1931 Henderson KJ Police Special - Jay Leno's Garage

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1931 Henderson KJ Police Special. From Jay's favorite category of vehicle - original and unrestored - comes the second KJ in his collection. This Police Special was the star of the New York Auto Show in 1931, the same year Schwinn decided to stop making motorcycles.
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1931 Henderson KJ Police Special - Jay Leno's Garage
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@D_in_DC 10 лет назад

I love how Jay actually rides and drives everything in his garage, vintage or not.

@jennyhildebrand9335 4 года назад

I love #Leno has A net worth of $400 Million & STILL applied for #SocialSecurity Do you Think That's Fair? Generation X, you do Know When YOU RETIRE you'll receive 👉HALF the Benefits you're ENTITLED to👈 GOOG it...LOOK it up THAT'S a FACT ... WEALTHY Get Benefits when They DON'T NEED IT?! What GREEDY LITTLE MAN Leno is & WEALTHY *HOARDER* If leno was old poor man in a trailer court w/ stacks of newspapers and magazines piled high... You think differently, he's mental you'd say..Instead WEALTHY Hoarders Get 'Person of the Year* Award! WHAT SICK SOCIETY you people will live in...Well deserved I guess!😎😲

@ToddtheExploder 4 года назад

D in DC Worked for a Bay Area man whose car collection of over four hundred vehicles includes a gullwing Mercedes as well as two -- count 'em, TWO! -- Duesenberg dual-cowl phaetons (looking at you, Charlie G!) And much to his credit, he often drove cars from the collection. Other than to preserve and protect your investment, why collect cars and simply store them in a garage somewhere? Selfish, abominable behavior, imho.

@deborahchesser7375 4 года назад

Mark Winchester much like us, he likes anything mechanical

@deborahchesser7375 4 года назад

ToddtheExploder it’s harder on a car or bike for that matter, to sit than to use them. People think they are saving them when they are actually neglecting them

@josephfish3353 4 года назад

@@jennyhildebrand9335 that's how he has kept that money too. He also employs many people. While you buy a new car every year and wonder where all your money went. Work hard, invest wisely and be grateful for what you have instead of being envious of others.

@brentscottbrent1 2 года назад

Oil to the gas, not oil to the oil. But I knew what you meant. Thanks Jay. Warms my heart.

@andru1193 4 года назад

Schwinn, the Chief has spoken: Bring Henderson back! Reach back deep into your company records pick up where you left off! We want more American bikes!

@khaccanhle1930 4 года назад

If Polaris can reboot Indian, some other company can reboot Henderson.

@javierortiz82 3 года назад

Schwinn has some sweet bycicles as well, they knew their stuff.

@adventureguy4119 3 года назад

Would never be the same be some modern computerized posn

@anthonybonanzino6661 9 лет назад

I LOVE the patina of that motorcycle. So cool that's it's survived in such good condition. I'm glad a guy like Jay got it and isn't tempted to restore it, as Jay always says "it's only original once".

@walterwhy2365 4 года назад

music

@pujabelgian 5 месяцев назад

That's a truism.. only original once. It goes for people too, so belay the cosmetic surgery. 😲

@northerniltree 5 лет назад

Jay does the best overviews of the old bikes. The durability of the 5 main bearing Henderson speaks volumes about quality. The Indian 4 didn't get 5 main bearings until years later. It's cool that Jay owned many of his old bikes before the Tonight Show when these machines were attainable, and not too outrageously priced. He's a true afficianado. Thanks, Jay!

@bordenwesley 11 лет назад

I absolutely love the visceral yet smooth sounding engine.

