1911 Harley Ride

[@indomitusEvehementis]

1911 folks as dude drives by them: “Outrageous! What a reckless young man. Such a speed demon”

[@awsomestleaperd78]

Hes breaking all the speed records, look out!

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

No, they looked at grown men who ride bikes the same way people do today..... "GhayeAF "

[@awsomestleaperd78]

@@sticksnstonespatriot1728 Why are you even here

[@potatojake197]

@@sticksnstonespatriot1728 Legos? Makes sense

[@jb4317]

@@sticksnstonespatriot1728 🤡

[@KBarron43]

You can literally hear each stroke of that engine perfectly

[@bifiali998]

...cuz it had 20rpm ....

[@williamoverton1548]

I'm thinking "spark advance".. not an easy thing to comprehend.

[@sixthgear5874]

Sick pfp 🤘 going to see them in October

[@brucegordon7248]

Indeed you can.

[@Fanaz10]

@@sixthgear5874 you're not gonna see shit, bot

[@XBLGR]

Imagine going back in time and showing the guys riding these Harleys some footage of the Isle of Man TT

[@johnhenrymills4517]

They would faint lmao

[@techticalgaming2296]

@@johnhenrymills4517 indeed

[@augustaverbian]

Simply Show them japanese honda cub

[@franzkiessling6964]

my man

[@lawerancelanham]

I asked myself the same thing about vikings and ships. Go back and tell them we use steel now and how massive they are

[@delboyoelmundo4718]

Imagine the few guys assembling this new for their daily job in HD , unknowing this would survive that long, fantastic

[@kattyafallas3108]

Fxc,

[@freshsta3000]

Things were built to last befire the depression

[@Peyote1312]

I’d say throngs were generally built onto last until the post-WW2 wave of consumerism. By the time Reagan was using NAFTA to outsource American manufacturing, the era of quality American-made goods was over.

[@euroyen420p2]

@ww, you should like a brainwashed lib, reagan didn't force companies to leave America, some companies choose to manufacture in other countries for the cost savings. But grrr reagan. Its the companies choice..

[@freshsta3000]

@@euroyen420p2 maybe you should read what he said again and then read what you said and maybe think about if you are actually encouraging a discourse about the matter of wich youre speaking of. and also rethink if what you think he said is what he actually said, because it isnt

[@jasonbentley9968]

To think that bike is 110 years old. Incredible

[@godmode4790]

@Killjoy Kahuna not really what ?your mom?

[@tyvideos1]

@Killjoy Kahuna ?

[@headly21]

@sawtoothekg vsauce has a video about that.

[@Johndoe-qk6fi]

The fact it still runs is crazy im sure they're in so many barns all over or packed in the back of grandpa's garage but I doubt many run like this

[@viperstrike3827]

@sawtoothekg yes, even of that is the case. there is a good chance they are all 100 year old parts.

[@N3m3sls]

Imagine how slow these things were on gravel roads and up hills lol

[@jamesthefamous8162]

Yeah they barely provide enough force to accelerate the thing meaning going uphills would be impossible

[@nonyobussiness3440]

They went fast

[@johnsmith3232]

@@nonyobussiness3440 bruh my gokart could lap that thing with flat tires and 2 year old gas lmao

[@trxtech3010]

@@jamesthefamous8162 No different then modern Harleys lol

[@kingofkings2934]

They do just fine the one he's one isn't running to good and and barely hit the throttle for like 2 seconds. Iv seen old videos of people going like 20 to 30 mph of on very bumby roads they used them in the war in very rough and muddy conditions my grandfather rode 1911 out to California from Iowa with my grandmother on the back of it and never looked back.

[@crawfordwice]

1911: Guy rides by on a harley: look at me! 2021: Guy rides by on a harley: look at me!

[@lilwhat1874]

on THE SAME HARLEY lol different guy maybe

[@search4truth104]

looks like the same frame geometry as todays. Don't mess with perfection.

