The First American Dare Devils

[@justingreaves6769]

The early early bikes are just so bloody beautiful like works of art.

[@alfredogreco5095]

Could listen to this guy all day every day. So knowledgeable, his videos are addictive.

[@nickhighland799]

That throttle linkage is amazing

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

Love Matt's enthusiasm AND knowledge on these old bikes..."They don't make 'em like this anymore, folks, the machines OR the men!"

[@1953beetle]

One wonders if he's aware of New Zealand's,Burt Munroe ?I'm sure he is.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Sounds like he doesn't watch the Isle of Man TT

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

@@VndNvwYvvSvv Sounds like somebody's jealous.

[@1953beetle]

@@VndNvwYvvSvv Great viewing.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@1953beetle Burt didn't die running bikes.

[@jarrettsnapp8102]

Just found this channel. This guy, and this collection, are a treasure to mankind.

[@djquinn11]

Is it his collection or does he curate for the museum?

[@Jaysqualityparts]

@@djquinn11 him and his dad but his dad just passed away unfortunately.

[@arymonem]

That museum is insane! Those bikes are truly amazing!

[@222foont]

The sound! like angels singing!

[@thedistinguishedbiker1539]

Love this channel. It is one of the best HD channels out there.

[@RochelleM491]

Your professional history knowledge along with the video productions are nothing short of amazing..!!!

[@karnesrussell]

Here at the South Texas Motorcycle Museum in Edinburg Texas we have a 1913 Indian board track racer

[@richardchristman8913]

I love this place, really wish I could see it in person and meet Matt and Dale! I too love Matt's enthusiasm and the way he sometimes dresses in period clothing! Very grateful for all the videos Matt, thank you!

[@arjgktrick2157]

H brother what do you want alll model old model of harley davidson AS A PAINTING ON PAPER WITH WATER COLOURS.

[@arjgktrick2157]

I am an artist

[@arjgktrick2157]

@Frank Bohacek hi sir !! My channel name is ""azhar art gallery"""on youtube !! Sir if you want then you can see my work!!

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

Just take a week and ride the area and visit you will not be disappointed it's been my go to place almost every year. I live in Michigan.

[@danstewart8218]

You can have as many favourites as you like Matt. 👍 !!

[@chrismorris5608]

This is real stuff, I'm so glad I'm a engineer so I can fully understand the importance of these lovely machines.

[@mistermm6308]

I want to see more on that throttle linkage, that's incredible!

[@patrioticmillennial2747]

Good too see Andy there, great guy. I've been to the museum twice and each time he remembers me! Good folks over there at the museum!

[@martinwall7297]

hands-on show. not only are the bikes and history present, but they get started and run for all to see and hear. living running correct history, a rare occurrence today. tks so much.

[@chuckdavidson5483]

That Excelsior is so fucking cool.

[@rationalguy2744]

I admire your collection and your knowledge of early motorcycles. When I was 13 years old, in 1969, I was lucky enough to meet and talk with Emma Baker, the widow of Cannonball Baker. I got a tour of her garage with a collection of about a dozen wonderful machines that CB himself had ridden and amassed in his lifetime. I politely begged her to sell me just one of them. She told my what I already knew, that they were very special. Her son was there and supported her wisdom, much to my disappointment. Cannonball was a so much larger than life individual with legendary endurance and bravery. Emma clearly missed the man.

[@codycyr7699]

Thank you Matt so much. My name is Cody Cyr I'm 26 from CA. I love learning about vintage motorcycle. My dad's gt a old 2cam Harley engine. Open valves ur dad's truck with hot plate helped us un stick it. God bless you

[@michaelpage9883]

Always love to hear these old bikes run!

[@zedhead2864]

Matt, I LOVE that you actually start, and run, these gems. Your presentations are amazing. The knowledge, without a script, is outstanding. Love your vids. Made a donation today. Looking forward to visiting the Museum.

[@jamesdespain2238]

Man I feel privileged just watching this.

[@derekwaszkiewicz8338]

I love watching with closed captions on. As you run the bikes it says music is playing. It is music to my ears.

[@toddricketts9498]

Beautiful as machine can get

[@eisenhauerca]

That bike ROARS!!! Big smile on my face!

[@43mackmobile]

Mine too when that rear cylinder started burping blue flames.

[@josephrapoza6453]

What a great job. Your knowledge is second to none.. Thank you.

[@gregorygolden1296]

You are the perfect caretaker of these priceless working pieces of art..Thanks for sharing these bikes. Great, great video.