@randyhutchinson9910 6 лет назад

that motorcycle is phenomenal, never been apart, for at least 30 years? as a kid watching old movies, I always thought Harley Davidson made the police bikes, that's the model my great grand father always called The Henderson, never new what he was talking about till now, Thank you Jay

@nickhersheys2706 5 лет назад

FYI youtubers 80 cubic inches = 1300 cc (approx)

@erikjan3656 4 года назад

Easy to calculate it for yourself, 2,51 x 2,51 x 2,51 x the cubic inches

@SidewaysBurnouts 4 года назад

we should have smashed the metric system with the fall of the kgb

@devilsoffspring5519 4 года назад

@@SidewaysBurnouts Yeah, the world would be better off without the stupid metric system. It just makes no sense and was created by stupid people to confuse us all. Are you for real? (Anyway, the USA uses metric for everything in industry/technology/science and has for many years. Only consumer product quantities and driving distances/speeds are measured exclusively in Imperial units. Buy an American car--everything is designed and made in metric units except tire sizes, and it's been that way for many decades now)

@fishhuntadventure 4 года назад

Devil's Offspring If you understood emotional reactions to divisions of numbers and mental relationship expectations to non-decimal fractions you’d realize your ignorance and correct your ways...

@devilsoffspring5519 4 года назад

@@fishhuntadventure Sure, I'll work on that if it makes you happy

@marka1712 4 года назад

I miss jay on late night more every time I watch his garage videos. His personality is the best. Such a cool, down to earth, regular guy.

@gregpohl412 3 года назад

Henderson's were great. When I was a kid, our neighbor had one. Old police bike. He turned into a touring bike. Was awesome!

@liamhunter071 5 лет назад

One of my dream motorcycles! Absolutely beautiful.

@tomjones2417 11 лет назад

I built a 40 Indian and a 31 Henderson four when I was in high school about 1949. The interesting things I found about them were the external band rear brakes, and Bosch magnetos. Also the carb had a round float made of cork that looked like a doughnut. To seal it from absorbing gasoline you would paint it in orange shellac and bake it in the oven, much to the shagrin of mom. I thought for sure you would mention that beautiful cast aluminum gas tank on the Henderson. Thks for those GREAT SOUNDS.

@jody024 9 лет назад

30's and 40's bikes have so much style and class

@MrUrbancowboy1 11 лет назад

I can watch Jay Leno's videos all day long. He really knows how to teach you about the bikes and cars.

@cyrushormusjee5112 4 года назад

Greeting from India, "Welcome to Jay Leno garage", How humble, to put it that way. Its a museum. Regards ...

@Snowmirage6453 9 лет назад

Wow I do love this series. Such a wide variety of interesting stuff you'd never see / hear of otherwise.

@barrymccall2095 5 лет назад

i totaly relax watching this show ive watched all of the episodes three times at least

@FleshLessOne 2 года назад

My Surname Motorcycle 'HENDERSON'.. She's a Beautiful piece of machinery. I've wanted one of these since I was 14yrs old after finding out about these and others that I didn't know anything about.. I was raised on Honda's and Kawasaki's, Triumph's etc.. as that is what my father was working on or riding.. I've since found out that my Family is a distant member of the Original Family that made these and also in my Families ancestry I have the surname of 'Cleveland' which also was a Family I came from. Thanks Jay for sharing this with us as these are what made this country Great back before Mass production producing took over or the Imports starting being brought here to AMERICA. Man I wish I had a ...or a CROCKER and a few of those also. Way out of my price range now that I'm older and these are more Valuable in today's America. God Bless America.

@TheTwangKings 3 года назад

Nothing like the purity and beauty of the 30s motorbikes!

@RadicalRC 10 лет назад

What a treat to get to hear so much of this classic sound. Thanks Jay and crew!

@timbylander7015 7 лет назад

Thanks! All I can think of when I look at that old stuff is "God the guys who made them were smart!" They were truly giants.

@1apeture 10 лет назад

What a great bike. Thank you for sharing Jay

@Simon-hf3lw Год назад

It's just beautiful second to none when America knew how to build beautiful machines 👍💕

@normanhumphrey9695 4 года назад

that was so fascinating and enjoyable. I am not a motorcycle guy but I really enjoyed that and would love to see her in person. It reminded me of a vintage aircraft that the airforce or navy might have used in that it was all function and no glitz, what a delight indeed. Thank you Jay for bringing this sort of vehicle to the fore front so we can learn not only about the vehicles history but of the place in history this vehicle played in the world. Lastly......I dont think i have ever heard a more beautiful sounding bike, just a pure gutteral sound that speaks of her power and magnificence.

