Westside Motorcycle Club, Eugene, Oregon, 1938 

He's my Dad. A truly awesome guy. They don't make them like him any more. He was equally at home on motorcycles or in airplanes. His hard work, honest work ethic, sense of humor, stunts and daring were well known. We miss you, Dad. Your Family.

And Mr. Saville is still kickin' it at almost 100! Good for you, Mr. Saville. You had yourself some FUN! :~)

VERY SUPER MEGA ULTRA STYLE... SHOW... im from Brazil and this video is fantastic and real old school

Scott, I'm sorry to say that both C.R. Saville and Clyde Blakely have passed away. Mr. Blakely, a couple of years ago, and Mr. Saville last year. I knew both of them, and they were great guys, and motorcycle enthusiasts to the end. Mr. Blakely was a long-time member of Oregon Vintage Motorcyclists, which was founded in 1979, and both Mr. Blakely and Mr. Saville were founding members of the old West Side Motorcycle Club, which was the Indian rider's club here in Eugene.

Cliff Majhor is my dad, i have a copy of an old photo of him doing the one jump that he did through the wall. He jumped because on a previous jump when Dutch went the tongue in groove boards were put together upside down. The gas used to light the boards pooled in the grooves and Dutch accidentally hit the wall instead of going over it causing a bit of an explosion (a delight to the crowd but) causing Dutch to be burned. Dutch did recover but wasnt able to jump so my dad jumped the next show.

Looking damn good on that hill climb!!!

Love, love, love this footage. Thanks for sharing it!!!

Also want to say that in 1948 I went to see a fair in Reading, PA and a woman was riding an old Indian around and around in a barrel. Forget what it was called. Stunt riding was a big thing in those days. They might have been part of Joie Chitwood's Hell Drivers.

this is an amazing piece of history. Do you have any more videos of Eugene area from the 30s? Thanks for sharing this one of a kind video

Carl Best. I'm old too, but I kept hearing your name from different people over the years. Stories about a Ducati on the mantelpiece in your living room, and other crazy stuff. Did you make it to any of the 40th reunion events in August? I was at the dinner.

That's some cool video. Harleys were cool in the 1930s too.

That was the "Wall of Death". There was a team that used to do the County Fair every year here in Eugene. They ran Indian Scouts because they were better suited for that purpose han the Harley 45's. One of Joey Chitwood's original motorcycle stunt riders is still around, and living in Portland. Cliff Majhor is his name. A young guy named Bobby Kneivel saw Cliff jumping a motorcycle up in Montana back in the early 60's. You can guess the rest of that story.

BTW this is a late 30s Indian. Can see the half leaf spring above the front fender and the Indian face on the gastank. My current is a 46 Chief. Rocky in Arizona

VERY NICE...

What part of EUGENE was this filmed in any one know? It's my home town.

This is in response to the dude who said he doesn't like new fangled life-saver eqpt. I'll stick with my helmet and heavy leather jacket & gloves. Thanks. Riding since 1951-1st bike a '49 Harley and I still have my 46 Indian Chief. Rocky in Arizona

No stunta' like an old stunta'! Proof also that if you are GOOD you'll survive to a ripe old age.

Folks, I'm sad to announce that at 97 years of age, Mr. Saville passed away last week. R.I.P. Clarence R. Saville, 1910-2007 He was a mentor and hero to several generations of motorcycle enthusiasts in Oregon.

I have a DVD of there entire reels with the narrative.

Hey Jim. I knew you at Wilson Junior High. Later, we both dated Cathy Steadman (at different times)

Im from Montenegro city... Rio Grande do Sul State... Você deve ser do Brasil, pois teu login é XR3prata ?... abraço.. gostei muito deste vídeo das motos antigas...

Those bikes aren't as heavy as modern Harleys and "metric cruisers". The big ones would just spin the tires, but there were lighter ones that could wheelie just fine.

too bad embedding is disabled this kicks much ass and needs to be shared with the nonbelievers!

Please enable embedding.

2:30 That is one hell of a sissy bar!

-_- old guys always have to prove that they did it first.... we can never win.

lol

Yikes-o-rama.

hmm..hmmm...doo..

Damn hooligans! Scaring decent people on the highways! If this kind of damnfoolishness is allowed to continue, it'll be the downfall of this great nation! And these young whippersnappers today think they invented it....