I Bought A Motorcycle Out of A Hoarders Basement, WAS IT WORTH IT? 

We're seeing your dad again through you, digging through barns and finding old Harley parts and bikes.. thanks for carrying us along.

These are by far my favourite videos on RU-vid. Matt’s enthusiasm is infectious. I get just as excited as him when he gets em up and running. I could watch these all day long.

It’s a blessing to watch someone that knows how to make a bike come back to life.

I met Dale at a Las Vegas Mecum auction along time ago. His spirit lives on through Matt. Great job guys!

A little surprised you had never see a dog bone wrench before. Had them on the ranch since dirt was invented. Still have one or two laying around.

That engine sounds pretty darn good after sitting that long and with the points set by eye.

Wow .... what an Aladin's Cave...... was like a little museum all on its own! Your knowledge and experience is inspiring..... the way can "feel" that there is fuel or oil just from the resistance on the kicker...... that takes a lot of years and bikes to acquire. Priceless. Humbled.

WOW !!!!! Please ship it to Oz for me....am in love with her....Lucky blokes and thanks to old owner for looking after history...Cheers.👍

Sooo cool , I got started on my dad 1958 pan at 14 & I have had 5 big v-tweens and now a fast 2021 XL 1200 NS Iron Sportster I'm fixing to be 66 in July really enjoyed you guys sharing this love to see more brings back some good memories.

AWESOME! I love watching you guys bring those old bikes to life. I'm coming up again this year.

Met dale two times at wheels thru time. Like talking to a friend from 40yrs past. What a wanderfull man. Matt you are doing your father proud keep it going ❤️

I was home on leave in Chicago in 77, and visited a friend who had a 37 WLA, and he needed rent money badly. I paid seven hundred for it, rode it to MCAS Cherry Point, ended up in Beirut and overseas, and sold the thing, along with a 64 Triumph and a 62 BSA 441. I've got five old bikes today, from a sixty sportster to a 96 Panhead, I built in 96 all new. Always a pleasure to watch old bikes fire and run, I had no doubt that knuckle would easily go up the hill. I miss some of the 25 or 30 bikes I've been through over the years, a few of them "not so much". I had no doubt that bike would fire, thanks for sharing!

My Dad, who passed in 97 was a motor cycle man and mechanic. He rode a model 45 from Fort Ord Ca to Vancouver Wa in 1945 with a friend when he was discharged from the Army, too many points. He had a 48 Indian chief which I have a picture of him and friend with Dad standing on the handle goin down the road. Thought you might enjoy that.

Hi Matt! I'll be the first to admit that I don't know anything much about these old bikes. But through your knowledge and love of what you do, I feel like I could dive right in on a project of this caliber with ya! Passion is one of the top contributors to a good life. And you my friend are leading the race in the passion dept! Thank you so much for sharing these vids with us! I look forward to each one! See you soon in MV!

Those tools like the one you found were common in the 60s. I had one but they weren't real good in tight spaces.

Them old Harleys are things of beauty are they. Especially if they are all original paint and parts. Great to see someone with such enthusiasm bring them back to life.🙏

Absolutely love the simplicity of these old gems, Matt and crew make it look so easy.

Starts, runs, drives and idles! He knows every nut and bolt and this bike. Dale knows his sheet. Hats off to the owner for giving it a proper home. Was in Maggie Valley, but WTT and most everything was closed due to covid. I missed his museum, and I miss the beautiful riding this area has. Great post.

i NEED TO FIND A BASEMENT LIKE THIS

Man this gave me chills!!! Awesome find guys!!! Another fine piece of Harley Davidson history running again!! Y'all rock!!!!

6:32 I can’t believe you have never seen one of those tools before. I have had some for decades here in Australia 🇦🇺 they were good for our bicycles.

Cool seeing you can still find original bikes

Wow, how exciting for Matt, Chris and the team. I can't stop smiling. Cheers from Australia... WooHoo!

Man thats a beautiful bike. Once you get thay cleaned up you really have a jewel there man.

That was great. So awesome that a little bit of tinkering and pow, it runs! It will be another fine addition to the museum!

Amazing work. Nothing phases you. Love your passion for old motorcycles.

