Kick start of knuckle head 1942

[iusetano]

A sweet machine. Plain jane, no bullshit. I love it.

[Youngy811]

damn! exhaust sounds like sum drummer, would be badass to play metal over this =)

[uralfilm]

dat mädel hat ihn aber schnell abgelenkt :)

[sreffit]

where did you get steal mid-sole nike's?  ;)

[hyperliz2]

can that little girlk kickl start that ironhead sporty?! :) itll chuck her for sure

[CrsB0nes]

no filter and no carter xD 

[Questomatic]

Nice Bike and a true classic

[TheBuddylove420]

WOW supper SWEET!!!

[karmannghia71]

I'm very interested in the girl who appeared at the end of vid.

[Tutovillage]

@karmannghia71 me too

[THETRUECRASHMONKEY]

Very Nice Bobber's and to see a Beautiful Woman on a Bobber like the one she had HOLLY SHIT,That Made My Year!!!

Thanks :-)

[PlayerName2007]

Damn nice bike ! Love the sound :)

[sgfreak96]

Sick bike.

[moonerdizzle]

Now thats a true bobber right there

[Sofar24]

What forks are those?

[The1200Dude]

Less is always more. Crackin' bike!!

TD

[satrianman]

Engine sound - symphony :)

[bmxatv74]

now that's a fucking bike. the japanese have single handedly kept the HD scene alive for all of us. pay homage now.

[Vinniek911]

so this is why we there so rare all the good shits in japan damnit lol nice bike tho

[iojDRE]

me kick you long time

[Dibbleg1]

Peace of American history rite der. Primary chain look alittle loose.

[shakablane]

Sweeeet Bobber

[jo05dk]

Very nice bike, really nice sound. Good job:)

[starguard]

I noticed this video was made back in 2007. I wonder does he still own this bike

[coal4life]

I love the way you step up to the plate and build old scholl home grown Scooters. My father used to build bikes that would sit right along side of yours. Same, same,. Good on ya...

[jakewojo66]

Nice bike. I'm jealous

[localdu]

took ya long enough to start the bitch haha!

[TJ4774]

One of the best looking bikes I've ever seen

[CyberChrist]

Well, I don't like the modern HD hype, but mad props to you, man !

[themanitasdeplomo]

The Japanese have got some seriously good taste in modifying bikes!

[hippisteven]

Can someone please tell me what rear wheel he is using? Hoosier drag fronts come in a 15" rim size. Motorcycle rims on the rear are 16". How the heck had he done this?

[DjTommyKx]

wow... thats a misses worth putting a ring on....... god dam. Gorgeus bikes... and what an awesome woman supporting her man :D

[hippisteven]

The rear tire looks like a Hoosier drag racing front. Anybody out there ever ride using this tire?

[007menx007]

this guy cannot kick start a 2009 model royal enfield

i am damn sure

[celticbobb]

the dude is probably a design engineer

[lobzdik]

does anyone know what frame that is? or could suggest approximate measurements? rake, 35 degrees? because that bike is just perfect

[honeythief98]

Possibly the best video on youtube. 

[jasonlajoie]

Nice bikes!

And I'm an American riding a Japanese bike...

[azpwnz]

badass bikes 

[AmyBohemi]

Why should an american be more proud of his bike than anyone else just because he coincidently was born in the country the bike was built in?

That one in the video is a great ride, guess everybody would be proud to own it.

[666berzerk]

real bike like this

[portcitymike1]

@gonzadeath what rear tire is that? And what size?

[portcitymike1]

@ievelen have you seen the panhead under "panhead kook!" or something like that. It's my top 2 bike on YouTube, #1 bike being this knucklehead

[wldsthrnboy]

Anyway. Cool bike man. And sounds like it is tuned and running absolutely perfect. That in and of itself is an art form on an old Knuckle.

