Tweet
For those of you that have joined the AMCA Community in the last several years you would have received a welcome email from me that included the below summary of former AMCA member John Brookes (England, UK) and his resurrection of a basket case 1920 HD F Model. John dropped off from AMCA membership around 2 years ago . Recently one of our new forum members binge read the thread in the AMCA Member Bike Builds forum and then asked me what was the outcome of John's 1920 F Model because the process just dropped off the table after leaving up in the air whether he would successfully sort out some carb/float issues after reassembling the old HD. I started trying to get in touch with John but have not been successful. Can anyone say if John is doing okay and has just shifted away from the antique bikes for awhile?
Here is the summary I provide of the Member Bike Build - 1920 HD F Model. Be sure to check it and other excellent stories of the trials and tribulations of old bikes.
Like so many AMCA members John Brookes from England would be more thrilled by the challenge of building a basket case, antique motorcycle than to do anything else. But if you read John’s Member Build Thread (in the AMCA on-line Forum) – 1920 Harley Model F he seems pretty casual toward this project. John has considerable experience with antique bikes including the restoration of a 1939 Triumph and had another project ready to go when the 1920 F fell into place. The 1920 H-D was a pretty complete project but had received no attention since some early organizing work by the previous owner in 1988. The previous owner took many photographs, made extensive notes and disassembled the bike only to leave it untouched for decades in a shed where a leaking roof introduced rain and significant rusting. The bike had also been parked from 1936 until the previous owner to John bought it in 1988. John commented, “The only bits missing were some spokes, the rear cylinder top mounting bracket, the bracket for the ignition advance on the rear cylinder and the carburetor control sleeve.”
Screenshot 2024-12-21 at 10.41.54 AM copy.jpg
Figure 1 1988 photo by previous owner - 1920 F Harley Davidson as purchased.
More in the next couple of comments ...
Here is the summary I provide of the Member Bike Build - 1920 HD F Model. Be sure to check it and other excellent stories of the trials and tribulations of old bikes.
Like so many AMCA members John Brookes from England would be more thrilled by the challenge of building a basket case, antique motorcycle than to do anything else. But if you read John’s Member Build Thread (in the AMCA on-line Forum) – 1920 Harley Model F he seems pretty casual toward this project. John has considerable experience with antique bikes including the restoration of a 1939 Triumph and had another project ready to go when the 1920 F fell into place. The 1920 H-D was a pretty complete project but had received no attention since some early organizing work by the previous owner in 1988. The previous owner took many photographs, made extensive notes and disassembled the bike only to leave it untouched for decades in a shed where a leaking roof introduced rain and significant rusting. The bike had also been parked from 1936 until the previous owner to John bought it in 1988. John commented, “The only bits missing were some spokes, the rear cylinder top mounting bracket, the bracket for the ignition advance on the rear cylinder and the carburetor control sleeve.”
Screenshot 2024-12-21 at 10.41.54 AM copy.jpg
Figure 1 1988 photo by previous owner - 1920 F Harley Davidson as purchased.
More in the next couple of comments ...
Comment