YOU HAVE TO HEAR THE STORY!

[@mattskustomkreations]

The more I watch these, the more I like the bikes from 20’s & 30’s.

[@Horus71]

This gentleman is so passionate about his bikes. I'd love to visit one day, from Australia.

[@godfathersautoglass]

You have someone just as passionate.... M$B Danny Hayes..

[@joevald3]

They are very passionate about their motorcycles it would be worth every nickel you spend the come

[@redmenapace4048]

He got that passion from his Dad, Dale Walksler

[@ianmangham4570]

@@redmenapace4048 His dad has passed away R.I.P

[@redmenapace4048]

@@ianmangham4570 I didn't know that. Rest in Peace Dale

[@brucebear1]

To re-unite an original frame and engine is almost a miracle. It sure worked in your dad's favor to have a couple of the hillclimb bikes to give access to the engine mount measurements but the odds on finding the the original engine must have been very slim. That's such great work! Congrats.

[@pg981]

I always enjoy the presentation of the history, as much as the motorcycles themselves.

[@bartschwartz7217]

My grandfather had a Indian as a young man to save on fuel and said the Harley was to fast a bike& he drove a playboy 4cyl in winter.

[@sherrycambridge1531]

Very much so

[@byronhudson799]

Absolutely agree

[@Eiraart]

Thank god people like this are around to share all this amazing history with us.

[@puddinpop]

So there is no history of this bike and the races it competed in? Incredible story finding the matching motor. WOW! Keep these stories and bikes coming.

[@LTJC70]

Hello all, that bike sounds FANTASTIC!!! Thanks so much for letting us listen!! Be safe all..

[@queuerious]

Your museum is a gift to the world in your preservation, maintenance and documentation of these motorcycles. And your willingness to share and publish your channel is a revelation in spreading the understanding and sheer joy of seeing, hearing and learning about your machines. Big thank you and please continue!

[@danielauen7790]

I love how you guys just sorta accdentally bought the numbers matching engine, Also that sound.. Good god is it amazing. has to be unique to that bike.

[@dennisbiggs4568]

I love the Way you Tell the History about all the Bikes you have 👍👍👍👍👍 Big Fan🤟🤟🤟🤟🙌🙌🙌

[@davidpayte8566]

Thank you for sharing your videos. I've always wanted to visit tne museum. Maybe someday I can.

[@HaXaW5150]

Legendary bikes leave legendary stories behind. It's hard to imagine, but this bike will out live me. I'm 53. That's what Wheels Through Time does best. They keep the bikes alive. Stories and all.

[@clintdavis9511]

Imagine that everyone that built that bike is long gone. Wish I had their knowledge, this bike is truly amazing.

[@HaXaW5150]

@@clintdavis9511 Yes it is.

[@tedium37]

This one had just come back from it's trip to Pebble Beach when I made my first visit to WTT. Never disappointed and always more than expected from a visit.

[@mathewweathers2788]

I tell you this sincerely. These videos helped me get through covid isolation. Looking forward to bringing the family to see your amazing museum.

[@gr8trgoodsimpatico310]

I’m a painter with a love for the old motorcycles. Especially the old race motorcycles. Glad I found you guys.

[@chrismorris5608]

Always a pleasure to watch those marvellous early machines.

[@ronchambers2085]

Awesome bike,awesome story…I don’t comment much but I really enjoy your videos.

[@davepelfrey3958]

Absolutely amazing motorcycle, Sounds incredible .

[@petekosar8379]

Man!!! That machine was definitely way ahead of it's time.

[@jfk64kennedy95]

I'm so glad I stumbled across your channel, I'm from New England, have a cpl relatives in your area, cousins, discovering your museum gives me even more incentive to take a ride down south to visit them and explore your museum after all this covid stuff over. maybe next spring

[@davidwood1923]

This Bike is STUPID COOL... and What a Story. Thanks for Sharing

[@garyseaton4619]

An incredible episode. Truly a one of a kind machine. History brought to life before my eyes. Thank you...

[@keithcarchide806]

Wow!! Absolutely stunning machine. I have nothing but the most respect for these old racers.

