Harley Before and After

[wideglide0003]

Wow! Beautiful job!

[Drobium77]

It's quite moving to see such an obviously dead bike riding, breathing and spitting flames again when it may have just rotted away to nothing.

Good job there matey! you should be proud :-)

[jonnysuperglide]

WTF lol dude that looked sweet nice job

[RocknLester2011]

Holy Crap!!! Thats a fantastic bike!!! I even thought it was a beauty in the before pics! You gotta be a proud man!!

[monster271]

Wow. Very nice! What do you estimate the value at after the restoration?

[thenastiestnate]

Thanks for saving a great piece of American history,

[herbienbrian2]

that is gorgeous!

[drozdziu298]

Shit men, you must bought all new motorcycle in parts! :D

[marcderveeuw]

well done

[Terbaekable]

brilliant : )

[Mr1963chevy]

I GUESS THAT GAGE GOT SHOT OUT DURING THE WAR,AND THE SEAT ROTTED FROM THE WATER OF THE RIVERS IT WAS RIDDIN THREW AND THEN RUSTED ALL OVER

[Sureman86]

Respect!

[hogr2]

Thats awesome, I am retiring in 2 years and I plan on looking for a 29x frame and doing a 1941-47 harley......I hope to have the sucess you had......thanks for sharing.....hogr2~~

[kwldr123]

How did you luck out to find a 1929 Harley? You lucky b@#ta$d...LOL...great work and safe riding.

[meyiyiyi55]

great work! to bad ya couldnt av left it the way it was and enclose it.truely natural ageing.but ya gotta fix and ride em.

[hammerogod]

OMG!

Amazing.

I guess this is a Barn Find?

***runs out of house screaming and starts looking in barns, old garages, dump grounds***

[oregonmeds]

I want to know what it cost when it was just a seized up pile of rust and what it's worh now.

[ModGyver]

i like it both ways" wait does that sound gay? I meant to the bike''

[kaetos03]

@ModGyver Buahahahah... NICE... Pls mean the bike....

[NoClassic]

very cool. Nice work.

[atreewithnolife]

wow superb!!

[richardarichter123]

looks a little bit better

no ,it looks awesome nice restore job

[Jayman19971]

Great looking bike. Nice to see another one on the road again!

[botap12]

krásný starý železo, pěkná práce (beautiful old iron, nice work, Czech Republic)

[nikolauss1936]

do you know something?you have found a real treasure even in this condition and you made a real jewel!!!Congratulation and greetings from Greece!!

[nlmedic]

It looked better before!!!!!

Just kidding, dude......I salute you

[brettkramer]

i love this, but is there anyway you can do a video walk around with the completed bike? Nice work.

[ylesfitz8839]

Wish you did a circle around after too, but very nice!! What I saw

[MrNIO888]

coollll!!!!!!!!!nce job,man!!cheers from greece!wsh more happy mles wth that bke!!

[StrobingSpokes]

@MrNIO888 Hey, Thanks Brother! Many happy miles for you too.

[MrNIO888]

coollll!!!!!!!!!nce job,man!!cheers from greece!wsh more happy mles wth that bke!!

[leesbo55]

Where did you find ir?

[rednecklowlife]

looks pretty nice....wish you would have done the walk around after you were done...like you did before but...looks like you done a good job... but i like the way it looked before too...lots of patena lol!

[JohnnyDesaint]

IM SPEECHLESS...GREAT JOB!

[jj1340]

my respect

[MrANDYCocaine]

that is one nice bike and u did hell of a lot of work you heck of a job on that

its good to know that a good old bike got saved and back on the road again

[industrialandart]

You forgot to add "Thanks MTV for pimping my Ride"

[FiveCentsPlease]

Fantastic job.

I dreaded whether you were going to keep the "patina", which is a restoration fad I don't appreciate since you're basically preserving the state of decay. It looks far better returned to its former glory.

[outskirtscustoms]

I'm more of a fan of the rat rod look but can appreciate all the time and care that has gone into a bike build like that. Nice work!

[441rider]

One friggin happy lump of rusty metal to meet you.

[phil0mary]

great passion

[NathansBackwoods]

the six people that disliked this ride pos jap bikes.

[newyorkian2000]

Good job sir, like gonzo, I'm a British bike chap myself, but that's a good job!!

[redbulljustice99]

gotta have respect gaotta have resppect 4 this man

[goldfishcarlos]

Great, did you do it all at home? Looks great!

[1929JD]

@goldfishcarlos Did it all at home. Many trips to the local shops. Thanks for the comment!

[AudioFarming]

Just Curious ,Where did you find it??

[deltacran]

You gotta give us more of a walk around on the after!!! That is sheer beauty.

[uraldneprvw]

Absolutely superb job. This is a proper American icon unlike the modern day HD's. Not enough video of the restored machine though. I am sure you sweated blood and tears of this one. Congratulations.

[cobrachoppergirl]

By restoring it, you destroyed it. Its just another museum piece now. Before, ti was a rare and wonderous treasure, a barn find. A barn find is priceless. A museum piece, mmm, no so much so. Before it was 100% original, you could step back in time just by looking at it. Now, its some kind of hideous Frankenstein mix of old and new. As if you dug up an Egyptian mummy, and started grafting on parts you scalped from the local morgue.

[mldolan]

@cobrachoppergirl  WTF? What he did was nothing short of miraculous, motorcycles are meant to be ridden, not shoved away rotting in a barn. the blood sweat and love that went into that restoration should be admired not belittled. In our low Quality, throw away society, most of the bikes sold today will be on a scrap heap in ten years, it is inspiring to see something that my grandfather might have ridden brought back to life. Someone famous once said "Those who can do... those who cant troll".

