todd,jay is aqs good as it gets like you my friend,i talked to him for 1 hour or more,he didnt belittle me for my bike knowledge,listen to me and he surprised me to hear about his background,impressive,a real good fella,eddie
todd sorry i wasted your time on the plate the other day .my friend had one and gave it to me .i guess that was my present but congrats on yours .the smile says it all.i know your new year is starting off on a high note.hope this year is as good for you as the last
Fab old hog... I was amazed to find out that Harley had overhead valves such as the knucklehead way back then... Makes me wonder why the Flathead 45 was so popular and to a lesser extent the Flathead 80... Anyway you guys have an ideal business...
You always make my day todd . I watch all your vids . Im still adding parts to my 05 like the bumpers and saddle seat , etc . I want it to have the old bike look like your originals have . I cant buy a late 30's or 40's knucklehead so im doctoring up my 05 . Thanks for the vids . They are well enjoyed . And particularly u bashing the smart ass so called experts .
Very true,Like you said back in the 60's 70's 80's them vintage h-d parts were all over. put can't you tell if it is not from the stock frame just the way it looks in the frame the routing of the electrical lines and etc.
all signs are, right now, that they were NOS original paint when mounted. I could be in for a surprise when I get them off, but I doubt it. Either way, I will record what I find and upload it here.
+Mario Maldo That is an accessory light bar that came out, roughly, in 1926. It was a standard accessory offered by Harley through their accessory catalogs through much of the 1930's. They are not so very common today. This design is considered "art deco" in nature. Why they designed it to look this way, it was simply the artistic expression of the time. People years ago would often ride their kid on the gas tank in front of them. HD and accessory companies even sold front seats and pads for the tanks from the teens through the 1960's. Laws today forbid this. Today, people have to be PC and "safe". People also used the bars to mount various accessory lights and other items.
then,i make sure sellers stories come through between buyers at your shop,my daddy got killed on this bike but i want it restored,i lost my grandfather to cancer 30 years ago and found his bike in a storage shed where shed was being tore down
I just picked up an original rusty 38 yesterday in Maryland. The welded brake stay is period correct right? I can't remember if I read that in Palmers book if it was 39 or 38 and a check 3 frame
jay sounded very down,talking he s in a one car garage of his working on stuff in indynappolis,we connected cause he has talents in his field and believe me or not i have great talents in mine,him 41 with a 6 month old has alot of future left,me,i almost begged him for a job lol learning at my age is a bitch
I am planning to pull the tanks to derust them and clean the petcocks. I am positive they are NOS, but pulling them will tell the full tale. As far as I can determine, that frame came with that motor. But a lot of things can happen in 76 years that are not always so easy to discern. Lots of people have bikes they are sure came with that frame, but actually did not. I only have history on this one back to the 1980's. As I said in one of the videos, without day of sale photo's and a bill of sale or invoice showing the motor number, we are all assuming about ANY bike.
+steve kwall I did, there are videos on this. I need to have a special tool to figure out the paint on the tanks which I do not have. i have been able to trace the history of the bike since new now, waiting on pictures before I can make another video.
damn,iv been selling homemade crossbars,wow,i like that one,never ever sceen one like it ,do u know where i can get pics ? can u give me specs ? i see 2 treaded holes im guessing for spotlights or mirrors but what is that ball ????
Hey Todd! I dig it, big time! so with all of these beautiful old machines that you own, which one is your favorite? I recently made that move to MA, how's business in CA?
HuntingHarleys haha, I hear ya; this is a good bike to have as a favorite. has the cost of operations always outweighed the profits you made? I would have thought recent profits would be decent with all the shelf cleaning you've done
cool,my birthday is dec 30th but every friday 13 i either cut myself or have girlfriend problems lol ,full moon too lol do u know anyone i can get to reproduce kaybee spotlight mounts ????? i need a old man retired machinist but here in nc ,these great guys i knew have all passed on,i payed 260 for a woreout kaybee to get the mount eddie
tv totally sucks big time,didnt get email from jay ? i miss the big time strret rodder builder who died,his show,damn,cant think of his name,had an old man doing his sheetmetal work,weeeeee neeeddd your show my friend,getting sick of seeing pickers buying bikes for thier personal collection,talk about a goldmine those two idiots feel in lol
but pickers !!!! i know its alot if prescripted crap my friend,but,alot of the bike stuff fellows says,screw that price,but you,your hounddogs,and believe me,im not at all insulting them,u pay them for knowledge and expertise,DAMN ITTTTT,if i only had million funds,i know truly in my heart,it would be unforgettable genious,dentist,doctors,women u couldnt pick a bike up if it fell on them lol would crop to your show like moths to a flame,iv never been much in my life,but ,im a genious at having the taste to make little bucks,now if i had millions backing me,god help my competion lol i sell 15 dollar junk,polish the brass,paint it black,and guys from all over world believe me,i do this in my grandmas floor kitchen where its black from spray paint,daddy turns my parts,buttt believe me with all my heart todd,you need to find anew publicist,promoter,i would start my show with clips of the best biker movie of alltime,damn lol brando movie,cant think of title lol
trust me on this, maybe not every word is pre arranged, but every find is. That is how it has to be. No one is going to spend 30-100k a day following you around the USA hoping you might find a bike one day
