FIRST START IN 50 PLUS YEARS; 1931 EXCELSIOR HENDERSON KJ

[@ChrisEbbrsen]

Very impressed! Started right up! And it's nearly 100 years old.wow! Thanks for sharing. My grandfather had a rudge.

[@more.power.]

Thank you Jimmy & Ken for sharing this amazing motorcycle.

[@sonnyseabury4051]

Anything with an engine and wheels, Jimmy can bring back to life, and make Run. He's truly an amazingly talented, top tier, knowledgable, humble mechanic..I think Jimmy is your New Manic Mechanic. This bike is truly stunning. Too bad it can't talk. It would have many good stories to tell. Definitely a head turner and attention getter. Great video!

[@Wootangtw]

Man you hit the nail on the head… that we only have a few years in this life… yeah everybody that’s listening get up and do something you once enjoyed doing.. man I’m 61 and it seems like life just flew by… I’d give anything to go back to the 1970s.. that’s a awesome bike… that’s definitely a treasure… thanks for the video buddy…

[@chuckmaddison2924]

I read this before he said, I can see the ocean out the window and my surfboards hanging from the ceiling in the other room.

[@sissygoog9456]

Amazing old school motorcycle. Love the history in it. Beautiful work! Jimmy, thank you. Ken Kaplan absolutely mine knobbing😮😊

[@allanschuster3520]

Jimmy said he had "goose bumps" talking about his work. I had "goose bumps" hearing about his life and goals. Many Blessings!

[@charliedallimore7909]

I was fortunate in my teens that my neighbor across the road had many antique motorcycles. In his collection he had a 1924 Henderson inline 4 at 1500 cc's. I got to ride the wheels off it. It was very fast and exciting and smooth. In the owner's manual it said from 6 to 10 mph. Many of these bikes were parted out from their motor and the motor separated from the transmission for ultralight airplanes it's lucky that this cycle is fully intact

[@seather863]

Nice job Jimmy! The Excelsior has sooo much character.

[@kevinsivertson5800]

We learned something every episode of the world’s greatest motorcycle channel! Thanks, Ken! God bless you all. Keep up the fantastic work.!!!

[@MXDAD128]

Ken, you have one hell of a crew working for you. I know you’re very proud of your guys that work there.

[@KaplanCycles]

Yes we are

[@johnranallo424]

A careful soap and water bath wont ruin the patina. Leave it original and a little cleaner. Awesome bike, crew, business and channel Kap!! We love what you are doing for our passion.

[@KaplanCycles]

Good call!

[@JollUsARoint]

Brother Ken I love Jimmy man he's a kick ass dude one hell of a brother to all of us and he knows his shit and still riding like a boss much much love and respect to you brother Jimmy we don't see you much man I've seen you every time in every video keep that shiny side up & that dirty side down bro ML&R 💯💚🤝🏼

[@mfitzgerald130]

Well done on your recovery Jimmy , what a bike, 💫✨🌠

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

The Excelsior-Henderson Brand was auctioned off in 2018. Excelsior-Henderson saw its greatest successes under the ownership and direction of Ignaz Schwinn, whose empire in Chicago was created from profit on his bicycles. During 10 years, from 1911-21, Henderson’s were the only 4-cylinder motorcycles produced in the U.S., and by the late 1920s, it was Excelsior-Henderson and Indian that dominated the 45 cubic-inch market with the Super X and Scout models. Schwinn correctly foresaw a major downturn in motorcycle sales for 1930, and decided to pull the plug on his big bikes and focus on bicycles, which were likely to continue selling well when jobs were scarce. The company never again produced motorcycles.

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

Excelsior-Henderson faded from the scene, and an attempt to sell the brand at a Mecum auction in 2018 was unsuccessful. But in December 2020, the name was bought by Bajaj, the giant Indian manufacturer that has links with firms including Kawasaki, KTM, and Triumph.

[@wuhanclan5668]

Thanks for the info

[@treytucker5619]

Thanks for sharing

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@6AlphaMikeCharlie9 Wow.. Bajaj must be drawing and designing a new latest Henderson Busa 1500cc 4 cylinder as we speak in a basement somewhere in India

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Wow awesome 👍 Thank God Jimmy survived Transplant and can work ride etc

[@jimbo2487]

What a cool antique bike. Incredible engineering even for something almost a 100 years old.

[@AustenARW]

You have a really amazing business, team and good thing going there, Ken. Not many competitors to you.