[@Spike9803]

Dale, you guys at Wheels Through Time are so cool. This is a track bike, a Board Tracker? 1928? Way cool. 120 mph+ on those tires? No brakes, what could go wrong? Ha Ha Ha! These racers had some balls, and some real skills to run these motorcycles to top speed. I can't ever recall hearing one run. The machine sounds powerful, 93yo or not! The "no brakes" is the crazy part.

[@chrisrestifo7010]

I knew an older guy who used to race Indians back in the day. He said they had no brakes because they didn't want some dimwitted rider slamming on the brakes and running into the back of them at speed.

[@whocares2227]

Matt, You have the best job in the world and your knowledge of the bikes and the way you explain the history is great. This 1929 has one of the best stories of how it all came together that I have heard.....

[@davidbutcher6637]

One of the largest highlights of my life traveling all the way from New Zealand to see you museum, loved it.

[@markj4066]

What a find and what a story. Well done Matt.

[@idigdaytona4478]

Amazing you were able to find the original engine. Sweet machine !

[@jimilite]

Loved that. Weren't our grandparents ballsy back then, no snoflakes living in those days. Great presentation and story, thanks. Looking forward to searching your channel now

[@jiggyquinn5635]

Utterly amazing!

[@synthasaurus]

Awesome video, bike and story. Thanks for sharing

[@carthrasher8022]

Glad this could be preserved. Great story!

[@gerrypowell2748]

Fantastic story and history👌👌👌

[@LetArtsLive]

I really love this channel. I can tell how much you love motorcycles and what you do by the way you talk it is so inspiring

[@scottmartin356]

Great story, and I want to compliment the videographer- I get lost in the story and barely even notice how the video seems choreographed, as if rehearsed, but all the close-ups and framing are just spot on, it really adds a huge amount to your channel!

[@ctvette1318]

Amazing history on these bikes. Really cool!

[@ontheedge33371]

So sick 😍😍😍 that's a wicked race bike ! I'm happy you have it to show , thank you 🙏

[@gwick358]

Damn, that thing is badass! Amazing that you found the original engine too. Good story.

[@rafygolf67]

Beside the history around the Bike the 4 mufflers is insane , I will love to see the same exhaust on new bikes. love your channel. A must go Museum.

[@byronhudson799]

I just absolutely love the old machines and their history. I have always been an old soul (any now have the body to match 😉) I have a shovelhead which is modern compared to this bike but my dream bike is a '61 Pan...my birth year bike. Anyway, thanks for sharing with us. It's on my bucket list to get to the museum.

[@ou7shined972]

(as a European) Harleys do very little for me but that one right there is an exception. Hearing it start up gave me goosebumps. Would love to see it on a track... Hell I'd love to be the one taking it out lol

[@justingreen4450]

I finally found it. My favorite bike in the museum.

[@christophernewton9105]

What a sweet sound your museum is so different from others love it that you start and run em thanks

[@waynebastianelli8391]

Wow 2 needles in a hey stack ..to find the engine and that bike is an awesome story

[@pickoftheglitter]

Unbelievable, awesome masterwork and priceless piece of history!

[@justinfoster7291]

Best one yet definitely the one I want to ride then put on my living room table

[@anteburazin69]

Unbelievable clip, 1929 find? What a story and bike, top shelf , regards Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 Tks Man .

[@wldsmke2]

That is unbelievable. awesome stuff.

[@gqp3215]

Beautiful bike. Former amf machinist, york.laid off by new owners, 300 of us new hires 1983ish. Worked there long enough to get a left over 81 super glide. $500 rebate, 20% employee discount= one cheap hog. Would rather have got that evolution engine anything, but got a hell of a deal on that 81 super glide

[@timrowell94]

it was nice to meet you Matt in June , your staff is awesome.

[@garystratton4125]

Wow! Doesn't get much better than that!

[@balerjohnson3099]

Wheels through time is the best ..long time subscriber . I have a story from circa 1982 when me and my Harley buddies traveled about 100 miles because we heard about a guy who had a lot of Harley's . The guy was out in the woods and it took a while to find him . Me and my buddies were about 19 or so and this dude was maybe 40 or so . Walked into his shop / hobbled together storage barn and he showed his 2 1920s hill climbers and then there were the flat heads ..the guy loved his flat heads . He showed us the 4 or 5 40 foot trailers he kept his many parts and completes motors but didnt let us look inside them ..what the hell did we know we 19 year old wanna bees ..often wonder what happened to all his stuff ?

