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  • Roelof
    New Member
    • Sep 2025
    • 11

    #1

    Hello fellow enthusiasts

    Hello fellow enthusiasts,

    I’m new here at the AMCA and this forum, so let me introduce myself.
    in my late teens I’ve bought an old FLH Electra glide shovelhed and loved riding and restoring it. After a few years I had to sell it, now thinking how stupid could I be.
    Anyway, live went on, got married and we had 4 sons. I’ve always missed riding and maintaining my bike.
    A few years ago I, kind of acciently, got in possession of a Zundapp S200 from 1930. This rebooted my love for HD and it took me some time to figure out what I would like. I fell in love with the F-heads and I’ve been looking for a JD (‘28 or ‘29) for some years.
    But eventually I bought a VLH, an awesome bike to start with. A VLH is an 80 ci. flathead and only produced in 1936. It is still quite original, but had a older restoration including a new paintjob.
    Since the paintjob is incorrect, I will have it redone and I will post a question about it later.
    I’m looking forward to learn from you guys, since I’m quite a newbie.
    Cheers,

    Roelof.
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    Last edited by Roelof; 10-08-2025, 06:14 AM.
  • Green Indian
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2014
    • 303

    #2
    Roelof, Welcome! Selling an vintage motorcycle and regretting it later I think is a right of passage for many of us
    one of my favorite sayings is, to paraphrase, if you could erase all the mistakes of your past, you would also erase all of the wisdom of your present. Remember the lesson, not the
    disappointment.

    Glad to have you on board!
    AMCA # 3233

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    • 1939wl
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2023
      • 162

      #3
      Welcome Aboard Roelof,
      You will really enjoy your VLH, what year is your bike, maybe post some pictures.
      There are great people here, lots of wisdom, and expertise.
      Enjoy the ride !
      Member # 8964

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      • Roelof
        New Member
        • Sep 2025
        • 11

        #4
        I can’t see how to adit my post after posting it.

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        • Jerry Wieland
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2006
          • 2013

          #5
          Originally posted by Roelof View Post
          I can’t see how to adit my post after posting it.
          Should be an 'edit' tab on lower right of your post.

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          • PaulCDF
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2019
            • 1395

            #6
            WELCOME ROELOF!!!!!


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            • JoJo357
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2016
              • 3209

              #7
              Greeting's Roelof. Good looking VLH~enjoy the ride.

              87C80CCC-A5C6-448A-B183-D0ADDC9CD07C_1_201_a.jpeg

              The 1935 VLDD is an 80 cu. in. sport solo and very rare. Only 179 VLDDs were ever manufactured. Its unlikely more than a very few, restored as this one, exist today.


              *M.A.D.*
              Last edited by JoJo357; 10-08-2025, 07:51 AM.

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              • Roelof
                New Member
                • Sep 2025
                • 11

                #8
                Hello JoJo,
                thank you, and that is a very nice bike as well. Yes very very rare. I’m planning to drive my bike very regularly, but I wouldn’t dare to take that one very regularly.

                enjoy.

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                • micmac
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 466

                  #9
                  Welcome to the forum Roelof You came to the right place!
                  Pete Cole AMCA #14441
                  1947 Indian Chief

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                  • BigLakeBob
                    Senior Member
                    • Jul 2010
                    • 2762

                    #10
                    Welcome to the forum.
                    Bob Rice #6738

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                    • Steve Slocombe
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 2174

                      #11
                      Nice picture JoJo and here's my 35VLDD. This one is for sale. 35vldd02.JPG

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                      • Wildcat
                        Member
                        • Jul 2023
                        • 66

                        #12
                        The VLH looks great. What parts of the paint is not correct. I am restoring a VLD and am interested in getting mine as close to original as possible.
                        super great site and helpful members

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