I am in Love! Early Harley content.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120676489534

I love this. My wife has even given the go ahead. Any idea on the actual worth of something like this though to even make a honest offer.

From a passing glance at old Harley values, I'd figure it's probably worth around the starting price, maybe within +/- 1k.

Just keep in mind that they need a lot of looking after. Nice bike though.

At least its a Harley, I am staying away from the British stuff do to parts availability.

about 45 years before that is the kind of Harley I want.

So I have been talking to him through email. I think I am going to offer 6000$ due to the fact that I cannot get up there and inspect it. After the auction ends of course.

Would get me back in the saddle as its running and I can cruise with the local vintage motorcycle group again.

Those old 45's are cool. Compression is like 6:1, so they are easy to kick. Generators are a PITA, but then they all were. I think someone now makes an alternator that fits in the generator case.

44Dwarf has a 50s Harley, PM him for his experience.

Dan

Nice looking. http://www.sscycle.com/tech/ Study hard ask questions cause there allot of nice looking junk out there.

NOSparts has a vast inventory of NOS and repo parts. Real nice guy quick to ship too. http://www.nosparts.com/

"V-twin brand aka Taiwan Ted's has bad rep but they do offer some good stuff but you need to see it used else where before you buy that part.

My vintage HS is a 52 model K it has rear supention and a sprung seat rides great. that a hard tail your looking at so ride will be slightly rougher but not bad as some will tell you.

Go for it.

If you do get it you will need a couple of good modern parts. A "Rubber Ducky" Float for the carb. OEM was cork...cork is eaten by what we call gas today. A set of PEEK seals for the intake. If you've ever use a compresion fitting then you've seen how the intake seals well the brass ring just don't work well with heat expantion and vibration etc. Bruce at endfeild racing makes both. http://www.enfieldracing.com/

44

Thanks for the heads up man. FYI I am coming from a hardtail BSA single so the ride should be pretty close to that I am hoping.

The bike has some modern touches like the ignition timing and in talking with the owner the carb has at least the copper floats. Seller seems to know his stuff so I have been picking his brain a bit.

I need to do some digging. I was going to ask for some opinions on the JJ forum but figure that someone will see it and snag it out from under me for more money then I want to spend.

If you plan on riding it at speed get the rubber ducky float the brass copper floats are so big and heavy they take up lots of the fuel bowl area and being heavy they often are slow to shut off thus your consintly adjusting the carb needle to try and get it to run right.

what you got for a bsa?

The BSA was a custom job, really a parts bike that was assembled from stuff in the garage. I really need to find some pictures to post.

Also looks like someone has already bid, I have been digging for the last hour for info so I can get my ducks in a row on what its actually worth. Going to show a few guys at the vintage breakfast tomorrow and see what they thinl.

I always loved the look of the flatheads.

Ok local guys say it worth about 7.5-8K in parts. As a motorcycle not much. They do think its a good way to get back into riding a vintage bike without breaking the bank. Worse case they think at 8K I get all my money back minus maintenance and a new set of tires.

I am talking it over with the wife. She says just buy a crossbones there is one avaliable locally for ~9.5K with about 20K on the motor, good looking vintage mods as well. At least that would be albe to go on the freeway if it was absolute necessity.

Motor ~2K Frame 2K transmission 1.8K Front end 0.8K Fenders and tank 1K (repop's)

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