Can We Revive This WWII Era Motorcycle? 

Man I love your videos, people are too used to high octane drama from shows such as OCC so when you see videos like this just a couple dudes being wholesome and just enjoying do their bikes the way they like it makes for the perfect formula.

The Most Significant American Motorcycle Program/Museum today with one of the Finest Collections with Complete Working Shop ,,,And everything Runs ! Your Father whould be Proud Your No#1 Brother!

When that Flathead started first kick it had me standing up and cheering, shows how much we get involved in watching your fabulous restorations. 😉

Simply a beautiful machine. I had a 42 "45" when I was 14 in 1955. Mine had the big buddy seat on it. I rode it to a high school track meet 4 miles away, and asked a girl if she wanted to go for a ride. She hopped on and we took a short ride around town. We have been married for 63 years. Wish I had kept it. The foot clutch hand shift was unique. No power house, but a hoot to ride. Thanks for the memories.

Guys, I don't know what to say honestly. Congratulations on the new bike Chris, it's absolutely awesome, and I can't believe you chose that swan for your fender. I actually have the same thing only with red wings. It was my grandfather's back in the day, he had it on his simplicity garden tractor. As a kid I used to think he was so cool as he cut grass with the tractor and the chrome swan with red wings sitting proudly on the front part of the hood. Made me emotional to see you choose that man, and I had to go to my garage to check out my red wing swan I inherited from pap when he passed.... I just may indeed put my swan on the front fender of my 04 road king.

Chris, you are a lucky and blessed man to be able to learn from the knowledge that of the Wheels Through Time crew. God bless all.

I'm a gear-head who's been doing cars for 40-years, I've always loved motorcycles too, but never owned one or learned to tear them down, although I've always wanted to. I have ridden them and know how to ride, maybe not all that good but I've always wanted to restore one and this is the most informative channel for that, I really admire what you guys do, I'd love to hang out there for a few weeks, I'm sure I'd learn quite a bit to help me out, I'm already well versed in carburetors, electrical systems and mechanics, so I'd be well on my way 😊

What color would I want besides black, pretty much anything. It's a personal thing. Probably 50% of the Harleys on the road are black and chrome. In my case I fell in love with a burgundy and cream 2007 Ultra. Very, very pretty bike in my estimation. In my wife's eyes it's the prettiest motorcycle in the world, and no, I'm not going to argue with her. All that said, it's your bike do what you want to with it, and it is pretty, for a black bike.😄 Keep the good stuff coming guys.

Man I was so happy to see a new video pop up!! Love you guys and the museum. Thanks for all the hard work!!

G'day from Australia 🇦🇺 guys , I gotta say , the knowledge you have around harley davidsons is phenomenal, I enjoy your videos so much , keep them coming , take care 😊

I'm a old bagger & I got some reading to do. Thanks for lessons boys. Enter fat thumb here

❤thanks for making my day. I was struggling, trying to figure out what to say in my bio.( I had a stroke.) this is a perfect distraction!

Nice resto! The right amount of chrome (not too much). Love it! I noticed that your serial number is 42U1842. I have 42U1809. It came from a WW2 military base in Quebec. I rode it on the street for about ten years. I had it geared pretty tall, and it would lope along nicely at 80+ mph. So much torque! Now it's been built up into a Bonneville racer. We had it up to 127mph on gas about six years ago, and 137mph on nitrous four years ago. My brother had 42U1807 from the same military base. He blew it up down in Maryland about 45 years ago. The stock 74 cylinders were bored out .060" over the standard 80"size ...a total of .185". Paper thin! All it took was a hot afternoon and trying to keep up with a pack of modern bikes, and ka-boom! The rear piston stuck and the whole lower rear cylinder disintegrated. And of course the rear rod then took out the back of the cases. A sad day...

I can’t wait for the spring here in MA so I can get my ‘40 UH back out flatheads forever

Cool to see old steel brought back to its glory and I will one day have a Harley legend machine are nothing at all. Ride it with pride man.

Great episode, as always! It was fun to watch Matt and Chris out and about at the swap meet too. I wouldn’t mind seeing some more content like that as well.

Evening gentlemen! Glad to see another survivor be given another breath of life. Please tell Mr. Andy, Camryn from Texas says hello!

An unexpected office space reference always makes my day 🍻

Every inch of your shop is incredible. It must be unbelievably amazing to work in that environment every day. I wouldn't want to go home. Great video!!!

My first Harley ride was on my dad’s 57 Sportster XL. I was 14 at the time( I am 75 now) practicing how to ride in a Hay field for hours, still riding today. I also learned how to rebuild Pan Heads at that time by my dad. He would have loved your show.

