1940 HARLEY DAVIDSON MODEL 45 COLD START

[hotrodZack1948]

1940? wrong gas tank badges.

[BRKONTHRU2]

very few guys left like that,,,our around them,,,im around them,,,grew up w/ guys tht can work w/their hands,,,,,but dam it where running out of them guys,,,,if they ever brought industrial amewrica,back,,,thre wld be no skilled workers to run the manufacturing,,trade school are hvn ahard time right now,,,,finding students,,

[TheFred1952]

sharp looking bike

[805ROADKING]

@TheFred1952 Yeah my Buddy did a nice job restoring that!!☺

[BRKONTHRU2]

fantastic resto,,,my dad rode those in the army ww2,,yah that poor ole girl was starving f/gas,,,seem s the bowl wasnt filling up fast enough,,,,thats ok gives it a chance to lube up,, haha,,

[805ROADKING]

@BRKONTHRU2 Thanks Bud!! That's my friends bike, he did all the restoration himself!!☺

[ArdenRoberts]

looks good

[deerslayer949]

What size engine is in this bike?

[805ROADKING]

@deerslayer949 45 cu.in. flathead

[BRKONTHRU2]

@deerslayer949 ,comes out to around a 750 cc

[738738738]

Very nice bike , i like it.

[805ROADKING]

@738738738 Thanks Buddy!!☺

[DanteRizo]

Great looking bike but you better not  try to be a getaway driver in a bank robbery.

lol :)

[tedhaze1]

great vid i like it

[805ROADKING]

@tedhaze1 Thanks Ted!! That's my Buddy's Bike!!

[chiparius]

bike for sale greetings

mario belgium

[805ROADKING]

@chiparius Hi Mario, Sorry Buddy, it's not for sale!!☺

[salisisasi]

the sucks kid...

[handclamp]

Wow! Thats awesome! I would like to see that bike in person.

[805ROADKING]

@handclamp Yeah! this guy did a great job restoring it.

[dirtbike5100]

@805ROADKING or more less building it, rather than restoring :)

[mamaredify]

I had an old 45 , suicide shift, with a Jawa Sidecar years ago..My daughter's car seat fit right in..little batter's helmet....she won youngest rider's award at a BMW MOA rally in Huricane Mills, Tenn back in '83...Great Memories

[805ROADKING]

@mamaredify That sounds so cool!!

[mamaredify]

Air fuel adjustment?...Got great pics of 45 Harley with SHAFT DRIVE...NS Deal!! Love to share 'em with ya....Our efforts to kick Rommel's ass...Unfortunate showing to say the least....but hey..at least we tried.

[805ROADKING]

@mamaredify Love to see them, Make a slideshow video and attach it here.

[RamblinAround]

I'm officially jealous......that is one beautiful bike. I just sat here and watched the video 3 times. Just awesome. Saved it to my favorites.

[805ROADKING]

@RamblinAround I'm jealous too. I love the old Suicide shift Bikes

[vidman008]

Beautiful Bike.. Sounded good enough to me... This weekend is the 16th Annual R.O.T. Rally here in Austin.... There will be about 40,000 bikes in town from all over the Country.

[805ROADKING]

@vidman008 We were gonna hit The Rhinebeck show in NY this weekend, it's the largest Antique cycle show in the country. But we decided not too.

[MrJvanover]

Everret, Thats the first time ever hearing one of those run. Nice bike

[hardtimesx2]

SWEET !!

[draywanda]

Good lookin' scoot. Sounds like she been sittin just a little too long, this crappy gas we get nowadays dont have much of a shelf life. Neat vid.

Have a goodun'

D-Ray

[dirtbike5100]

@draywanda indeed normally we actually use aviation fuel her- it helps lubricate the valves

[draywanda]

@dirtbike5100 Yeah, that 100 low-lead dont leave nothing behind when it evaporates. When I was in th' cycle buisness we would service bikes for th' showroom with that cause it wouldnt go rotten. Plus I like the smell of it! Typical gearhead! LOL

D-Ray

[Isheetmadrawers]

Love it! She's a beauty for sure!

[GatheringSticks]

nice bike...I seen Bender from futurama was there too.

[805ROADKING]

@GatheringSticks That's funny Sticks, I had to Google that.☺

[marcelstjean]

gotta love that bike

[mbyr31]

That is a beautiful machine man!

[Goregoon]

What? No electric start? LoL... That is one hell of a nice ride bro! Worth every kick!

[racer4560]

@Goregoon Yeah he made it look easy! lol

[dc5000123]

Nice Bike !!!!!

I used to have a 49 80ci flathead. It was converted to footshift with front and rear disk brakes.

[805ROADKING]

@dc5000123 What???? The suicide shifter is the best thing about the bike.

[dc5000123]

@805ROADKING I thought the shifter had to be next to the oil tank???

[dirtbike5100]

normally it starts on the second or third kick but we havent had it runnin since november

[805ROADKING]

@dirtbike5100 It helps if you put gas in it , Huh!!! ☺

[Goregoon]

@dirtbike5100 HEY!!! Don't you go getting any wild ideas about jumping that that old darlin' of a scoot there Mr. Knievel, I'll be keeping an eye on you! LoL

[dirtbike5100]

@Goregoon haha indeed sir i wuldnt wana destroy such a beauty before i get my liscense

[V8power923]

nice!

[Hobohube]

mighty fine looking machine there.

[supertommy33]

sweet!!!!!!!

[jasongiddensviper478]

Wow thats one sweet old girl!

[Noyjeetut]

It takes a while to get her started but once it is listen to her pure!

[231flash]

nice

[ils360]

way cool!!!!!!!!