[@W1RMD]

Videos like this is why I love this channel! Keep up the good work.

[@metalgeniusjoe5602]

The diversity and amount of bikes that go through your shop is commendable. There's a reason this is the best motorcycle channel out there.

[@wayno23]

Well done Jimmy good work 👏 🙌

[@robertjones7792]

I really like Jimmy he is living his dream just like the rest of you are doing, Maybe someday I will come up there from Texas and visit you all. I probably will take a bike home with me also. (A new Gas Gas 125 cc Hell Yea why not.)

[@roughready]

Thankyou for sharing such an amazing piece of history. I work as a tour guid for cave everyday while i work on getting my business going. I love cave/outdoors motorcyles and food. Right now i work in the cave. One day the goal is to run my own local spice business/apothecary work on motorcyles ride as many on my bucket list and take 3 weeks in the fall right after labor day and just ride to diffrent places to hike outdoors swim etc. Do that style every year tell i cant even handle a can am spyder. My next bike will be a honda valkyrie gl1500. Right now im throughly enjoying a vtx1300s that im fully customizing it.

[@ShaineShreffler]

Those bikes were before their time! What an amazing piece of history! Thanks Kaplan's, God bless you and your family and crew!

[@cyclerider5652]

Sounds awesome!!! I always wanted to hear one of those run. My father and I loved those in a museum we were at. They look so cool. That would have been insane fast for its time. 4 cylinders! Back when 2 cylinders was a big deal.

[@jasoneardley2202]

I wouldn’t polish anything look’s awesome just like that original bad ass 🇺🇸💪🏼🦅

[@paulmollise1856]

That’s a badass bike ! 🤘

[@nicholasnewton6775]

Wow a amazing piece of history.

[@manolomiralles7232]

Toda una maravilla, un modelo Vintage espectacular

[@damienoregan6211]

Most amazing bike I've ever seen it's got magic written all over it.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Cool antique HendersonBusa superbike with 1935 cracked tyres! I cant wait to run it 100mph!

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

There was a company in the UK called Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896. They made great bikes as well.

[@mickwall8]

My first bike, Excelsior Consort F4. The cheapest bike ever sold in UK. 98cc of raging hell...........

[@robertbennett7393]

Can't wait for the next video ,to see this bike running the streets again truly amazing

[@Galona223]

Wow!!!!! What a cool bike!

[@mainebigfoothunter7088]

That's the same vintage as my dad. Both are 93 years old. I vote the dirt and patina stay

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Good to know God blessed your dad with a long life! My Grandma died last year she was 95

[@0312neil]

Amazing bike great to see guys !!!

[@Blue_Smoke_81780]

Runs amazing what a great bike 🤙

[@robertbennett7393]

Wow I've never even heard of one , incredible just blown away wow

[@phillmckrakin2518]

Love that bike!

[@Mtb9r]

When I was a kid we used to swing on a rope in an old dairy barn in California. There was an inline four cylinder bike laying in the hay no clue what it was but it was there for years.

[@robertblanchard6196]

Jimmy's lookin good these days.

[@JeffBeauchamp-f4t]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@user-8windofchange]

Very rare thing! Russia is watching! Thanks Ken! 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Russia loves Americans, its just the politicians making enemies

[@travelinben1966]

Badass piece of history right there.👍

[@johnmacias01]

Awesome brother! Love it‼️🤣

[@jonvon2044]

Amazing piece of history.

[@bobg1219]

Kick ass bike!

[@1sir-onworld]

🐝🏁 Kaplan Cycle thanks for sharing great video 👍

[@BeauNeeley]

i love those old bikes.

[@ronalddauro563]

Ken lgnaus Schwinn owned Excelsior and Henderson motorcycle companies at the same time he owned Schwinn corporation during the great depression Ignatius Swin made the decision to shutter both Excelsior and Henderson motorcycle companies but yes, Schwinn owned both of those manufacturing motorcycle companies. Ignaus Schwinn also had a good friend who raced Hendersons killed on one, and some say that was part of his decision.

[@chrishunter5041]

😍😍What a Beauty 😍😍

[@airtek4809]

Great job.

[@ThomasBrock74]

74 is the year of my birth...Thats 50 fucking years man!!!!! This is some machine my brother. This block goes together like a small aviation engine. Like a Continental engine. So cool man. You sure as shit do not come across one of these machines everyday. This is the coolest bike I have seen since the Bbrough Superior bike!!! God I want it man....If I were a criminal that baby would be mine😂😂😂😂

[@fidelcatsro6948]

We're cats of the same age!