Nice video. I miss Dale.We got to know Dale very well. We all have been through Wheels through time so many times. Once a group of us rode to a gathering in Pigeon Forge on a Saturday & stayed all week. Unfortunately, rain plagued us for 3 days.On Tuesday, We said, Screw it..Put on the rain gear & let's go.. So we did. Rode across the mountain. And headed to Maggie Valley to WTT. We pulled up. Of course, we didn't check the hours or operation . The museum was closed. Dale Walksler comes out. He greets us. Long time,no see. How have you been, we chatted a bit.. He says you are coming from PF? Yes. He was somewhat impressed. But he knew we loved riding. And it was a steady all day rain.He says. Well, come in,dry out. You guys aren't going back out in this.. We stayed for half the day. Had Wheels Thru Time all to ourselves! Thanks, Dale, for all the memories & hospitality you've shown me. I'm so glad his son is carrying his legacy forward.

I can't be nothing but happy for you. I would not even be able to think straight until I got everything home and I could relax and take it all in....

Matt that multi tool you showed was a bicycle tool we used to sell in the 70's. I think I still have one.

That is a beautiful old Harley! This was Great! I was right there with y'all! I was so engrossed in what y'all were doing I was chewing my lips and my hands were going through motions. Totally cool! So good to see it run agian and climb that hill! Way to go guys! Thank you. I'm a 72 year old gearhead. Loved watching this. Very exciting and thrilling.

What a joy to watch this video. Thanks Matt. I’ve been to the museum 10 years ago and need to get back. Retiring in 19 days. Shout out to you from Temperance Michigan.

Had a 49 ELin the early 90's. Brings back memories.

What a great find. So much cool stuff in that place.

You two are a good team. Fun to watch.

Thanks for sharing Matt. Great job.

Thanks for taking us along I can almost smell the old gas and oil. An old Harley is on my list thanks to you guys and the enthusiasm. I already have tickets for the raffle.

That, was totally awesome....love your channel guys...so cool to see that og paint, then to hear it run, wow

I was a mechanic in the army from 1976 -84 during that time the jeeps had breaker points. We had a trick using a match book to set the points not as good as feeler gauge but it will give you around 19 thousands may not be perfect but could get you running if in a tight spot. William O'Donnell, Love your channel

Awesome barn find! What a barn full! Wow!

What a find Matt! Never gets old does it!

You just always come across as a genuine and classy individual! Ride safe!

Hi Matt, the tool that was in the toolbox was a standard tool to repair bicycles in Belgium and Europe in the 60s and 70s. Greetings from Belgium

That spanner is the same as one we used tobuy in the bicycle shop in tho 70s.Great work on the bike Matt.

Your dad was a great man ! Love you guys! What a great life you have!!

Oh, I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm with us 🙂

The line between collecting and hording is defined by the state in which you keep everything. If it's fairly or relatively neat and organized then it's a collection, if it's thrown into piles in the garage it's a hord lol.

So cool. Always enjoyed the show but this is the really neat stuff. Just seems like your almost there as you guys work on it and dig through all the wonderful things in the garage .Ya just never know what is in someones garage. We all miss Dale , but you have picked up the ball and never stopped. In our prayers always. Thanks for what you guys do , not many around with the knowledge and talent

These edit are getting better and better! What a killer rescue!

Matt , I think it would be cool if you threw Chris a bone once in a while ? Let him get the first kicks and test rides , He seems like such valuable asset to your team . Thank you for what you guys do .

What a fantastic find - congratulations!🎉

Matts knowledge is so impressive and inspirational.

You guys are having a lot of fun, and it's fun to watch. As a Harley owner, old and new, you're tapping a rich vein of nostalgia.

Got the privilege to visit your museum all the way from New Zealand and just loved it and your continual work as caretakers of these bikes Thanks David

Good morning gentlemen! I will admit I'm not a Harley guy, but the cool factor is definitely here, I like vintage machinery, bikes, cars, trucks, this stuff needs to be brought out into the light of day & not hoarded in someone's basement or shop! Kudos to y'all!!

Fantastic. These vids get me through the deep freeze up here in the north, and makes me realize I need an old Harley 😅. Keep up the great work lads. Cheers

22:28 A nice Powell example I just saw into my own future in a few years: motorcycle, machine tools, and heavy equipment!

Awesome you can feel the spirit of your dad in every new find ..youl be back clearing any other interesting bits

I had that tool used to use it on m bicycle...... it's a beauty for sure.... Congratulations!!!! 🎉👏

Saving these old bikes makes it worth it

I enjoyed this vid so much........reminds me when I started out in Belfast N.I. with my Aul Mans 1953 KH 500 Ariel that had been in Belfast stables in York Street since after the war. For me it was he Summer Of ....69 Analogue bikes with genuine analogue biker mechanic's.......what a treat to watch and listen. I'm still at it today all these years later and still use the principle of problem elimination which is so organic.....and will return...cause it's a tried and trusted method. Thanks again for a great wee story....I will watch again ....and I have liked and subscribed

The little wrench you found was marketed as a bicycle wrench in the early 60's. I was using one to tighten the axle nut on my bicycle. I put all of my weight (100lbs soaking wet) into tightening that nut when the handle broke. The broken end that was still attached to the bike made a serious attempt of removing my thumb. Several stitches later I was ready to go. I never bought another one of those wrenches. If I remember correctly it's made of cast aluminum but could be magnesium.

