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  • Originally posted by Tommo View Post
    Maybe not the right place but this may be of interest
    Absolutely, Tommo!

    I didn't know Linda Dugeau was the Motor Maids founder...

    Linda 3.jpg

    ....Cotten

    AMCA #776
    Dumpster Diver's Motto: Seek,... and Ye Shall Find!

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    • My buddy just sent me these photos of his mom & dad. He said his mom just found them and he didn't know she had them. Can somebody tell me the model and year of the bike. Lee also wanted to know what the saucers are for on the front wheel. I'm thinking the bike is late 40's. I love the saddle shoes on his mom.

      Lee's dad.jpg
      Lee's mom.jpg

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      • Originally posted by pem View Post
        My buddy just sent me these photos of his mom & dad. He said his mom just found them and he didn't know she had them. Can somebody tell me the model and year of the bike. Lee also wanted to know what the saucers are for on the front wheel. I'm thinking the bike is late 40's. I love the saddle shoes on his mom.

        Lee's dad.jpg
        Lee's mom.jpg
        The bike is a decade older than you think. The smooth cam cover, forward swept forks, tail light, oil tank type, toolbox, early tanks are all saying '37-'38 U model. Hard to say if 74 or 80 as without seeing the engine number they appear the same. The tank emblems are '47 -'50 type so added later as an update. The wheel trim covers are aftermarket accessories..
        Last edited by Rubone; 03-30-2022, 12:21 AM.
        Robbie Knight Amca #2736

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        • I think the bike is a 1937 U. Looks like the oil tank feed line has the one year only fitting that is also the drain. To drain the oil you loosen the fitting on the oil pump then remove the banjo bolt on the tank fitting., pull the oil line out of the way, then reinstall the banjo bolt which opens a valve in the oil tank fitting draining the oil. Kind of a PITA. Guess that's why they went back to the line and drain plug like the '36 knucklehead.
          Dave

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          • Thanks guys. I was way off on the year. I knew you guys would help me. Looking at the bike it appears to have a bunch of farkles. My buddy Lee takes after his dad as he farkles all his bikes too.

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            • Originally posted by pem View Post
              Looking at the bike it appears to have a bunch of farkles.
              'Farkles'. Now I have a new word to add to my vocabulary, Good one, pem.
              Eric Smith
              AMCA #886

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              • Never heard of "farkles", Folks.

                x31043.jpg

                .....Cotten
                AMCA #776
                Dumpster Diver's Motto: Seek,... and Ye Shall Find!

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                • Found a definition on the web. What the Heck is a Farkle? | Rider Magazine
                  What the Heck is a Farkle? - Rider Magazine
                  The truth is, we love our farkles just as much as the next rider. They let us add a personal touch to our machines, and let’s face it, a well-chosen farkle really can make a long trip safer .

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                  • That didn't get to the heart of the farkle, PEM,...

                    yo 2.jpg

                    .....Cotten
                    Last edited by T. Cotten; 03-31-2022, 08:15 AM.
                    AMCA #776
                    Dumpster Diver's Motto: Seek,... and Ye Shall Find!

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                    • More eff'n sparkles, Folks!

                      fro65 2.jpg

                      Hope I typed that right,...

                      ....Cotten
                      AMCA #776
                      Dumpster Diver's Motto: Seek,... and Ye Shall Find!

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                      • The rider of this Excelsior did not survive an argument with a train on the Yaldhurst railway crossing which is in Christchurch, New Zealand.
                        Accident occurred late 1916.
                        I'll put a copy of this on the Excelsior page as well Big X 260001.jpg
                        Peter Thomson, a.k.a. Tommo
                        A.M.C.A. # 2777
                        Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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                        • Wow Tommo;
                          Forgive me brother but I can't hit the "like" button on this one.
                          Belated R.I.P.

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                          • Much less tragic booboos, Folks,...

                            OH MY2.jpg

                            Oh My.jpg


                            (No motorcycles were hurt to produce these pics...

                            ....Cotten
                            Last edited by T. Cotten; 04-04-2022, 07:37 PM.
                            AMCA #776
                            Dumpster Diver's Motto: Seek,... and Ye Shall Find!

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                            • Originally posted by T. Cotten View Post
                              Much less tragic booboos, Folks,...

                              OH MY2.jpg




                              (No motorcycles were hurt to produce these pics...

                              ....Cotten
                              57 Plymouths rule!

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                              • Originally posted by Tommo View Post
                                The rider of this Excelsior did not survive an argument with a train on the Yaldhurst railway crossing which is in Christchurch, New Zealand.
                                Accident occurred late 1916.
                                I'll put a copy of this on the Excelsior page as well Big X 260001.jpg

                                *M.A.D.*

                                fullsizeoutput_1cef.jpeg
                                Last edited by JoJo357; 04-05-2022, 04:11 AM.

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