[@dukecraig2402]

Joe Petralli was in the cockpit of the Spruce Goose when Howard Hughes did his infamous "taxi test" in Los Angels Harbor in November of 1947.

[@dukecraig2402]

@Jeff Kopis Yep, just like Guy old Joe was all over the place, he'd of had his own KZbin channel if it existed back then. Exactly why he was in the cockpit with Hughes I can't remember, I read once why he was there but it was so long ago I can't remember the particulars, I think he was actually working for him at the time but can't be sure.

[@BoutTime73]

You should have checked out the AMFRA races at Diggers Dugneon, amazing time. Great seeing the bikes kicking up dirt. Great time with bikes racing, camping, music, food, and drinks.

[@jonnyrox116]

I know this sounds like I'm bragging but I wouldn't hesitate for a moment, if given the chance, to ride that sumbitch at 100mph on any surface! My first experience of 100 was on a 1972 H1R at 15yrs old and that disease is still alive within me

[@dukecraig2402]

@Jack Amberson Same disease here, it's called adrenaline junkie, if it's not trying to break my own speed record on a motorcycle then it's working as an Ironworker putting up buildings and bridges. I don't know about anybody else but adrenaline's the best drug I've ever done, they should bottle that stuff, and the best thing is it won't show up on a drug test🤣🤣🤣.

[@stevek8829]

That triple was the worst sounding engine in motorcycledom. I used to say they sounded like a coffee can full of rocks. I can't remember seeing one since the seventies.

[@jonnyrox116]

@@stevek8829 appearantly you never experienced one first hand...so your opinion means jackshit!

[@kennysherrill6542]

That is real music right there!!!👍🇺🇸

[@peterlenihan5712]

Sounds more badass than most modern bikes

[@btcurry1]

What a great time, not only for racing, but American Motorcycle Manufacturers

[@sticksnstuffguy93]

They all can't be your favorite! Lol! Great stuff, love these old machines! Hopefully someday I'll be able to visit the museum! Keep up the good work! ✌

[@Guns_N_Gears]

I'm totally amazed at how clean all the bikes are kept.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Most of these have been "restored". They're not original like he says. It means new paint, new parts even if they need to be custom made.

[@BloodPlusPwn]

I wish modern HD had the same passion for motorcycles that you and your people do.

[@petitglu007]

It's a huge museum! Full of merveilles from the past!! Is it possible to create a virtual tour of it all?

[@ansdrifter]

This is like the paradise with the God talking to people.... thank you

[@leonardlipton9874]

Great series of videos. Been to the museum twice and want to get back there

[@georgeveneziano2754]

Loved what I'm seeing these are great 👍 thank you for doing this.

[@dwaynemurphy814]

That chain would scare the crap out of me. What a ride.

[@robertayers9424]

Great piece of history! Bringing back memories of the stories an uncle told me! Thanks!!

[@michaelofsc4143]

The fastest motorcycle under 1000cc was an Indian, which didn't have brakes either and it was a 50 year old bike from 1920, that record still stands today.

[@dukecraig2402]

That's not true, his records been beaten several times with under 1,000cc streamliner motorcycle's at Bonneville, his record only stands in the S-FA class only but not just for "anything under 1,000cc", he was beat by over 15mph faster 3 years later in 1970 by a streamliner that was under 1,000cc called Big Red. Look up the official Bonneville records and you'll see he's been beat several times overall all in just under the 1,000cc class.

[@michaelofsc4143]

@@dukecraig2402... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro#:~:text=Herbert%20James%20%22Burt%22%20Munro%20(,he%20set%20his%20last%20record.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@michaelofsc4143 Yea well Wikipedia doesn't explain that that's just in one particular class, it's not for ALL streamliner motorcycle's under 1,000cc. Bonneville's official records are listed on their site, look up "under 1,000cc", you'll see that there's 3 or 4 speeds that are faster than his.