[@nevanrushing3608]

Super badass! Thanks for keeping history alive!

[@charlie418791]

You guys never cease to amaze me. Great stuff. All the time.👍

[@tobysettle8595]

Very cool! This thing is an absolute beast, sounds incredible. I can almost smell the exhaust. Takes me back to when I was a kid going to the races at Ascot Speedway here in SoCal.

[@jacoby6653]

This amazing motorcycle goes the same speed as my 2007 ninja 650. This is incredible

[@jefferythomas4414]

That is Sick!!!!! I clearly heard the pipes say "Come an Get Some Baby!!!"

[@hammer5475]

Amazing story wow!

[@patmclean1951]

A modern version of this might be just what Harley needs to pick up its sales... sounds pretty good

[@hamiltonhoover792]

That is amazing you guys found the engine that came out of the bike! So cool thank you for sharing this stuff with us.

[@karlharrison2449]

Great video Matt great as usual.

[@Musabe009]

It’s amazing when synchronicity happens. It was meant to be.

[@cpnms5]

Absolutely beautiful machine!!!

[@myownidenity4955]

I'm a 2 stroke dirt bike guy but those quad pipes are just as sexy as any 90's MX bike. Sure wish HD would have kept doing the quad cam OHV idea. How cool would a 4 cam knuckle, pan, or shovel be.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Very nice bike, cool story. Back when HD innovated. I wish they still had that motivation.

[@tisstuart]

While watching this I thought about it as an actual work of technological artistry. Yet if it came out of a factory today, it would be ridiculed by some if not most. We might figure out free energy before we understand as a species, what majesty is. This was one of my favorite videos today.

[@joevald3]

Love it just simply love it

[@loganpenland6568]

That is the most Awesome bike I think I've ever seen I can totally relate to you saying you get goose bumps everytime you fire it up! Unbelievable they could create something of that magnitude way back then

[@loganpenland6568]

Also I can't understand why anyone would take the bike apart even if it was blown up I would leave it all together to just to look at it

[@murphyr31]

That’s an incredible motorcycle. I’d love to have a replica of it.

[@nickkercheval2704]

Totally awesome in every respect!

[@nom8er]

That bike is awesome! The story of how it was acquired and and complete again, running, everything. (Great presentation by the way).👊

[@sherrycambridge1531]

Utterly Fantastic !!

[@kennethwise7108]

Matt, sounds like you need to take this bike to New Smyrna speedway and let it run the Sons of Speed event!

[@stephenwilliams1824]

Harley had a lot of innovations back in the day.

[@lawrenceklein4918]

This is such a great series! Thanks, ever so much!

[@mhsandifer]

Outstanding video

[@dbmail545]

What a story! The exact motor for the chassis. Out of 25 total. The K model was the next 4 cammer.

[@LetArtsLive]

I really love these stories

[@andrewharris3380]

Love that sound !

[@brianblackwell2308]

That is a piece of art, like the rest of the bikes you have

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

Wow vin matched motor bought at a separate time your stories just get better

[@johnd.4536]

Great motorcycle with an amazing story.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Awesome....Thanks...!

[@chopperdavez]

Great presentation job Matt

[@billmellinger1134]

I would love hear 20 of these bikes on a half mile going down the straights wide open!

[@MichianaFisherman]

I am going to visit you guys someday! Bucket list destination!

[@HaXaW5150]

I've been by the museum, but didn't stop. I hope to make it back up this fall. My nephew has been and he said it's worth seeing.

[@MichianaFisherman]

@@HaXaW5150 I would visit just to see one old Motorcycle.

[@HaXaW5150]

@@MichianaFisherman No doubt, any one of them would worth checking out.

[@martinlanigan9202]

Vids intresting but to short at end

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

A lot of companies in the old days had fights with two Pipe exhaust heads because it made the bike run a lot cooler you could run it hard and it would not heat up especially when you had iron heads

[@donnstambaugh1506]

Great video, well done.

[@kennethhowell1272]

Makes you wonder why someone had disassembled the bike. Really that a great piece of history has been restored.

