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1911 Reproduction on Ebay

This 1911 was sold on eBay just before Christmas last year for just over $35k. Original motor and frame with the other parts being reproduction. It is not running and needs only a belt, paint and plating, plus final commissioning. It’s a lovely bike and no doubt very correct as it was built by Lonnie Islam at Competition. Bikes like this are great for reference purposes and give a true market guide to what these bikes are worth.  And maybe also a guide as to what bikes with original parts might be worth (maybe).

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Painted fenders

These are the fenders back from the pin stripe guy. They look as good as we could have expected and now the forks are built we can start to re-assemble the bike.

 
 
 

1912 muffler

It helps in this hobby if you know good people who can help you out with good parts.

I got this original front muffler casting from Mark Masa along with the outer casing, the spring clip and the inner pipe. I then contacted Tim Thoele who makes complete repro mufflers for early Harley and Yale motorcycles and he supplied the missing rear casting. All I need now is the centre rod and I have the complete system.IMG_3386IMG_3387 IMG_3388 IMG_3389

Front fenders

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I’ve stopped making the fenders as they are available from several other sources now. The standard and shape is better now and they really are a fiddly job to get right. I still have stocks of the valances if anyone needs them.

We put together a pair of fenders last week, they were for a 1912 so we needed to shape them for the narrow forks. It took two of us a FULL day; just cost that out in labour before you even consider the cost of the parts. Not a cheap job.

1910 model 6A

This bike was a complete original machine and has been fully restored with only minimal use of repop parts. It has been a display bike but with some fettling will soon be ready for the road. As she is so original, getting a Pioneer certificate should not be a problem.

This is a great example of the beauty of the early machines; the curve of the front down tube, the bee-hive cylinder, the belt and the rear hub without the clutch. This is definitely a case of ‘less is more’ but having said that I will add a Jones 50 mph front wheel speedo and an original EA Industries horn.

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Mannheim 2015

We went to Mannheim again this year. It’s getting a bit ‘samey’ but I had to deliver a knucklehead and had some other parts to off-load. There were several early Excelsiors and Indians but only a couple of Harleys.

These two were €50k and €60k, strong money but they are becoming so rare now.

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