Have you ever seen one of these rare gems, that being a single cylinder Flathead? Very cool piece of history up for auction now on Ebay. Forget restoring the bike, why not just clean it up to something beautiful and nice and put it in the shop or the office. Wow, what a great design in the lines of this bike.
"1928 Harley Single, Believe Its Original Paint With An Old Old Overlay Or A Real Old Paint Job. Can Still See The Harley Davidson Under The Paint. Guess The First Thing You Did When You Got A Bike Is To Customize It A Little. Came From California In The Late 70's Early 80's Local Guy (Big Head Eddy). Picked It Up Off A Family Member, Said His Grandfather Was Original Owner. Old Guy Died Bike Came To Pa. Was Supposed To Get Me A Picture Of His Grandfather On The Bike In Late 20's Early 30's (Had Original Ca Title Also). Saw It But Never Got A Copy Like Promised.
Clean Pennsylvania Title, Good Compression, 98% Complete, Needs An Oil Line, Primary Cover & Some Small Little Finish Parts. Transmission Is Rebuilt, Motor Has Good Compression, Been Buying Parts For Decades To Complete Her. A lot Of Small NOS Items, Rocker Pedal, Mount, Carburetor Tag, Battery Box Tag, Nos Grips. Bought A Set Of Re-chromed Throttle & Advance Sleeves. Had Seat & Tool bag Redone Over A Decade Ago. Has The Messenger Insignia's In Them, (Told The Guy That Restored Them Is No Longer Around) Front Wheel Was Replaced, Found The Correct Headlight, Horn & Taillight (Don't Think Glass In Headlight Is Correct).
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead with personal tool roll
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead from right side view
Most Of The Wiring Is Done, Inside Of Tanks Is Real Clean, Great Un-restored Piece!!! Bought Some NOS Harley Keys For It, Their In The Dash. Not Sure Of Mileage, Put 10 Because It Wouldn't Let Me Skip It. Think This Bike Is Rarer Than A Jd Vl Or A Knucklehead, Just Dont See Them Around, Especially In This Condition!!
Not A Peashooter, That One Has An Overhead Cam. Great Chance To Have A Real Nice Un-restored Single!! Put It On The Bench Last Year To Get Her Running & Never Completed Her. Needed The Bench Back & Here She Is. Couple Friends Yelled At Me For Listing It & Told Me Just To Hang It Up On The Wall Because Its Not Replaceable. If It Sells On Auction Will Sell It If Not Will Probably Go On The Wall. Guess Its Just Timing.
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead right front of wheel
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead side view of kick start
Has Optional Side Stand In Pictures, Doesn't Come With It, Need It For Another Bike Im Working On, Comes With Original Rear Stand Like Factory. Can Look At Bike In Shop Cycle Warehouse 200 S Main St Butler Pa 16001 724-282-7278. Have Quite A Few Real Nice Bikes Old American British Japanese Etc. Will List A Few More When I Decide To Sell A Few More."
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead, right side of gas tank
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead on kickstand
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead, over view of gas tank switch housing
1928 Harley Davidson Single B Model Flathead detail on original NOS grips
Many musical acts have to force you into a corner to hear their "art". They may even try coerce the fans into thinking they are something bigger than they aren't. The Beastie Boys were honest about who they were and played their tunes on their own terms and exactly how they wanted to be heard. With this simple equation it made them a huge act and a cultural shift that blurred many lines.
It is easy to say that everyone does that already, but how well do you do it? Do you rip off a Black Sabbath or Motorhead vibe or copy another band's style and still call yourself legit? List your sources and be proud of where you cull the ideas from as reinventing the wheel has come and passed. The age we live in now is more a matter of patching together a quilt and or creating collages to make ideas feel new and fresh.
Here is the challenge to any and all far and wide, look upon the high water mark created by a group such as the Beastie Boys and reflect on what you could do to create a legacy. At the end of the day, that is all we are left to be remembered by. Adam Yauch, thanks for being a driving force in one amazingly great band, may your legacy live on...
Beastie Boys were true pioneers in music
Below is great write up by Bob Lefsetz on the Beastie Boys and is a perfect segue into their history and breaking new ground.
"This is not really my thing. But I find myself deeply affected.
I won't say the Beastie Boys were the Beatles of their generation, but
they too tested limits and were decried by oldsters and embraced by
youngsters. Their party anthem was ubiquitous on MTV when that channel
still meant something. And unlike too many TV bands they didn't stagnate
and repeat themselves, they didn't have their moment in time and fade
away, rather they continued to test limits and grow. "Paul's Boutique"
was so far ahead of what was in the marketplace that it took many years
to catch up with it. If it had been on Sony instead of Capitol, it would
have been just as big as the debut. Still, the music lives on.
As does "Sabotage" from their follow-up LP. In an era where videos were
becoming more formulaic, focusing on glitz and beauty, "Sabotage" was a
precursor to "Pulp Fiction", it was less about a fantasy life the fan
could never inhabit than musical stars inserting themselves into our
everyday world. The pictures were so good you continued to watch the
clip, even if you were not enamored of the music.
And in an era where everybody's got a clothing line, most forget the
Beastie Boys were there first. Or close to it. It wasn't seen as a
cash-in so much as satiating the fans, who wanted to separate those who
got it from those who did not, the same way Ken Kesey did for a
generation previous, delineating that some were on the bus and others
were off it.
