Starting A 1915 Harley For First Time In Decades

Buzz Kanter and friends Dave Fusiak, Jim Sims and Bill Nugent try to start Buzz's recently purchased 1915 Harley-Davidson. It has not been started in many years and there were many mechanical issues to sort out on it. Unedited footage showing the frustration, near starts and possible solutions while we sort it out
Eventually we did get it sorted and running. We rebuilt it mechanically and left the original paint and patina as is. Then Buzz to ride it over 3,500 miles, coast to coast on the first Motorcycle Cannonball in 2010 on Team American Iron. We covered the rebuild and ride in the pages of American Iron Magazine. Www.aimag.com
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[@danielchapman5693]

Four mates having a laugh with an old bike. That sounds like my kinda fun.

[@fdation]

Legend has it the last guy is still trying to start this bike.

[@Xploreur1]

5:50, you’re welcome mate

[@ge0arc244]

The sweet sound of history.

[@canalcaian2268]

Things were pretty tough back in the days, 3 guys just to start bike oh geez.

[@tristanburke2311]

I'm waiting for the freaking thing to backfire

[@johngrace3616]

Started for the first time? After 100 yrs?

[@moschol.1246]

John Grace no i think they tryed it the first time to start😂

[@obito8791]

18366181 years XD

[@kaptein1247]

J A C K The wolfie, fucking infant.

[@Ner0blaz3r]

Bike had a top speed of 85 mph... imagine growing up around horse and carriage and the early automobiles that couldn’t even touch such a speed and then this Pedal bike with a v-twin strapped to it and all of sudden it takes you to 85 mph. What a time that must’ve been seeing as how most cars & bikes nowadays exceed 140mph with ease.

[@AbhishekHajongBCE]

omg is that for real , that's what i saw in the movie Harley and the Davidson's , it was really good to see that it still exist , thanks

[@deadbeatproz]

Diligence paid off. Good work gentlemen.

[@user-kj1od5ed7p]

Very cool thank you for sharing

[@alexdb9129]

Sounds amazing 👌

[@adamkent5977]

This is so incredible

[@fromcreationtochrist9349]

Awesome. They dont make em like that no more. The fact you got it running without any rebuild is an acheivment in its self. What a find.

[@jimfarrell5055]

From seed To Harvest à

[@Moon-magic109]

Thank god they don’t make them like that …..they’re making them better

[@jimbob3030]

@@Moon-magic109 I was going to say the same thing, sans the word god.

[@mieludo]

At first I thought it was the last episode of the 3 stooges 😂😂

[@GawgaCracka]

And I thought my Shovel was a pain to start...lol Beautiful piece of history

[@CaiWilde420]

Dixie Shuffler shovelhead bobber? Nice I love the 1976 shovel head

[@loskoors2mames276]

That’s a beautiful beautiful Harley

[@zbigniewkozlowski2749]

Beast 2 start ,REGARDS Ziggy Alberta

Esta motocicleta é uma relíquia , parabéns. Excelente vídeo.

[@asessins7634]

Excellent !!!

[@marcocwbw9126]

This is so cool

[@lynnh7694]

Very cool!

[@laurentlaussucq1464]

Incredible bike in the original condition and it works... HD good brand, american pride 🤘

[@runesika]

Please please please , NEVER paint this motorcycle.

[@boataxe4605]

runesika How about Kawasaki green?

[@runesika]

Boat Axe I’m fairly taken with Kawasaki green🤢 but in this case i would consider it an act of vandalism 😭

[@TheNostorian]

I just popped a bloodvessel.

[@timsmith854]

But you can paint my wagon!

[@deadbeatproz]

You from American pickers. Lol

[@BigRig003]

I'd drive that to school if I could

[@binarhassan]

Dont forget the shotgun that you stole from your dad

[@SDP17]

@@binarhassan 😂😂

[@JanuaryFury]

You'd be late

[@BigRig003]

@@JanuaryFury have to get it going Sunday just to ride it on Monday 😂

[@TheGOD6996]

old is gold

[@ashtonr6751]

If I remember, the left grip controls spark, and the right throttle.

[@johnw.peterson4311]

The heart and soul of motorcycles .... HD

[@nick.....................]

So cool

[@allenmcgee6061]

Rumor has it they’re still kicking this thing today oh you gotta love these old Harley need another one or two

[@Austin_Hart]

It's amazing to see that old bird kick up. Awesome. What is the value of a bike like that? I have never seen one like it and have no idea what it is worth. Just wondering.

