And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Really old school. I mean, when they played football in those days, it almost made sense that you could get away with a leather helmet. You might just get extra scuffed up and smacked, but you would probably survive and be okay. But a leather helmet, . . . when riding a motorcycle, . . . on the streets and highways? What did they think it was going to do for them?!
How many Harleys have you owned anon? None of mine ever failed to get me home. Can't say the same for the Japanese junk or the pitiful electrically channelled British crap I owned! If you ever rode a real motorcycle, tell us about it. Bubbarust
Have a photo somewhere of my dad in 1938 looking very much like that fellow, only his was a British bike. The leather "helmet" and goggles were just for some protection against bugs and road stones, there were no helmets per se back then. Dad did have a very thick leather riding jacket to protect upper body and by jacket, it was more like a 3/4 length duster in heavy leather.
You'll never wear out the Indian Scout, or big brother the Indian Chief. They're built like rocks to take hard knocks. It's Harleys that give you the grief!
Well anon, the clever jokes never stop. Heard them all, about Harleys, Japanese junk, English crap with bad electrics in the sixty plus years I've been riding, restoring and enjoying all of them.I can imagine all you know is a crap load of stale jokes and how you once fell off your tricycle and skinned your knee. So all I can say to Pricks like you is I've enjoyed my Harleys ( and Honda and Yamaha and BSA and Triumph bikes). I've had fun! How bout you? Bubbarust
Really old school. I mean, when they played football in those days, it almost made sense that you could get away with a leather helmet. You might just get extra scuffed up and smacked, but you would probably survive and be okay. But a leather helmet, . . . when riding a motorcycle, . . . on the streets and highways? What did they think it was going to do for them?!
ReplyDeleteThe helmet looks more like a flyer's leather skull cap. The HD is a 45 cubic inch one that is '41-'42 or maybe a '46, not sure.
Deletekeep their hat on.
DeleteHarley, Harley made of tin.
ReplyDeleteRide 'em out...
and push 'em in!
How many Harleys have you owned anon? None of mine ever failed to get
Deleteme home. Can't say the same for the Japanese junk or the pitiful electrically
channelled British crap I owned! If you ever rode a real motorcycle, tell us
about it.
Bubbarust
Settle down, Francis. It was a joke.
DeleteI've never owned a Harley, but I sure have heard a lot of them. They are too damn loud.
Have a photo somewhere of my dad in 1938 looking very much like that fellow, only his was a British bike. The leather "helmet" and goggles were just for some protection against bugs and road stones, there were no helmets per se back then. Dad did have a very thick leather riding jacket to protect upper body and by jacket, it was more like a 3/4 length duster in heavy leather.
ReplyDeleteOld school and happy, you couldn't have knocked that guy's grin off with a baseball bat.
ReplyDeleteI have lots of photos of my dad looking that way, but he rode Indians, not Hardly-Ablesons.
ReplyDeleteYou'll never wear out the Indian Scout,
Deleteor big brother the Indian Chief.
They're built like rocks to take hard knocks.
It's Harleys that give you the grief!
Well there Bubbarust, let me ask you one question.
ReplyDeleteWhat do old dogs and Harleys have in common?
They both like to ride in the back of pickup trucks!
Well anon, the clever jokes never stop. Heard them all, about Harleys, Japanese
ReplyDeletejunk, English crap with bad electrics in the sixty plus years I've been riding, restoring
and enjoying all of them.I can imagine all you know is a crap load of stale jokes
and how you once fell off your tricycle and skinned your knee. So all I can say to
Pricks like you is I've enjoyed my Harleys ( and Honda and Yamaha and BSA and
Triumph bikes). I've had fun! How bout you?
Bubbarust
It's a 1946. I have two of them since 1975
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