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Harley-Davidson Model W

 * ... that the flat-twin in the 1919–1923 Harley-Davidson Model W (pictured) was the company's first flathead engine?
 * Reviewed: Destinee Hooker
 * Comment: I moved the article into article space from a draft in my user space within the past hour.

Created/expanded by SamBlob (talk), Dennis Bratland (talk). Nominated by SamBlob (talk) at 02:49, 10 August 2012 (UTC)




 * ALT: ... that the flat-twin in the 1919–1923 Model W (pictured) was Harley-Davidson's first flathead engine? (Suggested by Dennis Bratland as a shorter hook.) Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 03:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg In the sentence "The front suspension was by a trailing-link fork,[1][2] unlike those on other Harley-Davidsons,[8] which were leading-link "Springer" forks at the time" there are references for the first two statements, but nothing showing that all other Harleys had Springer forks.  I followed the Springer Fork link, and didn't find the statement supporte either.  Other than that one thing, it looks really good.  It's certainly long enough, parses well and makes good use of visual illustrative material.  I only wish the photo you selected to go DYK wasn't slightly crooked!Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:54, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I have removed the uncited statement. I have found another image and am currently trying to edit the article to include it. Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 18:24, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ALT PIC: This picture has been added to the article. Is it any better? Harley-Davidson 22WJ 600 cc 1922.jpg Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 18:36, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Here's my checklist: Ellin Beltz (talk) 19:20, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) QPQ for self noms - Yes, see above for link.
 * 2) DYK check on date, length - Yes, both date & length are fine. Article was moved from user-space.
 * 3) 1500 prose for new - Yes, the article is over 1500 words.
 * 4) Every paragraph sourced - Yes, as are many of the phrases within sentences.
 * 5) Is hook sourced at end of sentence? - Yes, the hook is sourced at the end of the sentence in the article.
 * 6) Is hook short under 200 characters - Yes, hook is under 200 characters and to the point
 * 7) NPOV -- Yes, the article maintains NPOV.
 * 8) Image used must also appear in article - Yes, the article uses the same image as here.
 * 9) Image copyright - I checked all the images.  They are all on Commons, two are patent illustrations, the others have been released by their creators.