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What follows is the grist for the 36EL mill: your comments and information, questions and answers that will keep this registry going. We'll identify the writers only by their serial numbers and state below. Owners who have agreed to be identified are listed on the roster by name and address, cross-referenced to the serial number of their bike.
If no state appears next to the serial number. that 36EL owner has declined to be listed on our roster. Members may direct communications for those owners to Gerry and Lisa at the address above, and we will forward them.
p6EL1451. Alaska:
iiI READ ABOUT THE 36EL REGISTRY IN EASYRIDERS AND I LIKE THE WHOLE IDEA OF BRINGING ALL 36EL OWNERS TOGETHER.
I BOUGHT MY 1936 EL, NUMBER 1451, WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, IN 1963. I'VE RIDDEN IT FROM TIJUANA, MEXICO, TO LAKE LABARGE IN THE YUKON. THAT RIDE COVERED ALMOST THE ENTIRE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA.
OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS, "OLE GLORY," (THE NAME SHE GOT MANY YEARS AGO) HAS BEEN A RACER, A CHOPPER, AND A LOW RIDER. ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO I SET OUT TO RESTORE HER AND HAVE JUST ABOUT GOT HER BACK TO ORIGINAL. I HAVE TWO OTHER KNUCKLEHEADS, 1947s, AS WELL, AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE 36-37 "GREAT GRAND DADDY" ERA OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON. SO PLEASE SIGN ME UP, BILL ME, AND FORWARD ANY INFORMATION ON HARLEY'S GREAT 36 EL THAT YOU CAN."
36EL2184. Massachusetts:
"THERE'S BEEN MUCH HAPPENING. LET ME FILL YOU IN.
FIRST OFF, I GOT A REPRO AIR INTAKE COVER FOR 2184. HAVE BEEN NEEDING THAT FOR A LONG TIME. BOUGHT IT FROM CHRIS HAYNES A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO HERE'S A PHOTO. ALSO, A SHOT OF HANK'S BLUE AND WHITE 36EL AND KENNY'S CIVILIAN 44E. HANK IS NOW HARD AT WORK ON A 1939 EL ..
. WE ENJOY YOUR NEWSLETTERS AND I'M ENCLOSING A DONATION.
ALSO, I HAD A~ IDEA·. DO YOU THINK THE FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BOOK OF PICTURES OF EVERYONE'S 36s?
IF THOSE INTERESTED WERE TO SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THEIR BIKE AND THEMSELVES AND YOU SENT IT ALL TO ME, I WOULD HAVE COLOR COPIES MADE AND BLOW EACH PICTURE UP TO FULL PAGE SIZE, 8 1/2 BY 11 INCHES, AND SEND IT ALL BACK TO YOU, THEN EVERYONE COULD HAVE A "YEARBOOK" AND EVERYONE COULD SEE WHAT ALL THE OTHER OWNERS AND THEIR BIKES LOOK LIKE.
36EL2205, Oregon:
"HI! I SAW YOUR LISTING IN JvALNECK'S. I HAVE .36EL2205, BOTTOM CASE NUMBERS: 36-2193. PLEASE LIST ME ON YOUR ROSTER."