[@OnlyPositiveVibes96]

Haha😂😂

[@kevinbrink2898]

EVERY year: Guy rides by on ANY bike: LOOK AT ME!! 🙊🙈🙈🙈🙈🙉

[@mattmoran3710]

U must not b able to afford or ride one

[@TheNextGoogification]

Imagine when you first saw that in 1911? They wouldn't have been much to compare it to. Everywhere you went probably was the first time people had seen a motorcycle

[@povylas]

motorbike was invented already about 26 years...

[@ifrit35]

Aircraft made the front page of newspapers regularly by that point while motorcycles were just starting to differentiate themselves from motorized bicycle. So it wasn't that impressive even if uncommon.

[@gorgewashington1216]

first 1000 cc bike with inline 4 cylinder 1886 ......

[@SpiiderOK]

@@gorgewashington1216 what was it called? id love to read about it.

[@YeeThirty]

Motorcycles were invented in 1885 though...

[@alexandervouzenthal8163]

Harley Davidson even over a century ago was already the best at what it does: lot of noise with no performance

[@draupnir9748]

Ouch 😂

[@billbill9392]

@@draupnir9748 Actually in the early years Harley-Davidson advertised itself as the "most quiet" motorcycles

[@mrsmith1179]

@@billbill9392 "The Silent Gray Fellow" to be exact.

[@codyhurd2485]

the absolute worst motorcycle company ever! lmfao what a joke! they dont even make real gear for you to wear whille you leak oil!

[@mrsmith1179]

@@codyhurd2485 Dude, go eat a Snickers an appreciate running history.

[@scoobydew420]

The feeling that man had while he was cruising by the camera yelling "1911 Harley yeah".....must of been pretty amazing.

[@gofanman8455]

People in 1911: Yeah that contraption aint never beating my horse. Now let me go buy my cruise ship ticket, i heard the ship's unsinkable. We gonna have a grand ol time

[@ExtrovertedCenobite]

That was entertaining. Yeah I know he didn't break any speed records and not the best looking ride but damn it's a 1911 over 100 years ago and still moving along. Love it!

[@grey5135]

The Colt 1911 aged a hell of alot better. Seeing this Harley and knowing it's from the same Era as one of the most popular gun designs today is absolutely insane and just shows how far ahead of its time it was when you look at other things from that Era.

[@jbvap]

Good point and comparison!

[@gauntr]

Well, you have to be fair, pistols and guns in general had already several hundred years of technological development at this point in time whereas motorcycles or cars did not, they were, in comparison, fairly new.

[@cosmicbonzo7559]

Browning was an alien

[@claytongiampaolo7848]

Well a gun is not as complex as the motorcycle, that's probable why there isn't much to improve on compared to something with an engine.

[@556suppressor]

Just a few years after the Colt 1903 automatic came out.

[@nicoollilainen9362]

110 years old motorcycle, that's just mindblowing

[@zoomosis]

And looking at the condition it's in it should easily last another 110. Though it may need new tyres :)

[@korzhik001]

it's not a motocycle, it's chopper ©

[@redlight3932]

@@korzhik001 what haha

[@Road_Rash]

Looks like it's harder to start than a kick start...but it does start...something I can't currently say about my 99 Road King...🙄

[@jeffreymedeiros6253]

That’s where you messed up. The 1911 model year was much higher quality than the 1922 to present years.

[@stevechristiansen9037]

Test your coil packs

[@kickboxs77]

That ain’t the bikes fault. The one in the video didn’t get to be a 110 year old runner all on its own.

[@Road_Rash]

I fixed my bike, just did an 800 mile round trip on it...did awesome...

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

@@Road_Rash What was the problem..bad old gas crudding up the carbs?

[@oishiy33]

Imagine Hells Angels rolling with that 100 years ago

[@_--INFiNiTE_C0NSCi0US--_]

😂

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

they werent formed until after the second world war!