[wldsthrnboy]

I am shovel head Guy. Have only honestly seen a handful of true Knuclheads. And I have have been around bikes my whole life. I was riding around on the tank of my dad's 57 Panhead chopper when I was three years old.. Got my first bike when I was 16. An 81 fxe Superglide. I can't say I have ever seen a carb like the one on this bike. Is that something he made out of brass. Resembles maybe a modified fire hose nozzle. Or am I just seeing things. And those forks? Baseball bats? Scrimshaw?

[Greddybear]

he's got no weight in balls lol im just joking

[SolitarySoldiers]

Nice ride

[DouglasDilts]

Yes

[GroovinFunk]

That knuck is the tits! Love every bit of it except that front end.

[TheWilliam916]

AFter a 3 year scrougning, build up based on an 80" flathead, ca 1945, she's on the road. not a chopper,resto, bobber exactlly, just an old world roadster. I love it . but equally love your knuckle and your choking technique! one of the coolest vids on u tube. keep up the great work! William

[fearsomegladiator]

Awesome knuckle!

[TheCrankinguru]

wicked ride brother, keep it in nice shape!

[Logik426]

I would like to see all of Japanese custom Harleys from YT at ride together !

[MrJiffyPop100]

i want that bike so bbbbbbaaaaaaaaadddddddd!!!!!

[stratocaster1greg]

i like the steel the japanese made for swords, cool they like american arn.

[pituch861]

Who's idea is kick start on the right site in bike it's not practis

[4130studios]

amazing machine! the japanese get it!

[masterpeanut08]

nice work but not my preference

[gilly6666]

sick ass bike and the chick pushing the sporty is cool too

[chrissyd1975]

I have nothing but respect for you. All your bikes and vids are just great!

[scaniacrazy]

bad ass harley

[smoothaIIoy]

The Americans and the Japanese have so much in common... fuck the chinese..

[hellsingorg2]

lol kick starting a knuckle ? oh man i need to hear this shit

......

damn , so much work. but what a fucking sexy sound. David Allen Coe was right.

[Skrimpish]

so badass... 

[sniegaviirs24]

fuckin avesome bike dude< i love it , old thinks rock!!!

[olafzhh]

the bike is fantastic, the sound is fantastic, i do miss the kickstarter my first hd had, - thanks to hd and these japanese guys & dolls, your vintage bikes are great :-)

[sudiste59]

fuck the haters!



[Theendlesssolitude]

Haters gonna hate lol

[jshaf200]

Fantastic bike !! both of them !! dont listen to haters .. it makes no difference where your from or what your riding..... it just all about the RIDE man !! great job !

[LaughTonyLaugh]

who cares long as they are loved and taken care of I know of plenty of bikes like that that would just sit around and not even be rode because some old fart cant give up his glory days and just let it sit covered in dust....

[trainwreakwd40]

that is a fucking beast love the style and lines of it.......congrats...

[berlusconi22]

kick start is gay sorry:) thats the only electronic part a bike needs accept a light :)

[tellmeitsnottaken]

@berlusconi22 Man... What a pussy you are.

[berlusconi22]

@tellmeitsnottaken yes.. u listen Johnny Horton and i am the pussy because i not whant to kick a bike like they did 100 years ago :D i prever pressing a button then make gymnastic every time i wanna ride :D

[74Hobbes]

Bad-ass bike dude. Love the classics for sure and that thing is ROCK SOLID! I love my fxwg, but I'd love to have a knuckle in my garage too!

[FAikYz]

Thats the most good looking bike Ive ever seen! And I dont think I will see a more good looking bike then this one either.

[3Telecasters]

Both the bikes are really cool looking!! I bet they are fun to ride on nice days.

[alumpnone07]

id kill for that bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vegaquarker]

haters gonna hate :P

[dragonracer76]

fucking rad..

[theblackbull55]

hey i ride a new bike but thes are fukkin oldschool alright

[3renshooo]

エアフォースはないわ

[christian82339]

muy buena maquina



[SexyRedneckRatatat]

super savage bike man! wheres the clutch though?

