The flathead engine design was low on power ... The frame and suspension were typical pre-war Harley stuff, a springer front fork and a rigid frame. Above all, the 1941 Harley-Davidson WLA was meant ...

The flathead engine design was low on power ... The frame and suspension were typical pre-war Harley stuff, a springer front fork and a rigid frame. Above all, the 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA was meant ...

He scored a 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA and proceeded ... Among them were the Flathead’s refurbished drum brakes and springer forks, as well as various engine covers. The front rim was swapped ...

There are fans of Harley's Springer front suspension ... it doesn't deliver as cushy a ride up front as inverted telescopic forks, but conversely, they don't look as cool either.

A few months back, the shop took delivery of this 1946 Harley-Davidson WL and had it ... been revamped during the makeover, as were the springer forks and drum brakes. Glance up at the cockpit ...

Harley built motorcycles with Springer front ends up to 1949—when the now-universal telescopic fork took over. To research this machine, Harley found and restored a set of its own 1948 Springers ...