A Harley-Davidson WL 45 Named Suicide Sadie

Reader Contribution by Mc Staff
Published on December 10, 2012
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Ed Mitchell on “Suicide Sadie” back in 1976 and today, right down to the shirt! 

Rider: Ed Mitchell, New Gloucester, Maine
Age: 58
Occupation: Boatwright
Rides: 1945 Harley-Davidson WL, 1991 Harley-Davidson FLHS Police Special 

Ed’s story: “These pictures show me and my 1945 Harley-Davidson WL 45. The first is from the summer of 1976 in the Adirondacks and the second is in Maine, September 2012. This was my first motorcycle. The bike is rare in that few WLs were produced in 1945. Most were WLA army models. I had been wanting a Harley since the fall of 1973, but not having any real money and living in Utica, N.Y., I bought a partial basket case 45. At the time, I did not know I was buying the great-grandfather to the Sportster and actually thought I had a full-size Harley. I was green!  

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