[GonzoRecovery]

That is just way, way past wonderful. I'm no fan of HD's ( give me a Beezer or a Triumph any day) but what you've achieved there is an aesthetic and an engineering miracle. Every credit to you there, bud ! Ride safe...

[1929JD]

@GonzoRecovery Thank you for the nice comment! British bikes are high on my list as well. Nortons too!

[1929JD]

@GonzoRecovery Thanks for the comment!

[muspelheim8]

Did it run before the restoration?

[1929JD]

@muspelheim8

It didn't run. It would not turn over. Pistons stuck. Had I tried to start it, I would have destroyed the engine. No original paint left. just rust. Total restoration only option.

[richardarichter123]

looks a little bit better looks awesome

[twobluehorses]

Yes, like all the women I've ever loved, they sometimes look pretty rough but they always clean up nice. Good job!

[Ragrog105]

That was made about 3 miles from my house. Yes, I live in Milwaukee, birthplace and home of Harley-Davidson.

[harley1450000]

very nice

[lotuselanplus2s]

I'm not really a Harley person but i admire a good restoration,i've done about 16 ,from basket case to fully restored,Triumph's mostly,a few B.S.A. an Ariel and a couple of Nortons.Like i said,good job.

[bandit25501]

WOW harly engine sounds the same today as it did back then amzaing how they kept there basic v twin engine setup and didnt change

[thsensor]

God bless you for that brother!

[chek416]

u messed up a nice bike.

leave the patina alone!!!

[1929JD]

@chek416 Patina and original paint are one thing. Total rust and rot are another. This bike needed to be brought back after 50 years in a barn. The original matching numbers out weighed the original rust. Thanks for the comment!

[biscaynenick]

Thank you. It make me feel sad that America has become Beyond Restoration. This has inspired me to go work on my 46 WLC

[1929JD]

@biscaynenick Thanks for the comment! Yes America could very well be beyond restoration. It makes me sad too. Take a look at my Camillus Cutlery Memories you tube to see another industry that has died.

[Twirly60]

Well done Sir,l take my hat off to you.l only restored a Ariel Sq 4 and a sumbeam S7,l wanted to do a Indian 4 but never found one.

[1929JD]

@Twirly60 Thanks for the kind comment!

I too have wanted to restore an Indian Four, but the chances are close to zero at this point.

[AuWoodStock]

Pero cómo carajos es posible? No es truco? Después de todo, no se ve en gran detalle que digamos...

[stulle63]

Gute Arbeit, schönes Stück geworden, gruss stulle63 aus Berlin.

[mutterschied]

Congrats, fella! Ride & enjoy! (At least, you HEV a fron brake on da bike... Mine is 1925, thus... pretty mean to ride).

[englishdog1234]

would like to have seen more of the bike detail, then you rideing it,nice job,like to see old bikes brought back to life again.

[cbsctomh]

Awesome!!! Was that a mouse that scampered out of the seat foam at 16 sec.???

[DriftIAm]

What a great restoration you did on this JD. About how many hours do you have into her?

[1929JD]

Thanks for the comment. The restoration took 2 years. As far as hours into it, I really don't know. What I do know is that it kept me busy, especially during the winter months.

[milford999]

no way is that possible! :O

[7HIFAST]

Great job. Keep it running forever.

[1929JD]

Thank you for your comment!

[caseywoods5]

wow! nice bike!

[1929JD]

Thanks for the comment!

[stonybrookchief]

AAAHHH 1929...Love them dual headlights! Nice job! I know the effort and expense ! Especially the tanks sheetmetal and dash !!..KUDOS!!!

[we0909]

good skill

[sigshooter21]

is that a barn find? how did you come across that?

[naitzirc]

Awesome... i want a whole collection of old harley bikes ;)

[sirboomdotcom]

Become Jay Leno.

[naitzirc]

i will become greater....

[ironslede68]

that's cool man, bring'um back

[1929JD]

thanks for your comment!

[hmj786]

awsome

[vmxrm85]

EXCELLENT BIKE!

[motrocos]

Filicidades por esa restauración

[gasserman55]

WOW !!! Great job on your build !

Walland , Tn

[phil0mary]

lovely

[redradiodog]

A lot of work and love went into that bike,but look what you've got now.Beautiful!

[ZagaDanga77]

You should've changed the seat & tires & just left it alone!

[sirboomdotcom]

100% agreed.

[buttheadgsxr1000]

@ZagaDanga77 Ya, I couldn't agree more...just tires seat and an engine rebuild. Would have looked so cool and not molested.

[santossuarez]

very nice video. man, I know the feeling. you just contributed to keep an old lady fresh and young again. god bless you.

[1929JD]

Wow! Thanks for the great comment. God bless you too!

[OakTreeMRJ]

i wish you would had show the rebuild

[kalfass]

nice job

[sibco96]

This is so cool. Thanks for posting it.

[sturgismax]

damn that's awesome... gr8 job

[juggalotus20]

gr8 job dude not many can pull that off exp an old h-d from the twentys

[hrspwrprofiles]

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Brag A Little

[twinHD]

can you post some close ups of bike.

[onearmbiker]

I wish I had one all black no decals or pin striping. I love them clicklely click motosickles. JDH is my favorite Harley. I seen the best 1928 JDH restoration 100points in Floridia 1991. I pray boldly for an all black 29 JDH with a flxi hack when I get to heaven. Look out for the crazies! Twilight

[ChicagoHarleyWorld]

Nice job on the bike and nice job on the video.

[thebigswede]

check out the crossfyre videos