Vintage Pics of the Day

[jcrawford]

...and what about the Beemer?

[Rubone]

...and what about the Beemer?

My BIL on his new R75. We rode up to Banff, back down into WA and the World's Fair in Spokane from ABQ NM.

[JoJo357]

Great pictures of the Hendersons by JoJo, Especially #3823. These dapper gents have decided to patch the rear tube without removing the rear wheel from the bike. When I need to remove a tube, the force required to get the tire bead outside the rim seems greater on modern rubber than would be possible sitting in the dirt with short tire spoons. At least someone remembered to bring refreshments, too.

Thanks Chris. It appears to me that the gentleman fixing the flat is, William G. Henderson?

*M.A.D.*

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[Jarek]

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[BigLakeBob]

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[droptopford]

Not bike related but I like the straight side pipes on the 59 Ranchero.

[Rubone]

Not bike related but I like the straight side pipes on the 59 Ranchero.

Hence the comment with the picture...

[droptopford]

I'm hoping there was an exhaust cutout because a tailpipe is visible exiting under the rear bumper, otherwise the Lake Pipes were just decorative and that would be a bummer.

I noticed the tailpipe too. Just assumed there would be some sort of cutout/reroute to the side pipes. Can't picture those hard core hot rodders running dummy pipes. And no heat shields!

[exeric]

*M.A.D.*

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I doubt that is William Henderson as he was consumed with making ACE a success, and was well finished with Excelsior/Henderson. Also, he was killed in Sept. of 1922. I am guessing the Henderson is a '21-'23 K model based on the headlight and long tank configuration. Those are hard years for me to guess as the changes were very small. That is a terrible way to fix a clincher tire since the Henderson fender could be rotated thus allowing the wheel to be wrangled out the back. Clinchers are difficult to mount, and very hard to get the flaps to overlap around the inner tube under the best of conditions.

Thanks for posting that Henderson picture, JoJo. I've not seen that picture before so I'll be delighted to add it to my Henderson K folder.

p.s. What do think that can in the foreground contains?

[Rubone]

I doubt that is William Henderson as he was consumed with making ACE a success, and was well finished with Excelsior/Henderson. Also, he was killed in Sept. of 1922. I am guessing the Henderson is a '21-'23 K model based on the headlight and long tank configuration. Those are hard years for me to guess as the changes were very small. That is a terrible way to fix a clincher tire since the Henderson fender could be rotated thus allowing the wheel to be wrangled out the back. Clinchers are difficult to mount, and very hard to get the flaps to overlap around the inner tube under the best of conditions.

Thanks for posting that Henderson picture, JoJo. I've not seen that picture before so I'll be delighted to add it to my Henderson K folder.

p.s. What do think that can in the foreground contains?

That rectangular can has a Mobiloil label on it.

[exeric]

A flat tire, out of oil, what else plagued that Henderson ? . . . Oh yeah, prohibition, and the great depression.

[JoJo357]

*M.A.D.*

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[BigLakeBob]

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[droptopford]

Not bike related but I like the straight side pipes on the 59 Ranchero.

Hence the comment with the picture...

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Well, mine's no Ranchero and no Lake Pipes either. That ain't stoppin' me from expressing my interest!

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[exeric]

That is a well optioned, and beautiful '59 Ford, d-t-f.