@theotherebikeguy1473 2 года назад

Thank you Jay. Growing up on bikes and owning some of these classics, listening to the great history lessons as well as the beautiful sounds they make. Sadly being on blood thinners has sidelined my favorite pastime.

@choppergirl 11 лет назад

My grandfather drove a motorcycle as a courier in the German Army in WW2... I watch old videos of them going across Russia that went on forever and ever and watch the soldiers on motorbikes. I've got an 85 Rebel I found rusting away and took completely apart and restored, and its a blast. I use it like a mule and haul more on it than when I'm in a car, usually groceries. I'ld love to score an old built like a tractor hardtail, bring it back to life, and use it as my daily driver.

@santanusircar1621 4 года назад

I keep watching these videos over and over again...i love simple , smooth , reliable engines...

@Skyhors3 Год назад

My Dad, b.1912, owned a Henderson, said the torque from the inline 4 would pull you back up from a hard (left? right?) lean, (and you could use that when outrunning the cops) he got a ticket in 1932 for blowing by the Verona courthouse 80 mph. The cop used that red needle indicator speed on the ticket from how fast he had to go to catch my Dad.

@thatsnotright7260 7 лет назад

What a treat to get to see this beautiful bike riding in such beautiful original condition,ridden by someone with as much passion and love for bikes as Jay Leno

@vandigital1 11 лет назад

Thank you Jay for sharing your great collection. You are a great caretaker of wonderful historical machines !

@duncancameron6657 8 лет назад

JAY...I CANT GET ENOUGH OF YOUR SHOW !! THANX FOR ALL YOU SHOW US PEOPLE OUT HERE ,ITS ALOT OF FUN....DANO

@bjanks00 Год назад

That's a super cool bike. Wow! Kinda feel lucky to have watched Jay put some miles on it. It sounded strong.

@travelinben1966 4 года назад

Thank you,Jay,for creating your show which is of such great importance from both an historical perspective and a technical one.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@brettknoss486 9 лет назад

I like how it's a hardtail with the motor parrel to the frame with a gear transmission, but they still made it chain drive.

@curtn7076 5 лет назад

Thanks Jay for being a steward to these pieces of historical art.

@CMA212 12 лет назад

I appreciate what Jay is doing here. You know he doesn't make these videos for the money, he produces these videos so that everyone can enjoy and share in his love for machinery.

@CletisVanDam1 10 лет назад

Love these videos, Jay is really knowledgable and explains his vehicles wonderfully well. This series is better than most of the car shows on TV, Jay doesn't have to contend with commercial breaks or the practice of re-showing the last 2 minutes of the show before you went to break. It's more in depth and interesting. Thanks Jay.

@gamagoat6758 8 лет назад

That's a true American work of art. Just awesome.

@rogerhoward7104 4 года назад

THANK YOU VERY MUCH JAY FOR SHARING YOUR RIDES WITH US.

@herrgunlovert 9 лет назад

it sounds like a tractor at low speed but as soon as you give it gas its s motorcycle:) I love that!

@newyorkairsoft 11 лет назад

I watched all the classic motorcycle episodes, not so much the car episodes. Love the motorcycle episodes.

@stevesymonds5131 4 года назад

The more I see Jay's video's the more I rate him as my hero. He manages to tell us stuff that we would ask if we were there, truly sharing his hard earned success - thanks Jay.

@57dogsbody 9 лет назад

Hey Jay, I just LOVE your enthusiasm for the engineering Etc.

@vullom29 7 лет назад

I love watching your old motorcycle episodes thank you for sharing your motorcycles jay

@randyhutchinson9910 6 лет назад

I love those old manuals, as a kid I poored over those, hoping to find information I didn't already know, my father was always talking about all these motorcycles, that I never heard of, thanks to you, Jay, I now know what they look like, thankyou

@edwardtoscano 11 лет назад

Thanks Jay for sharing!!! Love these Old Bikes, Billy Joel opened his collection to the Public as well.

