1913 Harley

[dunvilsteev]

Interesting little video of a 1913 Harley that actually runs. For the Canucks, if you listen, he says it was originally purchased in Hamilton Ontario.

 

http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=5734912

[Guest PlaneCrazy]

The cassette player must be in that box on the tank

[Squidley]

That was VERY cool!

[Yammer Dan]

Still sounds the same!!!

[Mike G in SC]

Below is a pic of my Grandmother Bessie Griswold with a unknown friend,, NO not my Grandpa,,,, dam biker! Anyhow, think this is a 1912.

Edited December 4, 2010 by Mike G in SC

[Drreb]

Wonder if it was made in India...very cool. Took a little work to get it going back then.

[Trader]

Was Pooles around in 1913?

[saddlebum]

  Yammer Dan said:

Still sounds the same!!!

Exactly what I thought :big-grin-emoticon:But still pretty cool

[Yammer Dan]

I've always said they are the best sounding bike on the road. Just making all that noise and going nowhere!!!

[Brake Pad]

You notice the lady is sitting side saddle.........

[florycr3170]

I wonder how much the bike would bring in an auction?? Very rare !!! There is a bike museum near Cherokee, NC, that this bike should be in !!! They have a lot of old bikes that still run.

 

[eazyduzzit]

I saw a Harley at the "Wheels through time" museum in Maggie Valley that looked a lot like this one. It had a rear seat just like it too.

[Condor]

Can you imagine pulling up to a stop sign and everyone hearing the Harley Potato and seeing that one....

[dunvilsteev]

  Trader said:

Was Pooles around in 1913?

 

 

No, Pooles was established in 1945, but Sturgess Cycle on King St. West was open then. They do advertise themselves as Canada's Oldest and I remember newspaper ads about being around for a 100 years. Just a guess, mind you.