Vintage Pics of the Day

[JoJo357]

A shame You didn't get those intimate conversations with Grandpa, but who knew at that early age it would be so vital to our existence. Your family history with the Motor Company would be worth someone's right arm! Again, this is priceless~thank You again Badger.

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[JoJo357]

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[JoJo357]

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[JoJo357]

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[BigLakeBob]

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[BigLakeBob]

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[Skirted]

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What a classic shot this is. If its in the raw and not from a movie or staged these guys and gal are just plain cool in the truest sense.

[JoJo357]

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[BigLakeBob]

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[Jarek]

Motorcycle rally: Warsaw - Gdynia - Warsaw. The first motorcycle reaches the finish line - 1933

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[Steve Slocombe]

Thanks Jarek and that looks like a 1933 Harley VL. You can just see the front of the one-year 'bird' tank decal.

[BigLakeBob]

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[Steve Slocombe]

Thanks Badger and the Servi-Car looks like a '34. There sure are a lot of VLs and other 1930s bikes in this thread.

[BigLakeBob]

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[1939wl]

Above pic in post #3923, the photo was taken on Highland Blvd in the background is Highland Park and the H-D factory. My best guess is these are Milwaukee Co. Sheriff Deputies circa 1934 and I will even go as far as saying my eyes tell me there's a very good possibility that the Deputy on the left mounted on Unit No. 1 is Irving Janke.

Thank You Badger34,
Good Eye. There is a lot of history with Irving Janke, original member of the "Wrecking Crew", many records and contributions:

Janke won $800 for his Dodge City victory, nearly $20,000 in today’s dollars.
World War I put motorcycle racing on hold for a couple of years and by the time racing resumed in earnest in 1919, Janke had mostly retired from the sport.
Janke, or “Yank” as his friends nicknamed him, eventually left Harley-Davidson and became a motorcycle police officer in Milwaukee in the early 1920s, retiring as deputy sheriff in 1954. In retirement he moved to Florida and died in St. Petersburg in January of 1957.
While a lesser known of the Harley Wrecking Crew, Janke should always be remembered for his 1916 Dodge City victory and for being the first national podium finisher on a Harley-Davidson.

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