[@Austin_Hart]

Apparently, the value of this bike can range from 10-80k. Additionally, if a mint collector's sample exists it could far exceed this value.

[@ZunikMc]

@@tuke4747 who hurt you?

[@AC-gj4ze]

The motorcycle should have decompression lever.. but I’m 12 yrs too late lol. Beautiful machine 👍🏽

[@gabriel_kyne]

Looks like something out of a Miyazaki movie!!

[@steveminer3972]

Pretty cool

[@PsychoMoteur]

Great looking bike, especially for as-found. I think you guys need a roller starter.

[@richardbarr3153]

I had a 73 xlch Sportster that was difficult to kick start. Not so much yhe kicking but the number of kicks. If it wasnt for that the bike was beautiful fast, bad awesome, and way cool. Even if it had fourspeed trans and shifter on the right side.

[@michaelhutson9268]

camera dude standing in front of the camera-priceless!

[@m.kasper7646]

And they actually posted this! Id be too embarrassed.

[@GawgaCracka]

I'd be more embarrassed by that asinine comment, than kicking over a '15 Harley that hasn't run in 100 years...lol they did get it running mind you...furthermore depending on condition that bike could be worth 50 to 75 grand.

[@BobbyTucker]

Maybe you could give them a few pointers.

[@TheNostorian]

I whould not be able to do it.

[@GawgaCracka]

@@BobbyTucker probably, I actually own a small Harley shop outside ATL, and work on mostly '84 and earlier, you know Shovels, Pans, Knucks, Iron Heads etc. Anymore Smartass comments?

[@mithunmandal598]

Very nice Bick

[@Bigtexbbq]

Its amazing how people trash Harley, when really if you just actually fix whatever problems you have and maintain the bike it will run as well as every other bike. Its a machine and like every machine it needs to be taken care of in order to work properly.

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Full choke, pump that throttle like Stormy Daniels on a Billionaire. Harley's reliability has not changed in 100 years.

[@Aikaramba12]

Crouching Wombat lmao

[@maxsharpe2194]

Eh.....twin cam.....

[@okieking8503]

Reliability my ass. My Harley sucks a veiny dong. I don't ride it because every time I do, something falls off

[@lesfox2010]

Lol, don't look that much different either....

[@tuomas6554]

So the quality was shit back in the day aswell? Lmao🤔

[@backcountrypreps6171]

Bad ass!!!

[@Gigler1974]

This is probably how the traditional kick start got invented? All that pedaling! 😂 I could well imagine that set up on my SR500! I'd never start the damn thing!! 😁👌

[@sportster88]

I'm surprised it didn't have a compression release like the later J models did.

[@jpoll4824]

The best always be the best

[@tristanburke2311]

My great grandfather has one of those bikes in his cellar with the original paint on it barely any rust

[@TheDatpussy]

Tristan Burke when is it from could be worth a hell of a lot of money 80k to infinite

[@tristanburke2311]

Same thing as what that is

[@TheDatpussy]

Tristan Burke you sure? Your great grandpop is sitting on a goldmine. He probably wont sell it though, seems like its his baby, start talking to your great pop, maybe he will give it to you and you got an extremely important piece of history,

[@tristanburke2311]

Yeah he drove the thing last year

[@Fjsbdjdh]

Where does he live?

[@bobbylindsay1628]

Some say the last guy is still trying to start the bike

[@crspcritter]

That’s a workout - ✊🏻👍👌

[@kerk4206]

I don't even wanna ride no more after seeing this

[@anthonywindsor4277]

Guy stands in front of camera great job

[@damienhartley3222]

Wow this is very posh motorcycle ☺️

[@bmulli12]

Easier to start than a new one 🤣🐝

[@ig4854]

Some flex tape and will work perfectly

[@Name-cy8ym]

Nothing more than a Justin Y. Knockoff.

[@jcviklund]

Nice hoardy lesidvon you got

[@jstephenallington8431]

It's got compression. Need to make sure that it's get oil, new fuel all the way through, (tank, line and bowl) clean plugs and air cleaner, make sure that the butterfly is free and (just for fun) maybe a little shot of carb cleaner.

[@gregkoe60]

This is the one! This is the one! LOL.

