1942 WLA Harley Davidson Motorcycle ride - Start up and Operation 

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Imagine the flashback for a German veteran!

@@tonys9397 haha

Imagine the flash back I had from my past life

Jim appreciate the comments! Nostalgia is definitely what I was going for and to have a little experience. My dad was a WWII vet...combat engineer. Me, I just ride the new stuff😁. Jay and I terrorized the roads back in the 80s together 🤣

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@@georgetownmultimedia653 Love this tribute to our Vets! My dad was also an Army engineer. But he was in Vietnam in the 67TH Detachment. Good stuff man!

Appreciate it! Took us about 5 hours to shoot all of the sequences. Had Jay go through all of the starting procedures so I could get good shots. The Army TM was slightly different but overall I enjoyed the process

Thanks Jester! Kind of step back in time and gradually come back to reality.

Oh boy caption America it is

Oscar Aranda thanks Oscar!

justin monti , Jay and I used to ride bikes together back in the 80s. He’s always been about fixing vehicles. It is an awesome bike. Thanks for watching. I had a great time creating the video!

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Appreciate the comments...really enjoyed making the video!

Thanks Russ!

You ever joined one of the Harley Vintage groups on Facebook...fantastic images.

Proud PICT appreciate the comments! I enjoyed shooting the video. Army veteran of 22 years.

Thanks Alex!!

Did some work in Ft Riley last year on a Joint Assault Bridge. I’ve got some WLA posters and other images in my portfolio if you care to check them out: View my photos at: tadbrowning.smugmug.com/Portfolio-2019

33818ual , appreciate it. To be honest, Jay is the subject matter expert. I just documented it and put the video together 😁

Thanks!!! Was a great day!!

Adam Rasmussen thanks Adam!

Ken Morison thanks Ken! My dad was a WWII vet. Jay is a likes reinactments and he is also a very talented mechanic. The 37 Chevy in the background was fully restored by him. I thought adding a long transition starting with black and white was a transition that took the viewers from a past time back to the present. Used to ride bikes with Jay back in the mid 80s...long time friend. Thanks for watching. I also have a similar video on my channel without the BW but has instructions on the bottom of the video.

Appreciate it!

Gilbert Stuart great to know. I’ll pass it on to Jay. Did you ride a WLA in the Army? I’m a retired Army guy myself.

I’m a newbie with the wla. I didn’t get the detailed training you received. Learning as I’m going and from great people like you giving me tips and tricks. It’s definitely not like any modern day bike.

@@jaymorris3093 Thanks Jay but in reply to you and Georgetown I must say that I only ever did a course on the 42 wla which consisted of a couple of days when I was in the part time reserves in a transport battalion. I never did actually get to be rider in the army. However I did own one myself at one stage. A friend and I both had one each and we stripped them down to rebuild them. He completed his but unfortunately mine stayed in pieces. Mine used a lot of oil and I can still remember the vibration felt through the footrest platform. I went on one 80 mile ride and on the way home at night I could see flame coming from the cylinders where the pipes went in. It was cold and on that side my leg was warm, on the other side I tucked my leg in against the cylinders as far as I could. That was all back in the early 60"s and of course my memory is probably not spot on. On the other hand your bike looks very nice and is a credit to you.

And yet, there is nothing saved by Not using the clutch. It's up to each rider to get comfortable with his machine. The highest wear for a clutch occurs upon starting off in first gear. There is virtually no wear on a clutch when changing to a higher gear. Optional.

Awesome! Thanks!

Thanks Mario! Appreciate your comments!

I agree. I'd rather have that bike than anyone made. Thanks!

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Brit Vacations thanks for watching! Really enjoyed putting this together. About 6 hours of shooting. 😁

Thanks for watching!!!

Thanks Mate! Glad you enjoyed the video

About 6 hours of shooting. Nikon D5, GoPros and a couple of drone shots. Unfortunately, my plan was to get more drone shots but it was really windy! Thanks for your comments!

Bart, great story. Thanks for sharing

🤣🤣

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much!

Lew Soltis appreciate it.

Thanks Sam!!

I think it is for sale.

Thanks Neil!! Appreciate it! Took about 6 hours of shooting. Nikon D5, GoPro 6 & a DJI Mavic Pro...little too windy for the drone footage I wanted.

It would take more than six hours just to storyboard this film. You could develop the plot and add music and make a full feature.

@@Rossplanet didn’t have a lot of time...just a weekend visit to an old friend. Hadn’t seen the bike until the day we began shooting. For the most part, unscripted. I had Jay go through the entire startup process and then filmed individual actions. Road trip was about 6-7 rides with a GoPro set up in different locations to show what he was doing. Appreciate all the comments! Jay also does WWII re-enactments on a regular basis and also has a half track. The 37 Chevy pickup in the video he restored about 15 years ago...all original.

steve perry , Jay does a lot of WWII reinactments.

@@georgetownmultimedia653 nice, must be fun.

steve perry , he and his wife both do Re-enactments. Many times they take the half-track to events. He let me take it for a spin 😁

Yes, Jay was still trying to get a Speedo at the time we made this. Good eye!!

Thank you!!

Thanks so much for your comments. I really enjoyed putting the video together.

Glad you enjoyed it! Had planned on having a lot more drone work but there was a 25mph wind most of the day. You can see from the last drone shot just how windy it was, my drone was getting pushed all over the place, lol Took about 6 hours to shoot!

They chattered like sewing machines. They were metal to metal...no belts.

I have another video on my channel that explains the process with captions on the bottom as well. Thanks for watching!!

Zen experience

Georgetown Multimedia now i have my own ritual with bsa m20

Dillon Snyder thanks!!!

Thanks Bruno!

Me too! 😀

Daniel Kim thanks!!

싱겁이 Thank you for watching!

Ricky Earp awesome story! Thanks for sharing!

Neil Gooderham , yeah, Jay has been trying to find an original speedometer for a while. Appreciate the comments!!

steam boy#1 , nope, this one is in Illinois! 😁

Thanks!

Pretty much...hard to ride

Epitome63 the serial number on this bike puts in having been in the battle of the bulge. Jay still has a couple of things he wants to restore on it but it really runs beautifully!

@@georgetownmultimedia653 Wow. That is awesome. It looks like it is located quite a ways from me. Too bad, I would love to see it.

Epitome63 Jay is located in Southern Illinois. I traveled there to see him. An old motorcycle buddy of mine from the 80s 😊

@@georgetownmultimedia653 That's my luck. I was guessing Ohio from the geography. I live in eastern VA so a long way.

Thanks Charles!

Not true, I just watched a movie called road 47 about Brazilians in WW2. It made me start reading more about Brazil's role in WW2. I'm Canadian I get the same thing, our countries' history sometimes get forgotten and pushed back in the background of the bigger countries.

Marcel Troy Gellamucho thank you!

Muchas Gracias!

Jay picked them up from a re-enactment.

Jay got them at a re-enactment

He’s been riding a while! First started riding with Jay around 84...we terrorized the roads back then.

@@georgetownmultimedia653 yes I DID START RIDING A FLATHEAD 1962 BEFORE I LEARN HOW TO RIDE I HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO KICK START THE BEAST WITH THE LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND TO SUPPORT THE BIKE OR YOU BRAKE THE KICK STAND, LOOK HOW SEXY IS A GIRL KICKING START A HARLEY ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-43V8C2rwIGc.html AND A 12 YEARS OLD LITTLE GIRL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dh0OLiNeJyI.html BUT A BIG MAN LIKE THIS IS RIDICULOUS ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TV4FRIugwbU.html