The original designers would be just dumbfounded to see the idealized functional art that you've put together honoring their design. Happy New Year!

Despite being on youtube since a lot of years, this is the first comment i write. I'm also into old bike restoration, but I must admit you are on another level... Recreating a bike like the Excelsior from ZERO is a challenge few people can win. You did it in the best possibile way. Furthermore, seeing such a beautiful build with the history of board-racing in the background is a pleasure for both ears and eyes. Hats off to you Mr.Brodie, you are simply the best builder I ever seen. Hope one day our roads will cross, i really would like to steal you some of your knowledge and handcraft. Sincerely, from Italy!

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” ― Saint Francis of Assisi Paul, you are a great artist. Thank you and happy new year to you and Mitch.

Such poetry in machine work, finishing, narrating, and with a touch of Chopin to top it off. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.

I saw a series of photos on the internet documenting your progress in building these bikes from the ground up. I was fascinated, and followed the subject for many weeks. The making of the molds for casting the cylinder heads was especially incredible.

Thank you for the history lesson on the schwinn excelsior . And the bike is a jewel !

All I can say is WOW. Thanks for allowing us to come along. This is a great way to start the new year!

If only I had the money...

Thanks for the great story, the amazing motorcycle you created...and your wonderful piano playing... What a well rounded man you are...👍👍👍

I found your forum posts on this build a decade back. Glad to see it in film.

I knew how the story ended but didn't know the story itself. Thanks for the history lesson plus the Davenport tie in. I've been going there for over 40 years, looking for parts but mostly viewing the antique motorcycles. It's amazing how many American motorcycle manufacturers didn't make it. Always liked the Big X.

What a great story. Thanks Paul.

"WOW" All I can say is STUNNING.

What a phenomenal bike. NYD treat to see it being built up. 👏🏻

Gorgeous bike. Wonderful story and narration. Happy New Year Paul & Mitch!

What a cool start to the year. Beautiful bit of kit & those linkages, Man!!! Thanks Paul & a happy new year from over the pond.

This is a beautiful piece of rolling art. Love your work on this.

Wow this is a wonderful new year gift , i enjoy every bits of your video and the history behind the Excelsior , thank you so much for sharing these moments with us , i wish you and Mitch all the best for the new year ! 🍻

Happy new year Paul and Mitch, what a treat for news years day. What a beautiful bike.

Mr Paul,,,,,,love your work , patience to detail, patience to teach….. you are a gift from the creator…..

Thank you for documenting and sharing your incredible work. Happy New Year!

Thanks! Brodie

Happy new year!. What a joy to see this beautiful bike being build. Also interesting story about the board track races.

Happy New Year from Germany to both of you! What a wonderful Bike, I love it!

Amazing video. Thank you for preserving this bit of history and for sharing it with us!

That history lesson was a nice fit. I hope the bike goes to a place I can view it.

This is truly the best of best build video I've ever seen. You gaves me tons of inspiration. Thank you for the best beginning of the new year.

What a great example of your talents and passion. Your craftsmanship is second to none. Thanks Paul and happy new year to you all

Thank you Paul & Mitch for a great New Year's treat. I'll be watching this one over and over.

Beautiful work and commitment to the task. Thanks for bringing us along!

Paul, I'm stunned by the beauty and master craftsmanship you've displayed in this Excelsior video! It is true ART! Thanks so much for sharing it with us (your KZfaq community). Happy New Year my friend, to you and Mitch! I look forward to your next video with great anticipation!

A beautiful bike & an interesting history lesson. Thanks Paul & happy new year.

Amazing build! As always. Happy new year! Cheers!

Paul you truly are a renaissance man, your talent level is amazing beyond words!!! Ann and I wish you a happy new year!!

Beautiful video, you guys went all out on this one, great start to the year as someone else said above.

What a beautiful work of art. I love the history of these early bikes...makes me wish I could turn back time. Thank you for taking the time to explain the intricacy and thought, that went into the design of this gorgeous bike. I very much enjoyed your video.

