HHC: Restore: Chapter 10: 1948 Literature: 1948 Prototype

1948 Model 125 Temporary Owner's Manual, December 1947

This pre-production bike has a number of features that changed before the bike went into production.

1	Toolbox cover has a wide flat raised area. Productions models were more rounded.
2	Headlight shroud has an extra "bend" in the middle. Also, the raised area where the bolt holes are located is a regular "L" shape. Production models get wider at the crotch of the "L".
3	Gas tank has the front mounting tabs welded inside the tank - like production models. But these tabs are almost triangular in shape. Production models were rectangular.
4	Handgrips have a "slot" in the end. Production models were flat.
5	Seat springs have few "coils". Production models had many more coils (See, 1948 Model 125
6	Seat cover. The seat cover front section appears to be shorter front-to-back than production models.