Also take a look here too... Harley Model Numbers X- Sportsters. These descend from the K series, 1952-56 XL - Series started in 1957. They are "unit construction" (engine & transmission share a common case) L- High compression (7.5:1 in 1957) H- Starting in 1958 came the XLH, meaning Higher-power or High-compression (9:1) or Hot . C- Also in 1958 was the XLCH. The C was intended to mean "Competition". CR - Cafe racer style, with bikini fairing. LT - Touring, with bigger tank, thicker seat, and hard bags. The first letter of the model designator reveals the engine series : G- Servicar three wheeler, 1932 to 1972 E- Overhead valve 61 cubic inch "big twin" (Engine/trans separated) F - Overhead valve 74,80 or 88 cubic inch "big twin" FL - 80 to 88 cubic inches and a fat front tire. K- Side valve 45 and 55 cubic inch sports bike that replaced the WL in 1953 and was replaced by the Sportster in 1957. It had many design features that were carried over to the Sportster. U- Side valve 74 or 80 cubic inch "big twin" V- Side valve 74 cubic inch made prior to 1936 W- Side valve 45 cubic inch made 1934 to 1952 X- Sports and special construction. Applied to 1918-1922 opposed twin Sport, 1944 military opposed twin, and 1957 to present Sportster. The second letter of the model designator reveals the Front end (except sportsters) X- Narrow tire and sport forks. L- Wide front tire and Hydra-Glide front forks. (FX originally meant "Factory Experimental" The first one was the Super Glide FX) The third letter of the model designator reveals the frame style: D- "Dyna" frame (with the rubber mounted motor) HT - "Highway Touring" frame ST - "Softail®" frame The next letter(s) indicates the model bike within the frame family : A- Military (Army) version (except GA, Servicar without tow bar) B- Battery start (early models), Belt drive (early 80's) Black paint.(1995-6 model, the Bad Boy) C- Classic, Competition, Custom, various others meanings. D- Dyna, the newest frame and engine mount design. DG - Disc Glide E- Electric start F- Foot shift (when the standard was hand-shift) and now "Fat Boy®" H- varied between High performance and Heavy duty. I- Signifies Fuel Injection. L- Big fat front tire LR - Low Rider (though many Low Riders don't include LR in the model ID) N- Nostalgia P- Police version R- Rubber mounted engine (some models) racing version (other models) ST - Soft Tail, Softail®l S- Springer S- (without following T) Sports version T- Touring WG - Wide Glide X- Sportster or sportster-type front end and Skinny front tire. DYNA Glide - FX - Superglide, FXB - Sturgis Belt, FXD - Dyna Super Glide, FXDG - Dyna Glide/Sturgis, FXDL - Dyna Low Rider, FXDS-CON - Dyna Convertible, FXDWG - Dyna Wide Glide, FXDX - Dyna Super Glide Sport, FXDXT - Super Glide "T" Sport, FXE - Superglide Electric Start, FXEF - Fatbob, FXLR - FX Lower Rider - Evolution, FXR - Rubber Mount Super Glide - FXRC in limited numbers/Custom low rider- FXRDG - Disc Glide, FXRP - Police or pursuit, FXRS - FXR Sport, FXRS-CON - FXR Sport Convertible, FXRS-SP - Low Rider Sport Edition, FXRT - FXR Touring, FXS - Low Rider/Shovelhead, FXSB - Low Rider Belt, Softail - FXST - Softail Standard, FXSTB - Night Train, FXSTBI - Night Train fuel injected, FXSTC - Softail Custom, FXSTD - Softail Deuce, FXSTS - Springer Softail, FLST - Heritage Softail, FLSTC - Heritage Softail Classic, FLSTF - Fat Boy, FLSTN - Nostalgia, FLSTS - Heritage Springer Softail. Touring FL - FLH - 4-Speed Dresser, FLHS - 4-Speed Electra Glide, FLT with windshield and less goodies S = Sport, FLHR - Road King. FLHRCI - Road King Classic, FLHS- Electra Glide Sport, FLHT - Electra Glide Standard, FLHTC - Electra Glide Classic, FLHTCUI - Electra Glide Ultra Classic, FLT- Rubber Mount Dresser , FLTC - Rubber Mount Dresser Classic, FLTCU - Rubber Mount Dresser Classic Ultra, FLTR - Road Glide, FLTRI - Road Glide w/ Genuine Access, FLTRSEI - Screamin Eagle Road Glide, VRSC - (V-TWIN Racing Street Custom) , VRSCA: 1st model of the V-ROD family. Sportsters - XL - 4-Speed Sportster, XL883 - Sportster Hugger, XL883C - Sportster 883 Custom, XL1100 - Sportster 1100, XL1200 - Sportster 1200, XL1200C - Sportster 1200 Custom, XL1200S - Sportster 1200 Sport, XLCH - 4-Speed Sportster, Kick start, XLCR - Cafe Racer 1000, XLH - 4-Speed Sportster, Electric Start, XLH883 - 883 Hugger, XLH1200 - 1200, XLH1200S - Sport, XLS - 4-Speed Sportster Roadster, XLX - 4-Speed 1000cc Ironhead, XR1000 - XLH with XLR Heads. ======================================================================================= HERE'S A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE ABOVE. FL 4-Speed Dresser FLH 4-Speed Electra Glide FLHR Road King FLHRCI Road King Classic FLHS Electra Glide Sport FLHT Electra Glide Standard FLHTC Electra Glide Classic FLHTCUI Electra Glide Ultra Classic FLST Heritage Softail FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic FLSTF Fat Boy FLSTN Nostalgia FLSTS Heritage Springer Softail FLT Rubber Mount Dresser FLTC Rubber Mount Dresser Classic FLTCU Rubber Mount Dresser Classic Ultra FLTR Road Glide FLTRI Road Glide w/ Genuine Access FLTRSEI Screamin Eagle Road Glide FX Superglide, Kickstart FXB Sturgis Belt FXD Dyna Super Glide FXDG Dyna Glide/Sturgis FXDL Dyna Low Rider FXDS-CON Dyna Convertible FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide FXDX Dyna Super Glide Sport FXDXT Super Glide "T" Sport FXE Superglide Electric Start FXEF Fatbob FXLR FX Lower Rider/Evolution FXR Rubber Mount Super Glide FXRS FXR Sport FXRS-CON FXR Sport Convertible FXRS-SP Low Rider Sport Edition FXRT FXR Touring FXS Low Rider/Shovelhead FXSB Lowrider Belt FXST Softail FXSTB Night Train FXSTC Softail Custom FXSTD Softail Deuce FXSTS Springer Softail FXWG Wide Glide XL 4-Speed Sportster XL883 Sportster Hugger XL883C Sportster 883 Custom XL1100 Sportster 1100 XL1200 Sportster 1200 XL1200C Sportster 1200 Custom XL1200S Sportster 1200 Sport XLCH 4-Speed Sportster, Kickstart XLH 4-Speed Sportster, Electric Start XLH883 883 Hugger XLH1200 1200 XLH1200S Sport XLS 4-Speed Sportster Roadster XLX 4-Speed 1000cc Ironhead XR1000 XLH with XLR Heads Also take a look here too... 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cool, thanks Mr. Data. I reckon my idea of making up your own for different models is a good time waster, and migt start some interesting posting (model meaning quiz - Harley Davidson Community.) Crwadaddy's was pretty funny, exactly what I was after.