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The FLH model was given a new frame in 1958. This frame included a rear swingarm suspended by a pair of coil-over-shock suspension units. In honor of this fully-suspended chassis, the FLH's model name was changed from Hydra-Glide to Duo-Glide | The FLH model was given a new frame in 1958. This frame included a rear swingarm suspended by a pair of coil-over-shock suspension units. In honor of this fully-suspended chassis, the FLH's model name was changed from Hydra-Glide to Duo-Glide | ||
The third and final change 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 "big-twin" Harley-Davidson engines to be equipped with electric starters, the Servi-Car having received electric start the year before. This innovation for Harley-Davidson was greeted with the new model name of Electra Glide. | The third and final change 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 "big-twin" Harley-Davidson engines to be equipped with electric starters, the [[Servi-Car]] having received electric start the year before. This innovation for Harley-Davidson was greeted with the new model name of Electra Glide. | ||
==1958== | ==1958== |