Just another great video showcasing not only the knowledge and passion of keeping history alive and running.... but also the personalities of Matt and Chris... i had the pleasure of meeting Matt a few years back and he spent about an hour with my buddy and i walking us around the museum after giving him some merch from New England Motorcycle Museum here in Ct... owned by Ken Kaplan Sr. what you see in the videos is exactly how Matt is in person. Matt you are one of a kind... huge shoutout to and your team/crew for keeping history alive and educating us along the way....👍

I honestly thought this was a old video, it's exciting to see what is coming for the future of this motorcycle hopefully you keep us updated on the rest of the bikes life. 🤘🇺🇸🤘🇺🇸💯🇺🇸🤘

Love Chris on the videos. We want to see anything and everything wtt. Where else do you learn 164 parts in a pair of knuckle heads. This is free education lol

Hi from Australia, you can’t beat old cars and bikes, easier to work on especially if you have parts to find. Great show.

I can confirm 80 inch flathead super ride , so relaxing but plenty of torque, very reliable for an. Old bike , thanks for sharing Matt

From my years as army mechanic and the years before the Solidstate systems, we carried a match book in our pocket. the match book flap was .019 to 20 thousand of an inch. a very handy for roadside fix. happy travels William O'Donnell

Chris is a wise man. Happy wife, happy life.

So happy to wake up to this. Was watching the 57 sporty then anniversary k model video. Love everything wtt. My go to on the RU-vid.

Matt you're continuing to make your old man proud , i'm looking forward to riding over the mountain to come see Yall again soon for the 2024 season ❤

RIP RAURY sprayers to his family and friends.... Rite mate restore the bike and please do a video of you on the bike when finished to put flowers on his head stone.... RESPECT LAD

👋👋👍👍👍🇺🇸⚓️🇺🇸 Good times With Great people

Like a great movie, chris found exactly what he wanted 😂

Great video. Love the banter and scattered jokes and clips, entertaining and informative. Love that old flathead. It's gorgeous in its simplicity.

I most likely will never own one of these bas boys but I do enjoy watching you guys build them

Have you ever done a video on restoring a servicar? I would like to see one completely restored.

Well, THAT was Fun…!! ✅ Love the Swan 🦢 for the fender too. 🥳👏👍

Another great video guys, thanks! Glad you found your part and that cool ornament Chris.

Keeps on getting better and better! I go on my flathead adventure tomorrow. Going to check out that 38 WLDR! Wish me luck.🍀

i love love love these old bikes for some reason no idea why but they scream to me. much love guys see y’all on the next one ☝️

Man this is one of your best vids right here just bikes and bros.

Hey Matt, I just wanted to tell you that I think you’re an absolutely amazing mechanic, but on top of that you’re an absolutely amazing historian. I learn so much from watching your videos. I know that you’re an extremely busy guy but you should consider opening up a school. I’m almost 50 and live in Philadelphia but I would be down there in a second to get the chance to learn from you. Thank you for the education in the videos and the entertainment.

That was fantastic, a day in the WTT workshop always is, the bike is a killer well build lads & run like a purring kitchen, a added bonus down to Daytona Beach bike meet, great purchase on the front fender ornament, cheers guy's👍

Keep the bikes rolling. I love seeing some of my favorite bikes especially the ul series

Can't wait to see your fender ornament installed

Anywhere I can watch motorcycle content and get an office space reference is time well spent 😂

Having moths fly out of Your billfold , builds character :-)

I love how you guys (and RU-vidr Pacific Mike) sit on the bike and kick it, none of that 'leg-swinging' garbage lol

magic hands fetteling the finest details ! LEGENDARY STUFF ! = thank you both .

Congrats Chris. Well deserved jewel of a bike!

What a Beautiful Bike. Last Time I was up at the shop Dad was around and I saw him at his desk. I love to see all the bling that they had back then it’s just really cool. Great Videos Thank You 🙏

Chris That’s a beautiful bike I hope you are proud of it ❤ And Dale is passionate about it keep up the great work 😊

WOW what a fine Bike video.....Thanks a bunch Matt & Chris and the camera man 👍👍 Old F-4 2 Shoe🇺🇸

Great video!! Great to see you guys again. It's been a long winter...😎

OMG, i am so jealous!! That all black bike with just a little chrome here and it looks great. I wished i could afford a bike like that. I guess i will have to keep on ridding my 09 fxdl. Personal note: my middle son printed me a hog for my front fender, not too big and not too small :) You gota have fun :) I am planning a trip to the museum when you guys reopen :)

Enjoy your new bike Chris, it's awesome!

Next year's giveaway bike is looking good. My guess is the blue one with the white parts on the engine is next year's. Oh do I hope.

7:37 here's what you can do to bring back your old OG points to OG spec. Step 1: buy Copper Tungsten rod. Then using a small jeweler's drill press, drill out the OG point in the points leaving the sheet metal clean and proper, devoid of the contacts. After that, you machine those points out of the rod, and press them in place using dies that match the OG pattern of the points (if they have a pattern). Old body, new points. And you can do this indefinitely. One rod will outfit your entire barn of horses. :) I would recommend getting a small jeweler's lathe for this, perfect for the job. Doesn't need to be fancy, you don't need to know much, just enough to make the un-pressed points. Personally, i skip the rod part because i use tin snips to split my points' body down the middle to the hole, discard the dead contacts and replace them with brand new ones from (a similarly operated on part) that fits the diameter, then just silver solder the split back and give it a little press love tap for good measure. I've rarer European points that are not as easily found, so that's how i get by.