[@bobswett4712]

Certainly enjoyed our visit the first time, closed the second time we went back. There was one item that caught my eye. When I was a kid I had a conversion kit that went on the back of a bicycle by replacing the rear wheel. Believe it was powered with a small "continental" engine. I saw one at the Hershey car meet and the only other one is in your museum that I have ever seen ! Would love a close up couple of pictures ?

[@arthurcgans8198]

It always amazes me when you can find items that were separated so many years ago and put them back together! Karma at its best!

[@noth606]

OMG that sound!

[@watchjaredwork1487]

Awesome bike. I’m close to Wichita KS. Wish it wouldn’t have left lol but thanks for saving it

[@mothereartha7]

How the hell did he find that engine.

[@terrykrall]

Amazing and lucky.

[@PhiddyPford]

Dale is a legend, The world knows, Matt is the proverbial chip! Big Thanks!

[@steverice7546]

Prob had to go under the bridge and answer the wizards 3 questions correctly.

[@godfathersautoglass]

Harkey Davidson in 1930 was faster than a 2020 streetglide today.. Top speed on the Junk today is 109mph... Really making modern day look good there Matt,, Thanks

[@richard9444]

Luv this ,you got some place there , regards Richard London UK 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@concretehousebuildinginph1488]

From 1962 thru 1963 I owed an OLD HD motorcycle. I was building show bike choppers with HD driveline parts and building the hubs, spokes, frame, electrical systems, controls etc and buying tires and lights aftermarket. I had a 1933 5 window coupe I put a Chrysler engine into and was tracking down a 2-4 barrel carb setup in western Pa. My directions were to go outside Waynesburgh Pa to an Indian motorcycle shop and ask directions. Chuck Dildie ran the Indian shop and assembled one or two new bikes from a huge new parts inventory every year. It took 3 tractor trailer trucks to move the extra inventory to someone in Ca when he ceased daily operation of his dealership. He sent me a mile further down the road to a farm. I bought the 2-4 barrel (WCFB) setup, a South Bend metal lathe, valve regrinding machine and 2 motorcycles. He had a winter dairy milk barn on a steep slope across from his house that had 3/4 of the building with a floor and the rest open to the hillside 12 feet below. For 40 years they had been shoveling bedding hay and cow poo down onto the ground. Parked down there with a horse drawn carriage were every motorcycle his family ever owned which were buried in hay and cow poo. Looked like a big dirt dauber nest as it was mostly poo. We started digging and first bike was a 500cc NSU with rotted tires but in great condition except for paint. Next cam a 6 cylinder Indian the farmer said was an Excelsior? That was not for sale. Then we found an old HD which Chuck Dildie had told us was there. Built in 1925 with the engine like in this video, however it was a road bike with fenders and a headlight. The cam cover looked a little different than on this video (or so I remember). Someone had painted the gas tanks, Maroon on the two cap right side and blue on the left side tank. The rest was drab green, probably the factory paint. The tires were full of cracks but the bike was complete. Including a luggage rack over the back fender. I tried Neidengards HD dealership in Stubenville Ohio for tires and was told they hadn't been produced in thirty years, were unsafe when they were made and aside from being 26" diameter and 3" wide also not made- in any tread pattern and that they were clincher rims and standard tires wouldn't work on those. I built chopper wheels and had 21" Akront rims and a spoke thread roller machine but lowering the bike 2" wasn't appealing and It was such a beautiful bike I didn't want to change anything. In 1973 I sold all my HD stuff to a guy named Tom Young who lived near Pittsburgh Pa. Two of the 74 and 80 cuin flatheads had aluminum heads but most of what I had was shovelhead related for the choppers (new in crate FLH engines were $640 during my time) and some pan head stuff. If you already own my old 1925 model could you put it in a video. If not track down Tom Young who would likely donate it to you. He also got a 736cc Indian (built by Enfield) from me. I kept the Enfield Interceptor as my only bike and still have it. george and aurora, now living in the Philippines.

[@davidfaria6194]

Just amazing that the motor and the chassis got married together again later on just phenomenal

[@wheelsthroughtime]

It really was amazing

[@jeffkinsey3801]

Badasssssss ! Thanks for sharing

[@usmclee65]

Thanks Matt!

[@PUNCHARD800ftlb]

it must take alot of work and research to track stuff like this down ,let alone finding the original race engine what an amazing machine and truly fantastic story