[@michaelofsc4143]

@@dukecraig2402 ... Did you notice it said one record still stands and they recalculated another to a faster speed, in 2014. If I remember right, the Indian motorcycle company tried to beat Berts record with a newer bike, but they failed.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@michaelofsc4143 His record is only in that particular class but not as a "under 1000cc" blanket, only in the S-FA class, which is "Streamliner, Special fuel (not gasoline), Special construction". There's been people beat that speed with gasoline burning machines in the 1,000cc and under class. The only reason his record still stands is because no one's ever built a machine to run in that specific class, it's real obscure, but people have gone faster in the same basic types of streamliner's that burned gasoline in under 1,000cc engines. Carl Morrow went over 202 mph 20 years ago on a Harley that had to have the original unmodified frame but was allowed to have fairings built for it but not a full streamliner body, granted it was a 1340cc instead of 1,000cc but still it burned gas and had the stock wheelbase without a streamliner body, just fairings. If someone tried at that specific class his record wouldn't be around for very long, look at the speeds, there's people going over 200mph on bikes that are stock frame, stock body work that burn gasoline.

[@terryeverhart4121]

Absolutely amazing machines I enjoy this channel a lot would like to know where you’re located

[@bhitt603]

I'm truly amazed ,enjoyed this

[@tedium37]

Passed thru WTT shortly after the orange bike went to Pebble Beach. Matt started this same bike that day. Not one I wanted to ride. Sketchy cool.

[@roberymcgoff1904]

Matt you should really write a book the knowledge and back stories are fantastic. Great program. Thank you. RMM Black Heart Cycle

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

If you love motorcycles wheels though time is a must visit been twice. I thoroughly enjoy the Smokies take a week and take it in.

[@tooltimze]

Thank You Matt!

[@robertbowersock1723]

100 mph,no brakes ,no clutch crazy!!

[@edarmstrong9389]

Tough guys back then. I suppose they were proud that they were on state of the art race machines.

[@PatrickJDaley]

That is an Awesome sounding engine! Great video.

[@shinigami117s8]

Is there any blueprints anywhere for the bikes? I’m really interested in making a replica bike . What wheel sizes were typical?

[@inspectorclouseau3880]

awesome motorbike collection

[@russelljennings7822]

Loving these video's!! Keep it up! Love the museum too! Been there a couple times and met Matt and dale and Matt was kind enough to start a bike for us! So awesome can't wait to come back!

[@markdelichte5401]

Very cool Enjoyed watching you start it

[@sporty196071]

My greatest memory is the Wall of death,at the state fair about 67, that led me to ask gramps about the old Indian in the barn

[@billlowe6883]

Excellent presentation young man.

[@usmclee65]

What a Monster GREAT machine, thanks Matt!

[@YouBeToobing]

This place is awesome! I had a hard time leaving.

[@veb92168]

Man what beautiful bikes!!

[@gpracer270]

Best KZbin channel hands down!

[@brianhaenlein8287]

Great videos Matt. Keep up the good work

[@davidwood1923]

Oooh My... Pretty Sweet! Thanks for Sharing. Keep Up the Great Work

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Awesome truly....Thanks

[@MrCretemaniam]

Thanks Matt for always a great really informative interesting show !!!

[@smolville]

Dodge city's track was once a bull fighting arena in the 1890's.

[@christopherhughes8402]

@Kathleen Shaw No kidding? That's awesome! I'll have to look around the internet to see what i can turn up then. Long time mid town KC resident myself.

[@twocanplayatthat]

Amazing bikes!! Thank you so much. Man that thing sounds beautiful! :)

[@joezednick3197]

Love it! So fantastic to see those machines.

[@knoxmedia8260]

thanks for all the videos! love the history~

[@EMNM22]

11:40 Why is there silver wire wrapped around the spokes on the front wheel? Is it for tire balancing?

[@cheeseandpickles98]

I was young riding with no clutch cable on my xt500 Yamaha

[@TheNextGoogification]

What's the secret to getting those bikes to go so fast? I know they were crouched down, I know they probably oiled up the Axel's pretty good, but still it seems they would only be able to go 60 or 70 with that amount of horsepower

[@dukecraig2402]

Cams, head work, alcohol for fuel, sprocket ratio, and all the unnecessary weight like the brakes are stripped off of it, those board tracks had steep banked turns on them like a NASCAR track so they didn't have to downshift going around the corners, it's sprocket ratio would have made it a real bear starting out but once they were rolling they'd just flog it wide open and hold on. Those board tracks were extremely dangerous to race motorcycle's on which is why they eventually quit doing it, if you wrecked at 100 mph and slid down one a splinter could wind up peeling up like a big spike and you'd be impaled on it, lots of guys lost their lives racing on them. About a mile up the road from where I live was the most famous board track back in it's day, it was co owned by a rich guy from my hometown and the owner of the newly founded Universal Pictures, royalty from Europe and the richest people in America used to come to it to watch races, the very first championship race there was won by no other than Louis Chevrolet, there was a bad wreck there that killed people and it wound up getting shut down sometime around 1919. Google Uniontown Speedway to check it out, there's a Wikipedia page on it, in the 70's when I was growing up it was a golf ball driving range, now the building has a gynecologist office in it🤣🤣🤣

[@wayneb5054]

What a blast that would be to ride...

