I owned a 66 XLCH many years ago. Back in those years, they didn’t have a battery. The generator ran the lights and spark was provided by a Fairbanks-Morse magneto. It was a great looking bike that was a lot of fun to ride if you could get it started.
A buddy had a 65 CH and let me swap for my car on weekend liberty now and then. Yeah, manipulating the spark retard and all for kick starting was to be learned.
The wimpy brakes and non-return throttle were creepy. My early 1000cc still had that crappy drum front brake.
Faded so bad I went right through an intersection once.