Great video! This is the type of content that I really enjoy watching. Keep it up!!!

Greetings from oregon brothers made my day Chris you are going to ride my Dream bike 80 flaty very cool i shoulda bought one when they were affordable im 71 still riding the two in my garage 1990 hertiage softail and a 06 bmw GS great bikes blessed to have them would sell them both for a flaty great vid love old iron!

Finishing up a '46 UL of mine. Picked up a few tips in this vid. Thanks guys!

I truly envy you guys.. your knowledge is incredible and to get to do what you love is on the coolest model Harley’s ever made has got to be heaven on earth.. I live in Virginia and at some point, I’m coming to visit your incredible place..

The more i see these beautiful motorcycles the more I'm influenced to learn to ride and learn to dissemble learn motorcycles in general

Bike looks great , I had a '41 knuckle in black pretty much the same except for the bars . Had to sell it when my wife passed just before the prices blew up unfortunately. Use to go to Dayton back in the day too

I really like that even though you dress your bike up, you dress them like they would have in the day. The bikes are just cool. No interdiction is needed . They just have the IT factor. Very cool. Thanks for taking us along 👍.

I keep thinkin' 'bout my old '41 9N Ford tractor when I hear these bikes idle. Ya can hear everything move inside. It's exciting! Nice to see another oldie live again. Thanks for sharing!

I'll just tell yah. I know nothing about these bikes. But I love your show. Awesome show, thank you. I've been working on old cars all my life. ....

Awesome bike Chris . Sounds great !

Sorry for all the comments lol. This is what gets me excited. Thank you all.

Really good! Glad to see this come together.

Looking forward riding out to visit the museum. Maybe this is my year to win that great looking knucklehead for 2024.

Living the dream you guys😍

That was great to have Chris featuring a lot more. He's a natural

If it's the last thing I do, I'm gonna have a conversation with ya Bro... I will see wheels through time!! 💯

Dam that's a beautiful bike perfect guys Great job

I fell in love with these old bikes when the movie Born To Ride came out with John Stamos. Then I quickly realized I’d never be able to afford one

Another great video if this were the only channel to watch I would still be Happy as can be to have it⚡⚡⚡👍😁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Chris you guys have to do another video when you get the blue winged swan mounted on your fender man.....love to see it!

Great video Matt and Chris.

Cool Flathead! Nice job guys!

I have a 2007 Yamaha cruiser, so you guys probably don't think much of it. I have never been a Harley guy, but I have never seen these older bikes before. I like them. I love the passion you guys put into each bike you work on. I wish I could retire and ride by bike out there to N. C. from Ca. and see your museum.

Awesome.as always guys

Chris and company looked good riding around the swapmeet and Daytona! The swan looks even better in person!

What a great guy Matt is, Really appreciate the continuous work and effort that you guys at WTT do putting up such videos ❤❤❤❤.

This is the definition of cool.

Love your guys show been down to the wheel through time museum a couple of times one time even got to speak with your grandfather. What a cool dude and your pops both really good men fun to talk with even with you one time and I’m telling you what you guys do a fantastic job on the show and it’s such a help to watch, the work you do on motorcycles I really love it keep it up fellas

As always very awesome video and even more awesome is the flathead you're both very blessed matt your dad was so awesome you are blessed more than you will ever know I never your dad or any of you guys but sure enjoy All your videos but I would like to know Chris's secret how to get your boss to build your bike 😂 you guys are too cool thanks again

That's a beautiful bike!

Too Friggin Cool!... Safe Travels

Awesome show! Chris is on his way to 13 pieces of flair!😂

Thanks for the video guys. Just got my provisional at the age of 72 in the UK and the Harley is on my bucket list. Love the way you love the machines, wish I loved my Misses the same way, no only joking. Your channel is the tops. Thanks again.❤

Oldest bike I have is my dad’s 79 FLHC, he had a 49 in his youth. Enjoy the videos, I just got the fairing mounted on my 93 FXRP, EF VIN. Not the same as firing off an 80 year old bike, but still it was a good day! A museum visit is on my list, I guess at 64 next month, it’s the only thing on a bucket list? Back to the garage, to figure out why the Shovelhead has a bad attitude?

I want one of these bikes in my lounge room…..they are art.

Super cool flatty Chris, enjoy.

this beast has a port job ? NICE ! Dude camera loves you fellas ! i really enjoy watching your videos

What an awesome video. Chris, I'm very happy for you. That fender ornament is amazing. I wish you many miles of trouble-free riding...

Dale Must be Smiling.

You guys know your sh*t! The passion and commitment to these bikes is unmatched! Plus - the audio and video quality is better than most YT channels PERIOD. Props to your BTS crew.

The videos are always amazing and the wealth of knowledge you all possess on these old bikes is incredible, but what impresses me the most is the collection of parts at the shop.

Beautiful bike!👍

The olive black paint looks good.