@JohnSmith-fb7nz 4 года назад

That's the juice jay. connecting with your machine as you rode the road. All the good and all the bad. Nice.

@MrTurnone 10 лет назад

Awesome review Jay. You brought back a lot of memories for me when you said to put a spoon full of marvel mystery oil in the tank. My grandfather taught me that when I a little guy for his tractor on the farm. Love old bikes, love history, thanks for preserving it.

@olsonschmolson 11 лет назад

I'm not really a car guy, I just drive and maintain my one and only car, but I enjoy every Jay Leno's Garage. Always learn a lot, and Jay's happiness playing with his vehicles is fun to watch.

@steve6729 4 года назад

Thank you for all the great entertainment. I am not really a car guy but I was a history major. I love the history of all these vehicles and I appreciate your knowledge and great delivery of the facts. I love hearing about how everything fits in the history of these things but also how they changed the history of transportation. By the way 110 MPH is still "really really fast" today. On that thing I would be terrified. Great show!!!!

@cheesee7 8 лет назад

thank you for sharing Jay, almost brings a tear to my eye seeing that old machinery rolling down the road

@mustie1 12 лет назад

no wonder why schwinn frames are so thick,,

@robertwestmoreland3008 5 лет назад

Thanks for everything Jay.

@hamansutra 7 лет назад

Impressed how smooth and strong henderson is.

@w0bblyd0inkb0ink 11 лет назад

Thank you from Australia. I never really liked 'old' stuff, but you have changed my mind with this review, what an amazing bike!, thanks again.

@bandoheme 2 года назад

The sound of that engine is music to my ears. Beautiful.

@oldpink78 12 лет назад

The sound is so smooth! Love it!

@mikedaniel1955 Год назад

I love the sound of this beauty!

@radioguy1620 11 лет назад

Nice bike , I've been adding two stroke outboard motor oil to the gas on everything and it works great

@rodneyyoung8096 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this vintage history. I'm glad to know about the smooth ride and power. Your a inspiration for us older guy's. I can't do these things im a retired L.A. 433 Union Iron Worker. The motor cycle thing has always been a fun thing. Had a couple of dirt bikes. One in my teens and another in my late twenties. This is as close as it gets for me watching your show is rewarding. Thanks so much. I really like the bobbers. Indian and triumph are my favorites.

@Dicker2340 11 лет назад

Jay this is the greatest show if you like machinery. I have learned so much from you. I can tell you really appreciate the past. Thanks

@MrGodsking 5 месяцев назад

Jay you are blessed doing what you love

@JeffFadness 4 года назад

That thing has a cool deep gurgle of an exhaust sound. So much better than modern bikes I hear with obnoxiously loud straight pipes.

@dano4572 8 лет назад

Mr Leno,Thank you for showing all of those vehicles of yours.They make one feel good! DANO

@pickupmandan 12 лет назад

I love your collection of vintage machines,They are so beautiful.

@hovanti 11 лет назад

Thoroughly enjoyable! I like the old machines the best; that is one smooth motorcycle. I wish I could hear it live...

@randykinch9316 10 лет назад

Jay Please wear GLOVES , they are the first thing you put down in a crash , we must protect your hands so you can keep writing those checks to your mechanics :) love you man

@TheNextGoogification 6 лет назад

2nd That - Can't believe he wasn't. I always wear gloves when I ride my bicycle - I can't remember if I did when I rode.

@marcopoulin1897 3 года назад

Live free or died no helmet no glove california suck

@vikramiyengar1861 11 лет назад

Hello Mr. Leno, nice to see such a nice and original bike, I couldn't believe that this good old bike runs awesome and as you rightly said this bike is definitely a super bike of that era. I love all the GARAGE episodes and appreciate you doing this for us. Thanks and may god bless you.

@lasvegassal9322 7 лет назад

The motorcycle is history! And I really love Jays Jacket the patina on it makes it looked so cool!

@ninja2kernow 10 лет назад

love the fact you are not going to restore it.

@harveymushman2219 5 лет назад

Your the best Jay !....Thanks for sharing....