[@oishiy33]

@@fortunatoofamontillado1059 "imagine"

[@Jeremy.Bearemy]

@Stream of Consciousness I mean to get a patch you probably have to be able to keep up with other bikers on things like..... roads

[@paul_warner]

Rabble-rousers on those new-fangled motor-cycles

[@mynameisjonas1997]

Damn, that's almost faster than pedaling! Sweet piece of history!

[@ZVEKOfficial]

To think that this motorcycle was built even before my great-grandfather was born.... and it's still running in great condition, is blowing my mind

[@chrisfz09]

That quite a honor to be able to ride such a historic , old bike 🤟🏻

[@frankiemarchese2978]

I could picture my great grandfather on one of these, he was born in 1911. He was the one in the family that rode motorcycles, up until I was born 👊🏻✊🏻

[@kenhunter6778]

My father's first M/C was a belt drive Harley when he was a teen (born 1911). He mentioned that one of the characteristics after riding them for a while was that the belt would squeel about every two miles and you would stop to lube the belt with something to make it grip. At that time, it was considered part of normal riding and considered reliable.

[@chopperdavez]

Thanks for sharing this with us Cole, absolutely Awesome!

[@loghog4392]

This is one of my top 10 all time favorite videos. Beautiful.

[@IIIIITIIIII]

Awesome piece of history, it's amazing how well it runs, even being over a century old! Absolutely priceless!

[@MrJulianneave]

I can't believe how consistent the idle of this thing was. No fluctuations in speed or misfires even from cold.

[@vulekv93]

John Moses Browning gave us his perfected 1911 pistol design in the same year. Just goes to show what a genius that man was.

[@gcmotorman6379]

That's an amazing piece of History you have there and thanks for posting this video. I'm grinning from ear-to-ear. I truly enjoyed this video

[@jeroenjansen2709]

By the time it starts you have already cycled the equivalent of 10km

[@volkerjanssen7905]

That's why Harley drivers are all fat these days. 'Fat Bob' - nomen est omen. ;-)

[@aaronsoto4622]

truly incredible just how far technology has come. Can only imagine within 100 years from now. Super cool.

[@laurentlaussucq1464]

What a piece of history ! Fantastic... In 1900's we had time to start & live too...

[@boboboy5469]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raXFlJSNo96VsNU ..

[@bjthebear8115]

This is bad ass!I want one!Thanks for sharing this functional piece of history.

[@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra]

Incredible! Would love to know more technical aspects of this bike!!

[@Cnacu6o.]

жопа дрищет от пердольи треск стоит на всю округу!

[@noobkiller9478]

So Harley have increased their speed by 20% now.

[@RipCreditsFMJ]

Lol😂

[@scottcupp8129]

LMAO!!

[@stevechristiansen9037]

Lol

[@tonymazz9912]

And 110 years later, there STILL leaking oil... Lol.

[@scottcupp8129]

@@tonymazz9912 It's like a Detroit 2 stroke diesel.. IF it aint running it aint leaking but when it's running be prepared to stop every 50 miles and fill the oil again.

[@dona635]

Something really special here, amazing sound and yes, nothing better than an F1 V8 or V10 sound but Wow, this is where it all started, Epic!

[@brennoncantrell5867]

The last part is my favorite.. awesome motorcycle

[@buffering7612]

That’s a cool moped I loved watching this man Harley ride it in this rare 1911 film

[@Sinnerboy88]

Awesome. This brought a huge smile to my face.

[@jamesconner3437]

Last week I just watched the fantastic documentary of the HD and Indian motocycle inventors' competition, so this video is icing on that cake !!! (The TV show is S1 E4 of History Cannel's "Machines that Built America".)

[@jannahjohnymuhammad9172]

THE PRICE OF THIS OLD BIKE MUST BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A NEW HD

[@Road_Rash]

Right...rich guy toys...no way you'd ever want to use it as an actual mode of transportation...too big of a risk to put it on the highway with all the cell phone zombies driving around...image how much the insurance would be & how tragic totaling it would be...closed track only for this thing...I'm nowhere even close to being able to afford one of these...I'd rather have a modern one...