What a great video! The bike itself, the story, the film, everything! even the music.... All those pieces fit together so perfectly well and flow so smooth, as if they were the supple linkages on this beautiful machine. Thanks for sharing!

Stunning bike, wonderful machine work and frame work, and a moving story. Thank you. Oh, and the music was impressive too! Les in UK

Thank you. I went to Alabama too see one of these and many more in person. This was an amazing experience to hear the history of this machine.

Hello. I am building my 1st motorcycle from scratch. Based on a 1920s AJS powered by a 600cc J.A.P. industrial engine. I have Cancer so now is the time to get it done! Great work here sir.

what a legend. i love how satisfied you are when the pieces fit together perfectly. i can only begin to imagine the work involved to recreate this beautiful bike.

Awesome watching all the parts come together to become such a beautiful bike Job well done Paul.

That was fascinating, the assembly and the voice over are almost hypnotic. Great video!

Thank you,Thank you,Thank you!!!!! I've been waiting for you guy's to put up a video detailing your Excelsior, what an amazing project and great story too ;)

What a story!

Wow I enjoyed watching the full process of the build such a beautiful machine...I love it

Perfect video to kick-off 2022. Thanks Paul and Mitch.

That's an incredibly beautiful machine! You'd never get a sense from old photographs of all the wonderful details. Thank you, Paul Brodie for letting us watch the assembly....that was a real treat!

Bravo Paul! Absolutely stunning and what a great story. This had to be one of the fastest half hours of my life. Thank you for taking the time to share this.

Happy new year Paul and Mitch. Beautiful art in motion.

What a master piece, thank you for sharing your work with us!

What a pleasure to watch you work and listen to the story!

wow. what a treat!

Thank you for the great story and History lesson. I do appreciate a person like yourself, that is able to construct a piece of History from just a photo, your my kind a guy !

Is that you playing piano at the end Paul? Lovely playing, dynamics and rubato, hidden talents!

This is honestly one of the best videos I've seen in years. I absolutely loved the history lesson and Paul's comments; it's not often I want the narrator to just keep on speaking. I've been on lockdown religiously watching all the videos in the channel and even though I don't think I'll ever be able to buy a motorcycle from Paul it sure has inspired me to go into the shop and build things with a renewed interest and lots of helpful techniques I've learned from the videos. I don't think there are many old and cool motorcycles for sale where I live but I'll sure keep my eyes open for one from now on. Thanks for sharing this videos with us. Best regards from Mexico

Tremendous video, Mitch and Paul. Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year !!

Quality content to kick off the new year. Here is to this channel growing exponentially this year. Wish I was younger and had an opportunity to do an apprenticeship under a master such as Paul. Thanks Mitch for putting this channel together for us to enjoy.

Truly fascinating and sad story Paul, told very well, thank you.

what an amazing story and an awesome bike. You Sir truly captured my interest in this beautiful Motorcycle. Watching you place each and every component kept me in Awe!

Fantastic! Happy New Year Paul Very informative and interesting...

Fantastic, love the story, love the build and especially love how you developed the engine. Not exactly a clone of the original, but an improved version. Thanks for sharing.

Impeccable! I’m closing in on a build that’s about to be ready for paint soon. I’ll use that as an example of how’s it supposed to come together!

What a tragic story. Uh oh what a beautiful motor bike. Top level machining and fabulous build. You are a master.

Absolutely amazing Paul. I remember watching OCC and similar TV shows regarding custom cycles and couldn't believe the prices of those bikes. You went well beyond those guys IMHO. I suspect you'll get much more at an auction than your asking price. I love the linkages and springer style front end. Again great job. Thanks for sharing.

Paul - what a wondeful combination of engineering and art. The quality and fit of your product is outstanding

Just incredible Paul! Beautiful everything... Cheers, Doug

Simply wonderful to see what you've done there Paul.

Wow, right before you showed a closeup of the steering head I said to myself; "It looks like an very old Schwinn!"

Thank you Paul. I was hoping to flush it out cold if possible.Thanks again for your input. Best to you and Mitch in the coming year.

Wow, every now and then, a craftsman pops up, that grabs people attention, i think you are it for me, thanks for all the fantastic manufacturing videos.

