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Sunday, March 5, 2023

1942 Harley-Davidson WLA sold for $35,200 at the 2022 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

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Labels: 1940s, Harley-Davidson, Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction 2023, Military

Thursday, February 9, 2023

1947 Foucaux Tandem with Roussey Engine at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

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Labels: 1940s, Foucaux, Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction 2023, Roussey

Sunday, February 5, 2023

1947 Powell 48 sold for $5,500 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

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Labels: 1940s, Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction 2023, Powell

Friday, February 3, 2023

1946 Doodlebug sold for $2,970 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

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Labels: 1940s, Doodlebug, Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

1945 New Hudson Autocycle sold for $5,000 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auctiom

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Labels: 1940s, Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction 2023, New Hudson

Thursday, January 5, 2023

1941 Indian Scout at the 2022 Retro Riders Vintage Motorcycle Show

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Labels: 1940s, Indian, Retro Riders Show 2022

Monday, December 26, 2022

1946 Siata Cucciolo at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

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Labels: 1940s, Barber Vintage Museum, Siata

Monday, November 14, 2022

Wes Connally's 1940 Indian Scout, "Patina" at the 2022 Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival Fan Zone

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Labels: 1940s, Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival 2022, Indian

Thursday, September 29, 2022

1949 Indian Scout at the 2022 Retro Motorcycle Show -- Winner in the American class

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1943 Boeing Auxiliary motor stuffed in 1974 Honda XL350 frame at the 2022 Retro Riders Vintage Motorcycle Show

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Labels: 1940s, 1970s, Boeing, Honda, Retro Riders Show 2022

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

1948 Harley-Davidson S125 at the 2022 Retro Riders Vintage Motorcycle Show

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

1942 XS Sidecar Rig at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

1942 Model U at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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1942 WLA at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

1941 FL Package Truck at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Labels: 1940s, Harley-Davidson, Harley-Davidson Museum

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Favorite Motorcycle Books from my Library

Art of the Motorcycle -- Guggenheim Museum
Art of the Racing Motorcycle, by Phillip Tooth
At the Creation by Herbert Wagner
BMW Motorcycles, by Darwin Holmstrom and Brian J. Nelson
Classic Motorcycle Race Engines by Kevin Cameron
Ducati -- Taglioni and his World-Beating Motorcycles, by Mick Walker
Ducati Singles, by Mick Walker
Harley Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, by Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holstrom
Harley in the Barn, Tom Cotter
How to Restore your Motorcycle by Mark Zimmerman
Italian Motorcycles, by Mick Walker
Japanese Motorcycles by Didier Ganneau and Francois-Marie Dumas
Legendary Motorcycles, by Basem Wasef
McQueen's Machines, by Matt Stone
Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis, by Keith Noakes
Museo Ducati by Chris Jonnum
MV Agusta Collection, Mecum Auctions
Racer: The Gary Nixon Story, by Joe Scalzo
Team Suzuki by Ray Battersby
The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours by Ian Fallon
The Legend of Harley-Davidson by Oluf F. Zierl and Dieter Rebmann
The Vincent in the Barn by Tom Cotter
Unusual Motorcycles, by Francois-Marie Dumas

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Sold my 1961 Honda C100T Hunter Cub
Sold my 1979 Kawasaki KZ1000 A3 MKII for $1,800
Sold my 1973 Honda CB450
Sold my 1977 Kawasaki KE175
1971 Suzuki TC90 Trail Bike -- Sold it for $100
My 1965 Yamaha YJ1-- Sold for $50
1978 BMW R100T Cafe for Sale.... Not mine! You will need to contact the seller directly
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Moto Italia -- Aermacchi/Harley Davidson Parts -- Petaluma, Ca. -- (707) 763-1982
Coker Tire -- Chattanooga, Tn. -- (423) 265-6368
Motorcycle Superstore -- Louisville, Ky. -- (877) 668-6872
Mike's XS -- Brooksville, Fl.
Omar's Dirt Track Racing -- Concord, Ca. -- (925) 429-6277
Western Hills Honda -- Cincinnati, Ohio --(513) 662-7759 -- ask for Terry

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Sunday, March 5, 2023

1942 Harley-Davidson WLA sold for $35,200 at the 2022 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Thursday, February 9, 2023

1947 Foucaux Tandem with Roussey Engine at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Sunday, February 5, 2023

1947 Powell 48 sold for $5,500 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Friday, February 3, 2023

1946 Doodlebug sold for $2,970 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Thursday, January 26, 2023

1945 New Hudson Autocycle sold for $5,000 at the 2023 Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auctiom

Thursday, January 5, 2023

1941 Indian Scout at the 2022 Retro Riders Vintage Motorcycle Show

Monday, December 26, 2022

1946 Siata Cucciolo at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

Monday, November 14, 2022

Wes Connally's 1940 Indian Scout, "Patina" at the 2022 Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival Fan Zone

Thursday, September 29, 2022

1949 Indian Scout at the 2022 Retro Motorcycle Show -- Winner in the American class

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

1942 Model U at the Harley-Davidson Museum

1942 WLA at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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