[@white_devil73]

Just a little.

[@lakaiskates8064]

​@@Road_Rash Sticking a chainsaw motor on a pedal bike would probably be faster, more reliable and more comfortable lol

[@lllllllllllllllllllll1lll1]

@@lakaiskates8064 yup, just grab a Predator 212cc from HF lol

[@scootersonlyrepair510]

Its worth maybe $14k

[@JoeyVictorVideos]

We are kicking ass now! - this put a smile to my face. Thanks buddy.

[@MrRottenJD]

Awesome video, so very crazy to think about how far technology has come in just a short blip of 100yrs. Wish I could see what the people of 100yrs from now will be watching an old video of the primitive technology we had back now... Haha life is beautiful ain't it!

[@niteshvishwakarma6709]

Now this is called "COLD START"... TAKE THAT M1000RR

[@kingcronic1999]

Such a brave young man, I hope he and the rest of the hills angels make it back safely from WW1. Fly High Eagles

[@TheThemattyo1]

An old WW 1 and WW2 vet once told me that the way to stop foreign invasion is to buy American " RIP and thanks for the memories MR George.

[@edwardowens3014]

Shoot he went by so fast I couldn’t hardly see him🥴

[@carlbaker2996]

My grandpa "which I never met" delivered mail on one ,a Harley, also on horse , and on horse n buggy,, in rural Iowa,, I've got the pictures . Wow thanks

[@Stixthemotorhead]

That's awesome!...Didn't know Harley Davidson made self-propelling machine guns a hundred years ago...was probably 50% off bargain. haha 👍

[@tayeng123.]

Exhaust note is simply superb. Purely crude.

[@Jafmanz]

I see Harley has hardly changed at all.

[@iseceepcool2]

Being slow and overpriced?

[@احمدالريسي-ي6د]

Thank you , you made me see and hear something that was happening 100 years ago

[@Bill-cv1xu]

Yes sir, you are definitely kickin ass!

[@beakittelscherz5419]

This fantastic Töfftöff Beast outlived Everyone on earth born the same year ! HD iconic quality ...

[@jamesbonanno3359]

That is just unbelievable! When men were men. We've come a long way. That was actually work. Don't wear anything loose fitting or any sneakers with laces or that chain will eat you up. Nice job! Hopefully it makes us appreciate what we have in many facets of life. Ride safe, ride often.

[@bikesandmore2320]

What chain?

[@jamesbonanno3359]

@@bikesandmore2320 opps belt.

[@mechanomics2649]

When men were men? The hell are you talking about?

[@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb]

@@mechanomics2649 Don't be ignorant.

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

The sounds it makes! I love small engines.

[@trtrvdcv]

Imagine how God damn awesome u were in 1911 when u pulled up on this. Be just swimming in it

[@ShaulDawg]

1911 Harley with a brand New 1911 on your hip.... You were for sure "the man" back then.

[@nha9802]

Finally i can see people riding with old Harley Davidson in this era

[@AceSeptre]

I absolutely love these turn of the century bikes. I would kill to have a 1914 Indian Twin or Jefferson Board Track Racer.

[@glennevans2566]

Awesome piece of history! Thanks for sharing

[@donlitos]

The only equivalent reaction to this bike in our time is when a hover bike goes flying down the street

[@shootinnscootin5545]

Met an old guy when I was a kid that had a 1912 Indian. Beautiful bike!

[@mosting1969]

Baller right there!.......I like the mumbling .Thats Cole!

[@meme8315]

107 years old and still same amount of power as a new one

[@stevegarcia1796]

You know that's pretty awesome but kind of looked like he was going nowhere real fast in the beginning 👀👌

[@Leukefilms]

My coughing chimney is a creepy guy😰: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYrEcmODn8xkm9U

[@dasmole4804]

I like this is basically the concept of the new e bikes

[@quintonjewett5265]

Seeing ahit like this makes me so happy and I'm only 22 l..lmfaooo

[@haeeezy5807]

I m 20😭❤️

[@skgate]

It would be more impressive if you were only like 8

[@quintonjewett5265]

@@skgate these are old as shiy sit on it and spin

[@jomamma1750]

The bikes built in china the year that this was filmed are now in the scrap heap, the 100+ year old American bike is still cruising.