[@mikefamex8405]

Just amazing! Greetings from germany!

[@raymondgranda201]

Bro you can tell a good story.

[@pinslayer4579]

Glad you guys figured out how to survive. I believe since Anamosa folded you and Barber are big players now .

[@brianrichards517]

Are you guys still anticipating a mid july opening date ?

[@mr.nmoney3554]

yeah that thing is amazing

[@dandeshane5991]

The Pickers would offer you maybe 20 dollars for any of your magnificent machines.Dont let them !

[@boataxe4605]

The guys who road these were the free and the brave that this country used to be the land of and the home of.

[@acespades8175]

I wish i had a cool job like this dude

[@johnderekmitchell1510]

Nothing made today sounds like that beast💞

[@TheNextGoogification]

How did they get the tires to stay on the rims? They were regular pneumatic tires?? Going downhill on my bicycles, it wasn't uncommon to have the tires go flying off

[@ericargo9157]

Why hasn't a major motion picture been made of this sport? I've been asking that question for 20 years. The riders had balls of steel and were true 20th century gladiators.

[@BlueSquatchproductions]

These guys were a different breed its probably the only racing crazier than the Isle TT

[@johnathanharris8686]

just so jaw dropping amazing badfing assery . love this stuff especailly dig the kr stuff lol

[@kurtg3891]

i didnt see you touch the decompression gadget after you started to pedal, so was it supposed to drop out automatically ? and it seemed like you actually had some good compression happening as soon as you were pedaling.. are We sure the exhaust valve decompression gadget was working ?

[@ronaldharris6569]

the linkage on the excelsior is worth its own video. i wonder if there are diagrams to show how that works

[@frankfritz7389]

Love the content..thanks for the great education .

[@rogerlovin5739]

What kind of fuel did these racers use? I'm thinking leaded gasoline. When the motors are rebuilt, do you still run them today with the same type fuel? Hopefully not with any ethanol gasoline. Great video!

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Ethanol on many of them. Street bikes used in the upper 60s to 70s octane leaded gasoline but that would be measured a bit differently now.

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

Most of the racers ran on alcohol. Different type of carb.

[@billlowe6883]

Hendee / Hedstrom. Power Plus. Albert the "Shrimp" Burns. 👍 Chales Gustafson 👍

[@mikeskidmore6754]

100 Miles in 1 hour on Methanol ? You need twice as much Methanol to make the same power.. thus twice as big of a gas tank ?

[@jacob-67tune18]

Thanks

[@jimdent351]

Could you imagine the splinters these guys would get.

[@mr_n_luvs69nieman82]

I've heard that some of them were HUGE as in a foot long and an inch in diameter

[@jimdent351]

@@mr_n_luvs69nieman82 Nasty. I shutter just thinking about it!

[@dukecraig2402]

They would kill some of the riders that wrecked and slid along and got impaled by them.

[@Seth-b6i]

My late grandfather, Ralph V. Marshall, used to race bikes like this on the old dirt tracks. He always said that between Harley and Indian, Harley was better. (Hey, just passin' it along.) Looks scary as blazes to me!

[@increiblepelotudo]

Do you guys have a Buell? I think that that would amazing to do a video for

[@christopherlucy1772]

it was direct drive how did you get the. Ctr..stand up when you took it off the stand so that it didn't drag when you were rolling? Did it just spring up on its own?

[@johncresswell4680]

Absolutely beautiful machines I was up for the second time last weekend and decided the grey Harley in the background is my favorite in the museum. Must have went back to it a dozen times.I didn’t see anything saying what year it was does anyone have any information about it they can share?

[@wheelsthroughtime]

It's a 1916 Excelsior "Big Valve" Racer.

[@johncresswell4680]

@@wheelsthroughtime thanks for the fast response I was asking about the grey Harley in the background what year model is it and if you have done any videos on it I would love to see it 👍

[@bowwiz]

watched from Bryan,TX

[@thelostboys1968]

That was sick man a wealth of absolutely awesome information, you talk funny though, understand it but funny ey ... keep the choice vids coming ...