SINGLE SPEED HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES
I’ve not been riding for the last couple of months due to foot surgery, so now the cast is off I can get out again. I took the chopper out for a blast; great to be rolling again, especially now we’ve got some decent weather. Period chopper with 1956 frame and motor with all the right parts.
The up-side of not riding though is that I’ve almost finished the next batch of fender valances and belt guards. I’ll list them for sale when they’re done.
This is the little DBD34 Gold Star we got from Buzz. She needed a fair bit of work but is finished now and runs great. You can get everything you need to keep these little bikes on the road forever. I’m very pleased with how she turned out.
Lovely 1912 HD X8E; twin cylinder, chain drive with Freewheel clutch, fully restored.
Comes with a Buy-it-now price of $169k. It sounds like a lot of $$$ but the last one went for $212k at the EJ Cole Auction earlier this year so maybe its a bargain. The Cole bike was restored but largely original, while this one appears to have some of the larger items re-produced. That’s not a bad thing though, we need to keep these masterpieces running.
It’s a wonderful bike.
1913 9E at Anamosa chain drive twin. Another lovely example for reference purposes.
1911 model 7A belt drive single at Anamosa museum. It’s a great place to visit if you need specific restoration or reference information. For this particular model they had a very good restored version and an original paint survivor.
A few months ago I rode from the East to the West Coast again, making another visit to the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, IA. They have a great selection of early machines, many in original paint and great for taking photos for restoration purposes.
http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/
Here are some snaps of the 1912 X8E. It was a great year in Harley’s development; the year of the first ‘big twin’, the sloping rear frame, first year for chain drive and the Freewheel clutch is a real bonus. Still with the super slim looks of the early bikes before the first ‘widening’ in 1913, and others later.
I rate this as their best ever model, followed by the 1914 two speed and then the Knucklehead.
1912 belt drive model, single cylinder with magneto ignition. A very original machine; more original rust than original paint but very nice. I think I saw this bike for sale at the Oley AMCA meet last year.
Nils from Norway has a running 1916 J but is using a Bosch ZEV magneto instead of the original Remy mag-dyno. He wants to convert back to original so if anyone knows of a unit; working or not, please get in contact. He will do a trade with his ZEV. Thanks.
Paul James has his 1913 belt Drive single up for sale. You can get him via the AMCA forum. He says:
“I have a 13 belt drive for sale. Used for club runs. Rusty patina. Not bad rust. Runs. Set up for fun and to not worry about. Great machine to get out and putt around on”.
asking $32K
http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/bboard/showthread.php?23868-1913-Belt-drive-for-sale