[MrBaconbit]

@SexyRedneckRatatat The clutch is the left foot pedal, you can see the linkage going to the lever on top of the tranny, the shift lever looks like socket wrench handle or something totally cool. Brings back fond memories of my 41 Knuck, basically the same cept it was raked with long ass springers. You can retard the spark by turning the distributor to make it easier to kick over, backfires like to make you eat your knee lol.

[SuperMetalshop]

this unit must hava automatic advance....Not period correct. jus sayin.... they'r all choppers here on youtube....take me back to tha day !!! to those black hills,,,,that i aint never seen....lol

[SuperMetalshop]

I gotta 39 nuk i bought 6 yrs ago,,, jus got it runnin las yr !!! starts on tha 1st kick... EVERYTIME !!! its a everyday rider !! they jus don't makim like this anymore...

Jt's knucklehead

[rikherlaar]

Knuckle heads rule ...I wish i had the dough to restore one - BTW I'm European and don't you ever think we're all loaded enough to get a vintage hog on the road - what a daft remark that is ...as if we keep all vintage beamers and triumphs restricted to the EU market....c'mon...get real

[arthurfreeman]

esta chida tu bicla cabron

[ThePantyDroper]

omg I want your bike. I just blew my load

[massternater]

We should keep all our old american iron here so we can restore them back to original and never ride them again. We can trailer them to Davenport and Pebble beach and drink hot tea and pretend to be bikers. Then when we die our kids can auction them off on ebay to the highest bidder. Heaven forbid some little asian guy should buy it and actually ride it. By the way are you going to ship your TV back to them?

[MrPanhead123456789]

bye the way i ride a 61 pan everyday and have for 25 years my 19 yearold rides a 50 pan everyday so some of us do ride the old iron but in agree with you its been a long time since i passed anthor pan on the rode and you dont see shovels anymore have a good day

[dstorshun]

@massternater funny shit, lol! we should be so proud that consumers other than ourselves love the great products that we (used to) crank out. Greed, short sightedness, and close mindedness effin slaughtered the american dream, sad...

[tntrocks13]

@massternater I live right next to davenport :O

[Pellegrino80]

@massternater The Japanese take better care of these American Irons then the Americans do! They actually have more prides then the US do when riding these American bikes!

[wldsthrnboy]

@Pellegrino80 That's a bunch of hogwash. You have no Idea what you are talking about.. Obviously this guy has a lot of pride in his bike. As he should if he built it. but lets face it. he is borrowing on the American pride and nostalgia of it. And the guys I know take better care of their bikes than they do their wives, their kids, or themselves. Your just completely talking out of your arse with that one.

[Pellegrino80]

@wldsthrnboy LOL! you're full of Hogwash! You've never been to Japan. The Japaneses who like American bikes tend to keep their bikes all original all the way down to the nuts and bolts vs many of the Americans bikers who like bikes tend to put aftermarket parts on the old bikes. You need to go back and sit on the toilet seat, because you're still shitting and don't know what the hell you're talking about.

[wldsthrnboy]

@Pellegrino80 There is nothing original about this bike. It is pure custom bobber at it's finest. Pretty clear you don't know any real bikers. And have no clue what your talking about. Your a fucking blowhard.

[Pellegrino80]

@wldsthrnboy That's hilarious, I'll just let your comment be rated as dumb and illiterate! You're just a 12 year old kid who don't know anything about bikes! You're "a fucking blowhard". Learn how to use your grammars.

[scrappycoco89]

@massternater You are an ignorant McDonald eating fatty.. I assume..., all that time watching TV has knowledge that a lot of Harleys were manufactured in Japan and a lot of them stayed there? They have every right to have what there parents and grandparents had too.

