begins" it looks like it is smooth.The two 55 KH's in the gallery section look to have smooth caps as well. However, the 1956 Elvis bike at the HD museum has a knurled cap, but it was apparently restored at some point by the second owner before the factory purchased it. The illustrations in the 1955 ads show a knurled cap, but I think those are retouched ones of an earlier model. The factory obviously went away from the knurled version at some point, maybe because it was cheaper to produce? Perhaps in late 1954, if we get a closer look at the 55 KH factory photo. Does anyone have that photo and could it be added to the literature section?