"WWI Harley Returns" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 29 Jun 2018 6:30 a.m. PST |
Christophe de Goulaine presses a small button to prime the carburetor, then gives the starter a kick. It doesn't work. Again, he thrusts his body up and down, foot on the lever. Third time is the charm — the 100-year old Harley-Davidson 1000 18-J motorcycle starts… link |
Dn Jackson  | 29 Jun 2018 7:02 p.m. PST |
That's pretty cool. Its neat to see a 100 year old piece of machinery working again. 
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| Lion in the Stars | 02 Jul 2018 12:09 p.m. PST |
Too bad the joke about Harleys is that 95% of them are still on the road, the other 5% made it back to the garage…  Dang finnicky machines. The saying is that people who like to fix bikes ride Harleys (or the Italian bikes, if they like crotch rockets), while those that like to ride bikes ride Japanese bikes. I hope to be able to see that bike. |
| Bowman | 05 Jul 2018 5:29 a.m. PST |
Very cool looking bike, but I'm glad to see a lot of improvement in seat design has happened in the intervening years. That seat doesn't look comfortable. |
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