[massternater]

@scrappycoco89 Did you even read my post? It is pure sarcasm in response to someone who said we shouldnt send our bikes overseas. If you think any knucklehead was ever manufactured in Japan your an idiot. Do you happen to know what was happening between the US and Japan when this bike was built? War! The only thing going back and forth between them was bullets. If you cant learn reading comprehension or history you should at least learn to keep your mouth shut!

[wldsthrnboy]

@massternater Fuckin A man Right on.

[ccpitbull]

@massternater Just be proud that your Iron went world wide and that everyone still loves them! who gives a fuck what race sits their ass on the seat

[Kyranxxx]

lovely knuckle head mate, what front forks are those ?

[MrPanhead123456789]

we should have never let are iron leave america whats gone will never be back and i could use anthor knuckle europe byes alot of classic iron from us, had guys from germany trying to buy old pan i had for twice the amount it was worth told them to go buy a bmw but you no somewhere they got one im sure.keep are classic iron here sell it to alold school rider were still out here

[Gtlgrid]

I've never seen anyone kickstart like that

[jasonbelue]

@Gtlgrid

That's the same way I kick over my 79 Shovel. Of course, I'm only 5' 6" and 150 lbs!!!

[Gtlgrid]

@jasonbelue oh i see, i had a honda 70 once when i was in middle school, and you hardly do any thing to start it and i was 5'4 and about 130 lbs

[DarkEnigmaClan]

Gorgeous bike 

[GIANTWARTITAN]

he doesnt have the size for a kickstart

[kckough]

baaadass!!!! i want a 42-45 soooo bad im about to break into a museum and steal one

[mitchellsealcoating]

Sick

[ievelen]

this is one of the coolest bikes ive seen on youtube, ive been scouting around to see almost everyone.. and this on stuck out by far in my eyes.. very nice bike man, and i did you build that bike for your girlfriend.. hehe!

anyways, really nice bike man! greets from Norway

[missionron]

ill give you $5,000 for it RIGHT NOW lol hahahah i know thats rediculous...i think that IS the nicest bike ive ever seen...even the open primary looks stock (is it?) im just curious what that bike did cost him...

[missionron]

no kidding, this bike is really nice.... is it a reproduction knuck or the real deal? i agree,  savage!!!!

[bringmemytoad]

非常に時間のオートバイ、それはリベレーターです？

[bringmemytoad]

Awesome bike dude, is that a Liberator?

[viggoM35]

I loved the great smile from the girl. ☺

[DrSardonicus13]

i love that bike

and the cute girl

[KenMacMillan]

His girl's got a nice bobber :)

[TBaker1964]

My ears just had an orgasm....

[myowntruth44]

raw bike

[mick1414141414]

the sound is a song !

[theclockmace]

Everything looks great except the forks.

[nlmedic]

@theclockmace

mannnnn.......forks are spot on!!!!!!!

[theclockmace]

@nlmedic they look like bamboo sticks

[FAikYz]

Thats the coolest most brutal awesome bike ive ever seen!!!!!

[You4ver]

my derbi senda xtreme r 2006 is more cooler, it can go 60kmh

[prettybear765]

nice bike bro fuck the haters

[halnwheels]

I come back to this vid from time to time just to get my fix of that sweet sound. And it kind of makes me proud to know that for all the quality that Japanese bikes have, their own people relish the traditional Harley experience. They actually get it! BTW, they love the culture of the American west like cowboys and ranching.

[lipmanss]

nice sound

i build a bike in a game and rawr need sounds like this

to bad this vid has to much back ground sounds

i would love to have a sound like this on my bike

enjoy ur ride man

grtz lip

[DjTommyKx]

racism... Dumbasses way of commuinicating.

[samholdsworth]

not sure about forks but sounds nice, love the kickstart

[XRayCam]

She has such a cute smile :-) NICE BIKES!!!

[mojodevirus]

Awesome thing they are!

[KnuckleVarD46]

WoW.... VarD...... Nice!!!!