[@Dba8er]

and this is why it had never been started since 1915 when it was found abandoned on the side of the road full of dents and a pile rocks and a broken tree branch next to it

[@miguelschlieter851]

HERMOSA!!!!!

[@alexkastano96]

I used to run this kind of things with the pedals down the hill and that was much easier to start(it's just my experience)

[@ericheine2414]

Iron American Dream on KZbin. Song about Harley-Davidson and American heritage

[@williambergener7820]

There is a reason those bikes have compression relief use it.

[@richardmeert]

There are people with a motorcycle, and the motorriders how know everything of there bike. Better next time, don't give up.

[@jasonmeyer7254]

Starts as well as any Harley

[@howarethingsindenver]

Did they first figure out now what was wrong with it? Must have been a major issue

[@rickstout7626]

compression release ?

[@buzzkanter]

Would not help.

[@retro6732]

Imagine having to depend on this thing to get to work every day. you would be making a lot of phone calls to your boss saying you're going to be late once again.

[@ahmadhaiqalzakaria6768]

location in???

[@seanwalker5157]

it took them till the end to think of using the choke LOL...

[@danielnoguex7478]

wow!

[@SFSomega]

In the city infront of a Cafe: "gimme a second honey, gotta start my motorcycle...."

[@thumperjay]

5:53 it starts, surprise ruined.

[@billbridge7458]

Yup. That's a Harley, alright.

[@xjohn1970]

That's funny your comment reminded me when I was parked outside of bar on my Honda Nighthawk and a couple guys came out on their Harleys and they're kick-started it and they're not starting and they're blaming it on file plugs and they looked at me and said at least I don't ride rice and then I hit my electric start in my Honda fired right up😎 there's some cooler Harley's now but I may never know since they don't make them in America no more I don't want one. I wanted an American-made one

[@scarboroughlifestyleGaming416]

Can you even push/bump start it

[@kylecoulombe2755]

ill do it for views subscribers channel I don’t think so since there isn’t really a clutch

[@hughjaanus6680]

So, it never ran before this?

[@barretnorcross9508]

STARTING FLUID,!!! !!!

[@scottmitchell8273]

What do Harleys and cattle dogs have in common ? They both like to ride in the back of pickup trucks !

[@okieking8503]

I struggle enough with my 450 Honda lol

[@stktutkutubeme806]

ending could not be more anti climax xD really funny though

[@Jeff46u]

You need to get Cris Sommer Simmons to start it for you. I am sure she can start it.

[@buzzkanter]

Not really. Cris is great but this bike was not yet dialed in as her was eventually!

[@davidhansen9665]

All those vintage harleys must idle on choke a few min before even giving it gas, mines same way, let it set after it starts, warm up remove choke and good to go

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Don't keep taking the choke off too early!

[@jhelgeson2116]

Gotta ware hard shoes !

[@Weddingfotografen]

So Geil :-)

[@tombryan1]

Reminds me of a newer harley

[@lohithr4131]

this vehicle sound better than modern enfield

[@Portos_O_1os]

Yo guys you need to pull the throtle will you start it up

[@DD-ts4yj]

Braaaaaaaaap

[@ocozinheiro]

HD is HD!

[@nishantthakur3122]

I want to ride this bike on full speed n empty road between the misty forest.

[@jareal44]

Who the heck is the goof standing in front of the camera?

[@MrMultiDesigner]

Is this licensed?

[@thomasschiller5197]

Drop it off at Maggie valley or at Billy lanes shop

[@jhelgeson2116]

No this is the one !

[@hermanliene1546]

You should get a key. 😉😂

[@boataxe4605]

Ah, I think it started for the first time in 1915.

[@lesfox2010]

Yeah and couldn't be started again, lol.

[@ebuff57]

6:14 first sputter

[@larryleisuresuit9584]

I'd run beside it and pop it in gear, Probably have done that at least 100 times in my life. LOL

[@buzzkanter]

With a foot clutch on a 100 year old motorcycle? How often do you do that?

[@larryleisuresuit9584]

never have actually, but i just thought of a way id try it. LOL I just watched another video of a old man riding the oldest non restored one. also. This is a great video. Love those old bikes.

[@tristanburke2311]

It literally is the same exact thing

[@mikeoneill4926]

Moe Larry & Curly 😧

[@kapachitar6533]

In real life lol

[@MaddyJeet]

*5.52* you're welcome