I am still looking for info about a John Deer motorcycle. I'm almost sure it was an advertising gimmick from the late 20's or early 30's. It looked a lot like an Excelsior or a Cleveland 4 cylinder. It was a 4 cylinder in line - from front to back - it was a shaft drive bike - with straight...
Why is ratrodbikes chat so lonely a place ? It seems like it could be a great real-time place for bike help or event news. It never seems to have anyone on there. This blog is the biggest and the best - it seems like it should be the best place to communicate too.
That one is most certainly interesting, but it's not the one I remember seeing. The one I remember was a late 20's or early 30's inline 4 cylinder shaft drive with a straight bevel gear on the rear wheel.
It looked alot like an Excelsior or a Cleaveland 4 cylinder. I was rescently told that the...
Just type - 1915 Excelsior - and look for the old man. He looks like he is about 65 or 70 years old. This guy scratch builds a 1915 Excelsior/Indian single cylinder motorcycle - engine frame and even the headlight ( gas light head light ) !
In another video - hear it run ! ! ! It sounds like...
Does anyone have some pictures from a motorcycle encyclopedia that they can scan into pictures ? I am sure that JOHN DEERE made a motorcycle a long time ago - but I'm not sure when ? I only remember that it was a 4 cylinder in-line from front to back - like a Cleaveland or an Indian. It had a...
Hi - Everybody - my name is HomelessOnAbike - I'm from Chitown - I am a long time bike rider. I love custom bikes and ratrods. I love motorcycles and hot rods too - only if they are ratrods too. There is something about a 'DARK' rugged looking machine that is intimadating. I'm going to love it...