[awgdawg16]

sooo nice, probably the baddest mother fucker in japan right here haha

[rsx123]

@awgdawg16 LOOL I swear

[cavemandan]

cool bikes anywhere,...enjoy the ride!

[jauchiu]

Very nice. Cool bike.

[yinzjagoffs]

Awesome bike and the Japs deserve to have them. Harley had for years ditched the completion of freemarket and instead used the hammer of government to keep Americans from getting what was being offered elsewhere. How freedom loving and American is that? It only seems fitting that they now have alot of the nice ones and now we are stuck with the boring ass Evo.

[ybot1983]

strange the japanese go for sparse harley bobbers old school while i prefer 70s suzuki's

[manuelmiami38]

FUCK YEAH!

(enough said!)

[TheAlveoo]

Som maravilhosooooooooo ! e a moto perfeita !

[aaronquy1968]

Chick has her own bike too! Very cool!

[thegodphreaker]

Engine sounds like a heavy metal guitar!

[Remirock]

its not alot cheaper its alot more expansive... try to find one of those...

[georgy3030]

@brianszoo Actually it is probably alott cheaper

[musik4life06]

@georgy3030 def. a lot more not cheaper.

[georgy3030]

@musik4life06 Hmm... learn somethin' new everyday

[WeRideTonite]

i love to hear these machines idle, it's so soothing in a special way ^^

[TheAlveoo]

Som maravilhoso !

[denne24]

so ein ding will ich auch unbedingt haben !!!!

[Saiprez]

Fuck starter, kickstart forever!

[Stratau]

Very Cool

[MrRootboyslim]

Everything about this bike is cool. If bobbers are your style, this man did it right!! Love the bars and the Hoosier rear tire.

[MrGodek78]

Mi Kikstat you long time....mi noodel alridy cold :)

[charger19691]

Most people don't know this, but in the early 80's Willie G. Davidson and his associates went to a huge Honda motorcycle plant in Japan to see how they built bikes. The Japanese are incredible engineers, and Willie G and company knew to compete with the them they had to learn how they did things.

[koaka2010]

クラウドのバイクみたいな音がする。

[PhotographerMN]

I want to see her start one.

[codystafford]

Hoosier makes MC tires?

[RoadkingNZ]

You guys over there are building awesome bikes! Nothin' like that in New Zealand - come down here and show us how lol

[BaronVonPenguin]

What's the story with all the dickheads leaving racist remarks? That bike is fuckin savage! End of story.

[jauchiu]

@BaronVonPenguin So was the guy and girl that owned them.

[serb1a79]

thats how u start a bike not with a buton



[efedude77]

hey stop hating on the asain man

[01Sundevil]

sounds like the engine is running ari-gato, ari-gato,ari-gato

[ChevyTahoe1337]

ha that litle chink had to jump on the kickstarter. wimp

[BlindTom61]

@ChevyTahoe1337 That's how you star a kickstart moron...

[efedude77]

@ChevyTahoe1337 hey stop hating hes just short plus those things have alot of compression

[cavera000]

Amazing man! nice bike.

[ohdantheman]

where are these gooks gettin these bikes?

[b1g1lz]

@ohdantheman Firstly don't be such a racist fuck. Secondly, if you knew your Harley Davidson history better you would know that Harley had the Rikuo Motorcycle Co. of Japan manufacturing bikes under licence from 1929 to 1958. This company was sold to Showa (the same company that supplies parts to HD today) in 1950. So in answer to where are they getting these bikes - they made them.

[TheRebelman95]

nice hoosier rear tire! looks like a fuckin car tire

[veronx]

great bike ,low&loud :-)

[biniuji]

watch = Loud Pipes save lives - Custom Chopper - HOT -

[jackw3451]

45 people own yamaha drag stars

[Blackbirdmatty]

The only thing I realy hate about this bike is that it's not in my garage right now.

[devilred1971]

great bike gonzadeath!!!