And there were movies and a record label, even a magazine, but what's
most important other than the music is what the act meant to its
generation. Generation X. The one that Douglas Coupland wrote about in
his book, those now approaching fifty, who grew up in the shadow of the
baby boomers.
Sex was no longer free. The cost could be your life. The boomers were
suddenly greedy and all that was left were McJobs. But Gen X had its
music, rap, which most baby boomers still hate, still don't understand.
Beastie Boys group shot
It was a different era. Madonna went on tour with an unknown opening act
that she had no financial investment in. Can you imagine that happening
today? And if you think the Material Girl's fans embraced the Beastie
Boys, you probably believe the Greatest Generation, the baby boomers'
parents, loved the Stones.
And despite succeeding with a hedonistic party anthem, the Beastie Boys
radiated intelligence. Stupid was an act, which was quickly cast aside.
Entertainment has too often sold dumb, and too much of our country
embraces ignorance, the Beastie Boys wanted no part of that.
And they took a stand. Musical stars have power. But those with stature
have abdicated it. They're afraid of turning off potential audience
members. Whereas the Beastie Boys didn't care. Furthermore, they led
their audience, they educated fans on issues. There's a direct line from
the Beatles to San Francisco to the Beastie Boys. And MCA was an
integral part.
Ian Rogers? Majordomo of Topspin? He started with the Beastie Boys. He gave up pursuing his Ph.D. because of the sound.
That's the power of music.
It's a sad day. For a long time we believed Adam would pull through.
Death is final. It creeps you out. Be sure to live while you're still alive."
"1970 Harley davidson XR750 Iron Competition. First year production race bike. Number 106 of 200 made in 1970. Original Frame & engine (survivor bike). These were recalled after a few months of racing because the frames & engines were too heavy and Harley davidson deamed them not race worthy. At that time Only 100 were sold. 80% of the bikes were disassambled and destroyed by Harley Davidson. The 20% were in private hands and not returned to Harley Davidson. This makes very few of the original bikes still in existance. This bike is one of only a handful with the original frame.
The 1970 XR750 is a destroked XLR/KR Hybrid single carb Ironhead motor. A quicky effort on Harley Davidsons part to meet the new 750cc OHV limit. It was a direct link to the all alloy 1972 XR750 which in 1974 was creating an unstopable force in flat tarack racing.
Approximatley 520 Total XR750 were made covering 1970, 1972, 1977, 1980. 1980-1988 Only motors were sold.
Explaining the serial# 1C stands for the model XR750. 10106 is the production number 106 out of 200. H stands for 70's decade. 0 indicates 1970.
The motorcycle has a mikuni carb on it now but I have the original carb as shown in the pictures. The bike also has a tail section from when it was raced at pikes peak July 4th 1980 in Colorado. It spend most of its time being raced in the south. Included is all the paperwork giving the history of the motorcycle including, invoices, and canceled checks for repairs which include a complete engine and transmission overhaul. The bike was last run at Jim's Harley Davidson in ST. Petersburg Florida in 2011 where it was gone over by the dealrship, serviced, and ran on a dyno which can be seen on youtube under 1970 Harley XR750. This bike has been listed on the XR IRON historian roster.
The Harley Davidson XR750 is a rare motorcycle indeed. To find one is possible, but to find one that RUNS with an ORIGINAL FRAME is extremely rare."
The folks over at Dark Roasted Blend continually serve up amazing content. Once we saw a few of the images they had posted vintage car hood ornaments, it just had to be reposted. So sad that cars will never again have the over the top style they once had unless they are custom. The craftsmanship alone would run their price sky high and folks would probably still complain. Instead of our mass produced fiberglass junkers made to be discarded after a few years, keep that old iron alive and ride'em.
Car mascots (or hood ornaments) used to be installed on the exposed radiator caps of cars and even when radiator caps disappeared, hood ornaments were still used. These objects were often intricate works of art and today are highly prized by collectors. In the thirties and forties, many of the ornaments depicted flying ladies.
Also in the forties, manufactures used planes as designs for ornaments, with jet planes becoming more common in the fifties. By the sixties, hood ornaments began to appear less and less on mainstream cars and eventually came to symbolize only luxury vehicles. We still see company logos on all models of cars today of course, but here’s a look at just a small selection of hood ornaments from days gone by.
(this incredible variety of hood ornaments (top row) can be seen on Chris Balm vintage motoring site)
Fabulous 1920 Sabino Glass Aerofoil Car Hood Ornament:
"Bonzo Dogs" were made into car hood ornaments back in the 1920s (Bonzo was a dog from popular George Studdy's cartoon series, mascots made by AE Lejeune):
The Pierce Arrow featured this fabulous archer design in the first three decades of the twentieth century (left image). Citroen's mascot in on the right:
(originals unknown)
Rarely seen Plymouth' ship hood ornament (left). On the right is the 1920 Corning Glass Daughter:
The Soviet auto industry also produced hood ornaments. Here’s the GAZ Volga deer emblem (left image). On the right is the aftermarket parody - a Lenin mascot on a Bentley:
We mentioned that some car hood ornaments are highly desirable collector items, commanding very high prices. This particular beautiful piece of car hood art was priced at $35,000.00 U.S dollars while on display at Blackhawk Classic Car Museum in California (more info):