[@ericuncapher9922]

That bike is nice

[@robertmckeon297]

Jimmy seams like one heck of a mechanic🫡

[@firstcomment2801]

I sent a book for the Library and a brake rotor. Enjoy, because I Enjoy the show.

[@KaplanCycles]

Thank you brother

[@victorchance1510]

Beautiful motorcycle. 👍💓☮️🇨🇦☕🦫

[@toddbachman3912]

WOW.... JUST THE NAME .. AN BADGE... SAY IT ALL ... 👍👍

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

wow what a great machine

[@detroitdiesel6061]

Jimmy!! That bike is some cool.

[@Wyoutside]

Dang! American history right there.

[@ThatGUY1027]

Let get to meet more or your mechanic’s!

[@nononsenseBennett]

That's a cool design. Wonder if Jay Leno has one? Maybe he'd like to see this one?

[@fidelcatsro6948]

he probably has one in his fleet of collections

[@MaxwellKina]

simply wow. simply wow. nuff said

[@TomHobbit]

Those Spira candy stripes on the shift shaft.😊😮❤

[@carlofirpo3006]

DOT started in 1967.

[@TomHobbit]

Whoever rode this bike had more than shine in his pack

[@bdg77]

Beautiful!

[@rickstarr5021]

Rad @$$ Bike!!!🇺🇸

[@downtherange]

Awesome 💙❌💙 ✨👍🏻

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Save for the Triumph in-line three, no other American manufacturers utilized an-line design. That's a shame, they were real smoothies.

[@markmcintosh7095]

Amazing motorcycle.

[@rsgabrys----]

--------------------------- holy grail ....take note mr Zeitz....thx

[@olboymotoaustralia4294]

You’ve made my day. I would hack a leg off to own it 😅

[@rcnelson]

Eureka, it's an Excelsior! I wonder how hot that backmost cylinder gets.

[@DG-hb8rh]

Speechless

[@specialse]

Fantastic machine !!!! technology years before its time , is that a springer front end with dampening ?

[@kevinshelley2803]

Wow, sounds very purposeful.

[@markmurray7031]

Super cool !

[@daneboro6847]

Nice peace of history👍

[@ronaldspins]

Sounds like Top fuel Funny car

[@markcdeyoung3118]

Excelsioooor ! I bet she would break the tonn ..it wouldn't keep up with Vincent Black Shadow but it should easily pace neck to neck with a Brough Superior 💯

[@wdhewson]

Kick Ass motorcycle

[@Bob-my2xe]

Sweet !

[@willruss]

More videos in the shop!

[@Ghostdog4]

Cool!

[@1MNUTZ]

I always wonder who the orginal owner was on these 100 year old bikes

[@robert-qe4zn]

I wonder about these things too , be it an old motorcycle , a firearm , or any old antique . If only they could talk what a story they might tell .

[@b-man569]

Value? Possibly quarter mill...

[@fidelcatsro6948]

about 100k

[@ReeBore]

😍 Very nice Guys

[@2007srv]

Hey hey , very cool, nice :)

[@chrisreynolds3204]

What's going to happen to it? Full resto?

[@allenstayduhar7139]

Restore it! Just don't paint it! That would be the pinnacle of cool motorcycle history!

[@darrylg7600]

Awesome

[@sergiososa5855]

old machine!!!puuuufffff

[@tommitchell8425]

Sounds like a bi-plane😊

[@fox1nz]

Amen

[@six-pack1332]

Just doesn't get any cooler than that.

[@francoismoreira1583]

Hi,👍💪🏻🙏🇫🇷

[@jerrywhaley6397]

They did not start putting DOT on tires until 1971. SO THAT TIRE IS FROM 1971 AND ABOVE.

[@bananabrooks3836]

Anyone see a start?

[@toddhazzard1562]

With how Smooth our Roads are today; these 85 to 100 mph rated bikes will smash the ton.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

sure you can! just add 10 percent STP oil treatment to the oil in it!

[@toddhazzard1562]

@fidelcatsro6948 as a Matter of fact; today's lubricants and fuels will make an Already BETTER THAN TODAY'S SHIT( BECAUSE IT LASTED THIS LONG WITH PROPER CARE) PERFORM TO ITS POTENTIAL. Remember,Humans in this Country got DUMBED DOWN to believing NewShit is Better. When in Reality it's All Shit and Shinola.