@spaceturtle9184 4 года назад

Beautiful bike. Thanks for sharing.

@klh3244 4 года назад

That is an awesome bike Jay! Thanks for showing it to us.

@rustyfordsutube 11 лет назад

Don't know if you read these comments Jay....but if you do: Jay, I watched all of your garage videos multiple times. You have the coolest stuff. The combination of you talking about them in the shop and then taking them out on the road is just sublime. I've been messing with old cars my whole life and I like to imagine that I'd be just like you if I had the financial means that you do. Good for you brother...living the dream.

@wassamattau860 5 лет назад

WOW!!! I loved this video!! Thank you!!!

@SlowEarl1 11 лет назад

Love to see more motorcycle videos.you do a great job with the videos thanks for taking the time to share your awsome toys and the history that goes with them.

@markr.devereux3385 Год назад

Beautiful beautiful antique bike looks super. Kudos JAY

@bakkis61 10 лет назад

I couldn't help noticing the drive chain that seemed to need some attention to it's tension. Jay is sutch a great personality, I like the way he talks about his old maschines and sometimes give a few advices for free in addition. ...cool video! :-)

@WOLFGANGSCUSTOMS 10 лет назад

Great just great to see and hear THANKS

@droidcrasher 4 года назад

Smoothest bike I've seen from this era! NICE !!!

@mrvoyagerm 2 года назад

Fabulous video, thanks so much for doing this. My Harley is now eleven years old and this makes me wish it was even older. The good news is that absolutely nothing has gone wrong with it with normal service and it usually is running before I can get the starter button all the way in. She is no Henderson but it's the best I can do. Thanks again Jay!

@dschenk952 12 лет назад

Used to work at Long Beach Harley-Davidson, and they had a Indian 4 cylinder that I got to take for a ride one day. What a monster. Like Jay said, the speeds for those old bikes was great, but you better have an anchor with you to toss overboard if you needed to stop in a hurry. Thanks, Jay. Great video.

@muddshshshark 8 лет назад

Love the look and styling of that bike The wheels especially

@yiosmukantagara 12 лет назад

Thanks Jay, really glad you make these vids.

@kathleenbaker6927 Год назад

Jay Leno is so 😎. An amazing show.

@wornoutshoes11 4 года назад

I love the look of this old bikes... Classic. 👍👌

@rideforrestride 11 лет назад

Jay I love that you drive your stuff!

@slurp812 11 лет назад

Yes, as a motorhead, Jay is awesome. In not all the into his show, but gotta give him kudos for his automotive knowledge, and collection...

@troynov1965 3 года назад

This is my favorite motorcycle in your collection.

@Dukie48 4 года назад

Awesome video. Tks for sharing !!

@southronspirit 7 лет назад

thanks for sharing this with us

@donparker1823 7 лет назад

I loved this Jay. Thanks

@HotPocketMcFarlane 12 лет назад

One of the things I like about Jay Leno is that, not only does he have a massively impressive car collection, but he also likes to show his cars; he's proud of them, AND he actually drives them, he doesn't keep them cooped up in a garage all the the time, he actually rides/drives them quite often it seems.

@southerncrossdream288 Год назад

Good presentation! Very informative! I like how you demonstrated the shifter. Sounds great!

@trucker4trumpamerica172 8 лет назад

it is so beautiful. wow .. I love. Thanks so much for video.

@arboristo4407 4 года назад

Great sounding! The left kick start seems a little awkward, but a real machine! Look forward to the side car❤️🇺🇸❤️

@thetreblerebel 5 лет назад

You can tell Jay really likes this one. One he is very proud of.

@ronaldclark8187 4 года назад

Thanks Jay.

@liamfinn7339 7 лет назад

love henderson bikes so amazing and look fabulous

@marlerusticgeek0075 7 лет назад

Hi Jay:) Always liked your car vids, but didn't know about you're motorcycle vids until i was watching the Mecum vintage motorcycle auction show.I wanted to learn more about vintage motorcycles and i saw your vids in my search.Learning something new in every video I've watched about these beautiful vintage machines,Thanks:)