1940's MOTORCYCLE CLUB B/W AMATEUR 8mm FILM

This film was shot sometime in the 1940's by a young man from San Jose Ca. I have to thank him for the great footage of old Harleys, Indians and who knows what else. Enjoy

[@PuraVidaAdventures506]

I love that video. Thank you for sharing

[@kennethsnider3456]

Back when you could have a motorcycle club that wasn't filled with outlaws and vermin.

[@thedoty5729]

I have my grandfather's photo with his 30s model Indian. That whole video is a car and motorcycle show the kind we could only dream of today.

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

Craig Doty thank you for watching, the funny thing, one of those fellas might have been your gramps. My pop could have been there but we really don’t know where it is.

[@matrox]

Where its at?🤔

[@JDeomanoJeromeDanetteJeremiah]

The music is excellent, although about 15-20 years older than the footage. Thanks for the video.

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Good royalty free music is hard to come by for these videos. Most of the time it is very plain or repetitive. I try to match the soundtrack to the video most times but often I just use something pleasing to the ear. Thank you for watching.

[@rickintexas1584]

Things sure were different back then. It was a much simpler time.

[@derekcollins1972]

Im drooling.Beautiful bikes.

[@JD-hh9io]

Great video! And the old tunes are cool too. Thanks for doing this.

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

You are very welcome

[@roguewuulf]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing

[@matrox]

08:30 Thats Rolling Thunder.....right?🧐🥺

[@thatmanstumototours2270]

The camera is still, it is everything else that is shaking....Wonderful footage of the roots of motorcycling as a social sporting activity....Looks to be not too long after the war ended and the "boys" and their much missed ladies were out to enjoy life like few had before....

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

You are right, this film will be reprocessed sometime soon with the newer equipment I was able to purchase not long ago. Thank you for watching.

[@geraltofrivia4651]

@@OfficeofImageArchaeology have you yet?

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

@@geraltofrivia4651 no, I have completely forgotten. I was trying to find the film at one point, couldn’t and then got completely sidetracked with other projects. I’ll take a look again tomorrow.

[@joeguzman3558]

On 3:10 can someone please tell me what is the bike ???? It looks beautiful the 3 front lights

[@slicksnewonenow]

Joe- looks like an Indian Chief... an early one with the girder fork... and it has two aftermarket spot lamps added on top of the handlebar.

[@indianfred]

@@slicksnewonenow 1940 Indian Chief with an optional left shifter. The fork is a leafer not a girder (1946-1948).

[@martincvitkovich724]

THESE GUYS AND GALS DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT CHROME AND DUSTY PAINT!

[@nortoncomando3728]

The music IS the best 😅

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

@@nortoncomando3728 thank you I appreciate it, thanks for watching.

[@JackF99]

Footage from the 1940s. Music from the 1920s. Back then decades made a difference. Nowadays you could do twenty-year-old music to a modern video and no one would notice. At least I don't think they would.

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

Royalty free music costs money I don’t have. I wanted to add music to this film so I used a piece of music I own. My effort was not an attempt to synchronize the eras the film and music came from. It was to give the watcher something interesting to listen to other than projector noise. Thank you for watching.

[@geraltofrivia4651]

@@OfficeofImageArchaeology i like it man

[@goodtimefolkrock]

8mm wasnt invented til the 1950s this is actually 16mm footage

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

I’ve been doing this for about 20 years, I digitized this film so I think I know what gauge it is. Lol This is from Wikipedia, The standard 8 mm (also known as regular 8) film format was developed by the Eastman Kodak company during the Great Depression and released to the market in 1932 to create a home movie format that was less expensive than 16 mm.

[@shaneman1861]

Love the music

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

I hope someone besides me does, LOL. I wanted some music but royalty free is hard to come by. This was something I recorded from an old Edison 78 RPM record. Thank you for watching.

[@JimMc-o2p]

All them 1936 knuckles

[@derekcollins1972]

I wonder how many are still on the road?

[@oldbuzzard76]

Not many . Most got turned into 'choppers' , or 'customs' . Oh the things we do when we are young .

[@howardkerr5351]

I loved the film I have an ameteur film from 1948 in colour featuring club activities of The Humber Valley Riders a local Toronto club it also features the Maple Leaf 500 races at Wasaga Beach among other things it was originally 8mm I have a VHS copy contact me...

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

I don’t suppose you still have the 8mm? VHS will degrade faster than 8 mm so quality will definitely depend on how long ago the VHS copy was recorded.

[@martincvitkovich724]

when Bikers were real and not 1%ers

[@markwinchester3005]

Exactly. IOW not idiots w/ issues desperate to prove just how utterly stupid they are & don't mind spending the rest of their lives in prison to prove it to no one who couldn't care less.

[@Mcv2023]

cool days

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

for some cool days take a look at my other channel "American Life Film Stock" that is where most of the really special stuff from this archive wound up. Thank you for watching.

[@warrenjohnson9490]

Very cool footage. You're right, the music sucks, mostly because it's from the 1920s, not 1940s.

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

Music is a pain in the but when you add it to a film. The KZbin police nail you and your film can’t be show in some cases.truly a pain, thanks for watching and stay healthy