Larry who?

at least an honest man

I wonder how hes right leg feels, ha, ha.

+David Swick I prefer to show the real, The good, the Bad and the Ugly. No such thing as every bike starts perfect every time, especially if the kicker did not do the mechanic's himself, which in this case I did not and as with most mechanic's, they do as little as possible and charge as much as possible.

Yes, it takes a real man to post his failure simply because he loves his motorcycle so much. I have never been able to master the Enfield kick-starting procedure, so I know how frustrating it can be. Thankfully I have put those shitty bikes behind me and ride a self-starting Harley.

That’s what’s shows he’s a man

*8th

@@Ryansanders80 Pearl Harbor happened on December 7th, 1941, but the United States did not officially declare war on the Japanese Empire until December 11th.

We was in the war before that...just not officially. We were cranking out military supplies for the British to use against Germany. So we really joined the war long before...we just weren't firing shots yet . If your supplying a country with war material to use on another country you are pretty much in the war one way or another

@@nathanwagner7937 the government didn’t declare war but Americans declared on the 7th

I did, the mechanic who did the build had the pleasure of having all my bikes removed from his shop. Larry Settle was the mechanic. I took it to another mechanic and the bike was redone correctly. There is another video on this machine.

Watch part 2. This is what happens when your mechanic takes your money but doesn't work on your bike. Don't go to Larry Sittles in Harbor City California

D Nelski There are three ways to look at this. 1936 to 1964 transmission's will bolt up behind any year Big Twin motor from those years with the only possible alteration being the transmission lid needing to be changed between a foot shift to hand shift model. The STYLE of the transmission case with little alteration was used from 1936 to 1954, well into the Panhead era. Then, for the purist, the guy who has to have the right trans, right frame and right motor combination, EVERY year was a tiny bit different in some way.

It started Sept 1st 1939 we entered it Dec 8th 1941 and Germany declared war on the United states 3 days later.

@ and Germany got fucked!

early Pan stuff, approximately 49/50ish through 1953

watch part 2

He's still kicking it over. It's fucked mate. And the fuel dried up 😉

if the mechanic who built the machine for me had done his job, it would of started easily. I had another go through the machine, again, and then she started and ran fine. There are other videos of this on the channel

Some time after I made this video. I found some documentation , as in a magazine article, detailed how to properly chop your motorcycle. Then it showed how they and where to, cut your fenders to properly chop it. Dated roughly 1953 or 54 if I recall and I suspect somewhere on the channel as a video. I am familiar with the early cut downs. These were what you referenced as "bobbers". They were popular around 1925-26 up to the mid 30s. When exactly bobber 1st started in terminology, year wise, I cannot say. However, the early look of mid 30's through late 40's, people called them bobber's, or least the old school guys who schooled me did, west coast San Fernando Valley. So, basically, both terms are probably far older then we realized.

About 50 bucks. It's a piece of SHIT 😆

+Pretty Neat VR It was a common street tire from the 80's. Just got the bike with it. Doubt they make them anymore

+HuntingHarleys Gotcha, I'm planning a major bobber transformation on a 96' sportster. Starting to gather up notes on parts now. :) Great looking bike by the way. I've gotten quite a lot of inspiration from it. Keeping my Evo and Baker 6spd, but looking to transform everything else.

+Pretty Neat VR Allstate Tires makes very good "new" old tires

too many years to recall

A csrb gummy and not tebuilt by the mechanic I hired, Larry Suttle

watch part 2, runs perfect

HuntingHarleys I watched it. that's a slick bike!

Watch part 2 and learn something

i have a 1948 flathead and a 1963 pan. each bike has it's own procedure and i follow them with a start on the first kick if my gas and chock is set right for cold starts.

Not a big deal, if you're in shape

+Rey Solis I did not measure it

I remember the old 1970s Dave Mann paintings won't start. the bike is a nice slice of history nice sled man how much. I want to buy it if its still up for grabs.

+Scott Vanthof long gone

Never measured