[VonWegener]

Basher - I export high end sportscars and can tell you that the most important thing is to check the title of the bike. US Customs needs the title and a bill of sale and if there are any problems you will not be able to export the bike.
Should you buy it I will give you the info of my shipper who has transported several hundred vehicles for me without a glitch. They ship out of San Francisco/Oakland and can also pick up the bike for you.
I would be very interested to see the title because of the Delkron lower end. Are the Delkron numbers in the title? Is the title Special Construction? If Special Construction stay away from it as it is not considered a real Harley.
Good Luck!
Mike

 

[VonWegener]

It does not matter what should be. It is what it is. We don't know who issued the title and when. If the guy had the bike a long time and lived in California through those years and the engine rebuilt with the Delkron cases happened later you will find a California title with a Harley motor number that isn't on the bike anywhere. Would be hard to change ownership here in Cali. Your department of Motor Vehicles in the UK may go by the frame number only. I would ask them to make sure because otherwise you may have to match 2011 EU emissions laws etc.
For me the Delkron cases would be a deal breaker as the bike's Harley identity has gone and it is now just an aftermarket bike which are usually cheaper than this one.

 

[VonWegener]

Basher - I just talked to Steve the bike's owner. He really is a nice older gentleman and I would have no problem buying a bike from him long distance sight unseen. We went over the title and it is titled as stock 1970 Electra Glide which he bought in 2008. He went to the bike and the frame number matches the title. There is no engine number on the title which is good. You would have no problem exporting the bike. Steve is willing to bring the bike to a shipper in Oakland with his truck and trailer. From there I assume it is $500-$600 to send it to the UK. He has also plenty of parts that go with the bike. If you can live with the delkron cases it all sounds OK.
I recommend the following shipper. The owner's name is Kristine and you are welcome to reference me Mike Wegener to her. We are good friends.

Alladin Freight
401 Lesser Street Oakland, CA 94601-4901

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