Man as well as being a great engineer your also a fantastic story teller, thank you to yourself and your 📷 camera man 👍👍👍

Superb craftsmanship, it was an honor to see it assembled.

I've just seen one of these for the first time in my life at a recent swap meet, just an incredible machine for it's time! And incredible restoration good sir!

I talked to you at Davenport about 6 years ago and was impressed with your work and dedication to the ol bikes

You are a talented man. Congratulations on the work you do.

Just pure genius! Amazing work you put in to this. I´m... speechless... Wow. Thank you for the history lesson, interesting indeed! I would love to see and hear this puppy roar. Greetings from Sweden!

Excellent!

This is truly informative....thank you for sharing..... enjoyed every minute!!!

Great video and history lesson. Thanks.

Great work, great Bike, great history, thank you sir!

I am so envious of your talents.

Happy New Year to both you guys ,.. Great video , and so much information what a well thought out bike , its very exciting to see it come together you must be very pleased.

thank you for this! ive been looking forward to it for nearly a year! beautiful bike!

Nice seeing another one coming together. Watched the videos of the start up parties of number 002 and 003, looking forward to see this one start up.

I've been working on motorcycles for almost 54 years and that was fascinating. Oldest bike I ever worked on was my fathers 1928 BSA 'Sloper' although his 'daily driver' was a 1963 Panther model 120 he bought new. He always wanted to built a Panther V twin with the model 100 (600cc) cylinders but never had time, money or machinery (with 6 kids we were almost always broke-nothing changes-LOL) I've seen bicycle brake linkages but never on a motorcycle throttle and magneto advance- retard (although plenty of bikes with Bowden cable magneto advance) I hope you get to sell to someone who will at least demonstrate it running now and again, I know it's well outside my price range. The history was also great, very few people seem to know Harley Davidson had 8 valve motors in 1916 then went 'backwards' making side valve engines for 40(?) years Thank you for a great video

What a great way to start the new year! Like the others, I am amazed at the detail and accuracy of your build. Who ever buys this bike is getting a work of art.

Happy new year!!! Thanks for sharing with us your skills and passion!! Thanks to Mitch for keeping everything in focus all the time. AND the test ride or the start????? 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Wow, what a show you 2. Paul, beautiful frame.

Absolutely beautiful….❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️ I have my grandfathers 1920’s Something Schwinn Excelsior bicycle…❤️ my brother-in-law now deceased restored it for me around 1989…! It has a pogo seat, a Horn tank, it looks a lot like a black phantom…! The frame looks a lot like this board track racer…! My grandfather before I was born had a bicycle and motorbike shop back home in Illinois…! I get a lot of joy watching you working on Excelsior‘s….🎶🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Seriously, this is the best boardtrack racing bike video that I have ever had the privilege to watch. Many times in life I wish that I was not an educator so that I might be afforded the opportunity of having a greater budget. Alas this magnificent machine will go to someone else. To its future owner you have the envy of many a gear head. Please enjoy this classic, many individuals like myself live vicariously through your experiences. Paul thank you for this content. Your videos are truly a breathe of fresh air on KZfaq. The beauty of linkage alone, inspires and stuns those that are observant. I dream of coming to one of your frame building classes. Please continue to post content for those like myself.

Absolutely beautiful work man!

Happy New year Paul. I really enjoy watching your videos. The Excelsior build was amazing. Looking forward to the next one. I was privileged to meet you in 2013 & 2018 (Mick Hart's friend from England) all the best for 2022.

This 1 was an higher level

what a beautiful bike, I have loved these old bikes from afar. owning such a bike would be a dream come true. a miracle really.

An absolute jewel - congratulations!

Great video! Happy new year Paul and Mitch!

Thank you Paul for the incredible effort, time and expense in recreating this machine, and for providing its story while assembling the machine.

Thank you for the History. AND such a Beautiful Exs ample you have recreated Paul. Your workman ship and eye for Quality Details are fantastic. Dave from Australia

Hi and thanks for the great video showing us the reel deel. Looks great. Love from Sweden 🇸🇪❤️✨