Matts mental punch list is outstanding! One by one you two checked it off and brought that old Girl back to life! So awesome! Thanks for sharing your adventures!

By far one of the best channels on RU-vid !!! Thank you for sharing!!

Brings back lots of memories as my first Harley was a 1961 Duo Glide ex Detroit Police bike. Foot clutch and timing advance! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent video, you took us through a very-good restart-and-ride process. Nice goodie-get, too. Thanks!

That was exciting, what a great find and even better result 👍

This reminded me of Dale's old show "What's In The Barn?" Going into that shop and finding Harley parts all over the place in boxes and corners. Very enjoyable and I'm sure Dale was looking down from Heaven cheering the boys on about a job well done!

That tool you found with that with the ‘47 was called a “ Bone -wrench “ & I have a couple of them myself. Handy to have when you have limited space to haul wrenches & will usually tighten up whatever came loose enough to get ya home again…… as long as fastener hasn’t vibrated completely off bike ..😏😉. Way cool find guys , & thanks for posting this one 😎👍

in Germany the little Tool is called "der Knochen" - "the Bone" need little tool to have around every twoWheeler...

This was an absolute pleasure! Thank you so much for taking us along with you. This is what America is missing. This is what stirs the soul!

Nice one!. Love seeing old bits of kit being bought back to life! Nuff said!. 😘

That tool in the tool kit was actually a push bike tool, I had a few different ones when I was a kid, think I might still have them too, Rj in Oz

Super nice bike Matt ! I have several of those one tool in the tool box wrenches .. ENJOYED 👍👍

That German spanner is called a box spanner or dumbell spanner in UK. It's for use on bicycles and has all the sizes needed for most cycles.. I noticed in the barn, all the cycles. Probably for those.

Loved this video. Fun to see this bike to start after you gentlemen put some time into ensuring everything checked out for a start.👍

Great video Matt ! I need to plan a trip to Maggie Valley and see it in person. I got a big smile when you guys got it running. Dale had a willing student and he really taught you well.

My dad had a full-dress ‘47 Harley, around 1950 or so. Have a pic of him on it and my mom on the back.

Great Job GUYS. LOVE THE VIDEOS. Highly. Educational. THANKYOU

Beautiful bike. I bought a 2010 crossbones to just have that classic look. I love my Bones. Thanks guys for showing this gorgeous bike. Love Canada 🇨🇦

Awesome find brother. Keep finding them and giving them life❤

You have the coolest job in the world Matt!!!

Im telling ya Matt good ol Dale making ya work for it giving you a hard time smiling ear to ear watching from above GET'ER DONE..❤❤

I just at the museum back in April and it was so exciting to see all of those bikes.

It is always a pleasure watching your videos

That sure put a smile on my face.... 👍

Mike Wolfe from Pickers would have lost his mind in that place. You are making your Dad proud.

WOW LOOK AT ALL OF THAT BIKE STUFF IN THAT BUILDING + A running BIKES......Thanks Matt & Chris 👍 Old F-4 2 Shoe🇺🇸

What a day, and collection of stuff. Priceless

love the old bikes.awsome work,guys

That's awesome Matt! Dad's smiling!

That was a treat and then some. Thanks from New Zealand.

Wow...just wow. I wish I could run across something like this.

I love seeing a knucklehead engine that looks like that one. Not all tarted up with chrome, it just has the look of history. Outstanding.

Just wow! I am blown away!! This is so awesome!

The tool you found is a bicycle wrench from the late 50s early 60s. I have 2 of them and they were bought by my grandpa for the bicycles my mom and her brother had when they were kids growing up.

Reminds me of the days of my 1947 FL5401. Fun bikes. Thanks for the memories...

Beautiful old bike , also once again all the NOS parts make me so happy for unexplainable reasons

Que maravilha de máquina 😮! Nossa eu gostaria de ter nascido nesta época de ouro das motocicletas!

Great work. Love these classic Harleys. 🌟

That’s a awesome find thanks for sharing and God’s blessings for you all