The Andy Griffith Show - Barney's Sidecar

[t-jacobs]

I was at the Harley museum and saw a servicar with the stick and chalk on clips on the box behind the seat. I kind of figured that was the reason.

Thanks

[Rubone]

Why did the police mark the tires with chalk?

As Bob said, to time parking. If the tires were all chalked in the same spot, when the officer returned an hour later, those vehicles with the chalk line in the same place were in violation. Tires were generally only chalked in areas where a time limit on free parking existed. Such as 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 2 hour, etc.

[Robert Luland]

Stink-en flatfoots!

[sirhrmechanic]

Before your time and the need for municipal greed with out computers! It was to time how long you were parked there. Harley even helped them further by selling the chalk. Bob L

Not only the chalk, but sticks that could hold the chalk... letting officers chalk tires from the seats... of their Harley Servicars!

Cheers,

Sirhr

[harleytoprock]

Tires are still chalked in Port Jefferson on Long Island.

[Robert Luland]

Before your time and the need for municipal greed with out computers! It was to time how long you were parked there. Harley even helped them further by selling the chalk. Bob L

[t-jacobs]

Why did the police mark the tires with chalk?

[Jim]

Front brake came out in 1928. It has wide fenders (1926 and up) and it doesn't have a front brake (1927 and earlier). I couldn't see if it had a distributor cap or if it was a wasted spark setup. It does however have a DLX-20 installed so it may be a 1926.
Mark

OK, I had thought that 1926 was the last year for no front brake. Didn't realize it was '27.

[Jim]

Front brake came out in 1928. It has wide fenders (1926 and up) and it doesn't have a front brake (1927 and earlier). I couldn't see if it had a distributor cap or if it was a wasted spark setup. It does however have a DLX-20 installed so it may be a 1926.
Mark

Ah ha... I didn't realize that the '27 also did not have the front brake. I thought the last year for that was the '26.

[MMasa]

Front brake came out in 1928. It has wide fenders (1926 and up) and it doesn't have a front brake (1927 and earlier). I couldn't see if it had a distributor cap or if it was a wasted spark setup. It does however have a DLX-20 installed so it may be a 1926.
Mark

[Jim]

I had thought that it was a 1926. It does not have a front brake. I have a "Fridge" magnet of that bike and I thought one time there was a Poster available. However, I can't find it anymore. Sure wish I had bought it when I seen it.

[c.o.]

Glad you folks enjoyed that roll down memory lane.... Sirhr.. look for a new "Walton" thread!

Chris... was hoping you'd pipe up!

[Chris Haynes]

That was George Dockstaders sidecar rig. It can be seen today at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, CA.

[sirhrmechanic]

Was it also the same sidecar that Ike Godsey rides in The Waltons... and was used in the episode "The Great Motorcycle Race?" That, I recall, was a JD with sidecar.

Cheers,

Sirhr

[exeric]

I believe that very same JD with sidecar was used in the movie "The Russians are comming, the Russians are comming".