Sunday, August 15, 2010

1935 Indian Chief progress












Charlie has made big progress w the 1935 Chief.

Friday, August 13, 2010

1915 Harley Davidson board track racer 61ci 100mph







Perfect board track racer built by and belonging to Dave Iversen,
be sure to visit his amazing website w hotrods and more.
this is a genuine 1915 HD, not a replica, roll start, no clutch and no brakes, who needs brakes ?
It is available ,so you can buy it from his site above.
many years ago i stumbled on one of these racer frames in Canada.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Comparing 1935 and 1936-39 Chief frame necks


I get this question alot, and I'm not an expert on anything. So if this helps. the frame directly above is a true 1935 Chief, see how the neck is "hollowed" and theres no shifter bracket. Pretty early for a neck lock too. Now look at the 1937 Chief frame w red tank, the neck gets thickened in 1936 to 1939, no shift bracket in 1936 it shifts off the trans tower in 1936, 1937 introduces among other features, shifting via a linkage. HD big twin frames thicken the neck casting in the 1947 models ,i believe theres 3 maybe 4 variances in frames that year.

1916 Thor project






Heres a 1916 Thor project needs sheetmetal , engine etc, if you have the missing parts email me, it might be for sale ...Compare to the complete Thor below...

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

1916 Thor twin model v6





Will post more fotos .as-is original. This might be for sale , contact me at the profile email contact. I think its too kool to sell. one should go to their grave w a bike this kool

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Excelsior ,Harley Davidson ,Indian foto 1909-1912

Got this reprint on Feebay awhile ago, can you ID the old bikes and the years?
The tiller style handlebars are awkward to steer. Iron pistons vs todays aluminum pistons.
By the Great Depression in 1929,many of the old marquees were gone to history or on the way out.Can u see the dog and cat in the foto? and what bike is that in the window?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Terry spies some Knuckleheads




fotos courtesy Terry Marsh.

Terry puts another 1915 Harley Davidson back into service






A motorcycle stand you wont find at Harbor Freight.. Terry Marsh puts another 1915 HD twin back on the road..If you need yours restored.. hes the guy to do it..
fotos courtesy Terry Marsh

Saturday, June 26, 2010

WW2 NSU motorad before and after




Fotos courtesy Jan @ Kradriders, NSU motorads in Czechia

Very Rare German motorcycles

Diamant
RMW

Schutthoff
Tornax
Viktoria KR-6
Wanderer
fotos courtesy Dietmar @ Kradriders
A few bikes seldom encountered, few produced and few survived.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Thursday, June 10, 2010