Harley-Davidson given to the name of the basic FL model would occur in 1965, the final year of the “Panhead” engines. These last “Panheads” were the first stock Harley-Davidson engines to be equipped with electric starters. This innovation for Harley-Davidson was greeted with the new model name of Electra Glide.
The FL frame was the basis for the 1971 FX Super Glide. The FX mated the FL frame with the forks of the XL Sportster, with buckhorn handlebars and a large fiberglass tail piece completing the Super Glide specification.
