Re: 8 valve
Wow!
The 1915 8-valve is being replicated as we speak, er, type?
My dream has come true! (To borrow a phrase from Mr. Honda).
Yes, it does look more primitive and clunky than the 1916 version, but it was a good start.
The Clymer photo you found is the only one that I've seen. Unless there is a glass plate negative of it in the H-D Archives BIG collection of Rosenkranz images that was previously owned by the Milwaukee County Historical Society and where I examined them.
Lots of racing pix in that VAST collection and 1915 was well-covered. I know that I saw a racing Pope and a Cyclone in them, but didn't know to look for a 1915 8-valve when I perused THOUSANDS of glass plate negatives over two years time wearing white gloves with a curator watching me like a hawk. That's when and how Negative 599 was discovered. There was no time to examine them closely, but I did take notes.
I'd say there is a good chance of a 1915 8-valve photo being in that collection. Their very first OHV 8-valve racer? Chances are Rosenkranz photographed it. And if there's one image there may be several different shots.
This is a very historic motorcycle and no mistake!
Originally posted by jurassic
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the 1915 harley 8 valve is in the process of being replicated,hopefully by davenport.thats why any other info on the bike would be a great help.the lines of the bike kinda fall apart near the back of the gas tank and the seat post casting.to me it almost looks like the chassis was just one of their regular wrecking crew bikes that they somehow crammed this huge engine into.but then again the tanks dont have pockets ,so the tanks looks like they were made to the frame after the engine was in it.the bike ,in my opinion, does not have a clean factory look.unlike this later 8 valve.
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the 1915 harley 8 valve is in the process of being replicated,hopefully by davenport.thats why any other info on the bike would be a great help.the lines of the bike kinda fall apart near the back of the gas tank and the seat post casting.to me it almost looks like the chassis was just one of their regular wrecking crew bikes that they somehow crammed this huge engine into.but then again the tanks dont have pockets ,so the tanks looks like they were made to the frame after the engine was in it.the bike ,in my opinion, does not have a clean factory look.unlike this later 8 valve.
The 1915 8-valve is being replicated as we speak, er, type?
My dream has come true! (To borrow a phrase from Mr. Honda).
Yes, it does look more primitive and clunky than the 1916 version, but it was a good start.
The Clymer photo you found is the only one that I've seen. Unless there is a glass plate negative of it in the H-D Archives BIG collection of Rosenkranz images that was previously owned by the Milwaukee County Historical Society and where I examined them.
Lots of racing pix in that VAST collection and 1915 was well-covered. I know that I saw a racing Pope and a Cyclone in them, but didn't know to look for a 1915 8-valve when I perused THOUSANDS of glass plate negatives over two years time wearing white gloves with a curator watching me like a hawk. That's when and how Negative 599 was discovered. There was no time to examine them closely, but I did take notes.
I'd say there is a good chance of a 1915 8-valve photo being in that collection. Their very first OHV 8-valve racer? Chances are Rosenkranz photographed it. And if there's one image there may be several different shots.
This is a very historic motorcycle and no mistake!
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