[@nigelcarren]

Nice done mate! Great to see... Next time you are out, could you grab me some milk please? (Semi-Skimmed) 🏆⚒️🇬🇧

[@guardianobserver6593]

He will buy milk, he will give you yogurt!

[@BabylonB63635]

Damn... Remind me when my old mother used to drive an old mobylette moped to her work back in the 1970's IN Fnland.... Cudos! Cant say it was better before lol.

[@mattweaver2523]

Literally sounds like a really big sewing machine

[@rickmills4801]

THAT was the "Silent Gray Fellow" in Harley Davidson advertisements. Way cool!

[@antged]

I was on my break at work and saw what might have been hundreds of these bikes being driven in town and it blew my mind.

[@ifitsfreeitsforme1852]

Must have been the cannonball run ?

[@dimitris.4484]

This bike looks badass. Beautifull piece of history.

[@martinwall7297]

a testament to the mo-co. over 100 Y-O and still running.

[@EduardoTorres-nm1qv]

Eres un hombre que disfruta la libertad!! Harley 1911 wow ..Monterrey mexico

[@lunarmodule6419]

The question is where did you find all rubbery parts? Tires, the "chain", gaskets...

[@ifitsfreeitsforme1852]

There's vendors that specialize in parts for these old machines. There's more around than you might realize.

[@urbanturbine]

Now Imagine how cool it would be if he actually knew how to ride it...

[@hamzabilal9124]

its quite imilar to the 1901 royal enfield, except it had a headlight which was basically a lantern that you would light up

[@jackking5567]

1911: Their most advanced year. It was all downhill from that point.

[@86themadhatter27]

Not a big bike guy but there's something so cool about these old ones.

[@lord_erdrick]

The coolest moped ever.

[@creamteam499]

That's incredible! So cool he's having an awesome time on it🤘🏻🔥

[@CaptainInsano-go6vo]

Now that Harley Davidson is 110 years old. Fuckin amazing!!!

[@BenVanAmburg]

I dont know why but old stuff like this warms my heart. Future people wont know about cars of today because they will be falling apart in 40-50 years.

[@kevins2033]

It’s amazing to me that something like a 1911 Harley is so obsolete with no use today other than for show, yet, a Colt 1911 handgun is still used in law enforcement.

[@towndrunkjr.5420]

I can't help but picture a gang of Hell's Angels pedal starting these things while trying to look tough

[@adolfemmanuelesparas3922]

I thought it's a side stand but it's a center stand.. that center stand is classically beautiful!

[@odysseasandroutsos1821]

That's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Be well, sir!

[@txgunguy2766]

"A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." Atlanta constitution, 1916.

[@李小龍-w4o]

Interesting. Does it have any gears and if so, how does this thing couple?

[@MarbleMansionVayyaar]

his energy is unmatched ahaha

[@broccolihart1]

Truly remarkable engineering

[@nileshgound3046]

Still sounding great.

[@jamessoltis5407]

Wow, that bike is only a few years older than your average modern day Harley owner/weekend warrior.

[@angelojones2554]

wow it's so amazing to watch with that antique motorcycle what a treasure

[@photographerjonathan]

So cool. even in 1911 a Harley sounded nice.

[@Tiklu]

Wow. Motor Cycle. How it started. The best feature is the paddle. Considering the Oil Prices, this looks so futuristic. Best for daily exercise, fetching groceries and office.

[@davidislearning3526]

Where is this place?? Its like nobody there to disturb atall. Such quiet 🧘

[@Tezorus]

The frightening speed of the Harley was already a distinctive feature.

[@jpwillm5252]

What a beautiful region! 😎 Where is it ?

[@NinjaSushi2]

That thing is putting along just fine.