SUPER RARE 1942 ARMY EXPERIMENTAL HARLEY DAVIDSON XA IN CONCOURSE CONDITION 1 OF 1011 BUILT

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  • @ELECTRICEYE1776
    @ELECTRICEYE1776 29 днів тому +7

    I could just sit there and look at it all day.

  • @sonnyseabury4051
    @sonnyseabury4051 25 днів тому +1

    That is one beautiful, rare, and stunning machine. The Zahners were true motorcycle lovers and collectors.

  • @1sir-onworld
    @1sir-onworld 28 днів тому +1

    🐝🏁 world class Harley Davison 👌 so so 😎 cool. You got to ride it 👍👍👍

  • @jamesgeorge4874
    @jamesgeorge4874 29 днів тому +3

    Beautiful. Opposed engine, shaft drive, the XA was closer to the Goldwing of the future, than the Harley of the future ! Cool beans, Ken !!

    • @kennethhigdon1159
      @kennethhigdon1159 29 днів тому +2

      It’s the American version of the BMW r71 and Ural m72

  • @tomjanzic8352
    @tomjanzic8352 29 днів тому +2

    thats a really cool piece kenny...very rare boxer motor modelled after the bmw's that rommel was using in the dessert

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 29 днів тому +1

    Sounds amazing 😮❤

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 29 днів тому +2

    She is just waiting for tools 🔧 and a rag , great days none of this mapping techy stuff 😅 ,just an awesome machine that you can wrench on and have a great time,absolutely love the shaft drive

  • @NoSleepTilGitmo
    @NoSleepTilGitmo 29 днів тому +1

    sitting here drooling . . . that's a bad ass machine!

  • @williamruhe1654
    @williamruhe1654 29 днів тому +2

    That’s a beautiful piece of history 💪

  • @W1RMD
    @W1RMD 29 днів тому +2

    Excellent! I have never seen anything like this. I need to check you guys out next time I come down to CT. to see my family. Thanks for showing.

  • @daveprostock2622
    @daveprostock2622 29 днів тому +1

    Keep that one in the building!

  • @kennethhigdon1159
    @kennethhigdon1159 29 днів тому +2

    I have a Ukrainian friend who grew up in the Soviet Union and he told me that most of the Harley XA bikes made their way to the Soviets after war and most of them are still running and driving

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 29 днів тому +1

    Snr's gas gas ebike is close by 😅 AWESOME 👌

  • @L2fish
    @L2fish 27 днів тому +1

    So cool. Shaft drive was better then belt drive. I had a Kawi Vulcan with shaft drive

  • @joshuaruttenberg9508
    @joshuaruttenberg9508 29 днів тому +2

    WOW 😮 What a gorgeous museum you’ve created gotta make it down there at least once in my lifetime is definitely on the bucket list

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 29 днів тому +1

    23hp is easily enough ,she is beautiful 😍

  • @moto3463
    @moto3463 28 днів тому +1

    Love it

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 29 днів тому +1

    That speedo is cherry 🍒

  • @paulgrogan8032
    @paulgrogan8032 26 днів тому +1

    Incredible....besides the obvious, one thing that stuck out was how long the gearing is. Sounds like there's at least 25 m.p.h. for every gear.🏆

  • @bobg1219
    @bobg1219 29 днів тому +1

    Runs perfect and looks great!

  • @grahamchilds821
    @grahamchilds821 29 днів тому +2

    This is heaven just living with machines that are born from the vintage era of proper iron horse hardware that is built to last and live forever just through good care and admirations of appreciation for bikes that were born to love and enjoy the things of a artistic kreation that was thought up by the wise men who built these manmade beautys are heaven on earth to be appreciated this is where it all started was vintage hardware

  • @petrkarv
    @petrkarv 29 днів тому +1

    As always, just amazing. Thank you sir.

  • @elcapitano1972
    @elcapitano1972 28 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @polska905
    @polska905 29 днів тому +1

    Looks like a joy to ride, I would keep this one...

  • @richard9444
    @richard9444 29 днів тому +1

    I've only ever seen pictures of these ,never one actually ridden or what they sound like , .. fuckin lovely! Regards Richard London UK 🇬🇧

  • @pinabruno-grieve763
    @pinabruno-grieve763 29 днів тому +1

    Epic

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 29 днів тому +1

    My new favourite bike 🏍 😅

  • @Pompomgrenade
    @Pompomgrenade 29 днів тому +1

    As a guy riding a GS. That is the most badass Harley ever! You should hang out to that one. Ken... Glad to see the video. It must mean you're not a peg leg🏴‍☠️

  • @gregwooldridge8864
    @gregwooldridge8864 29 днів тому +1

    Sounds sweet.

  • @Pompomgrenade
    @Pompomgrenade 29 днів тому +1

    When I saw that thing come out of Bakersfield... I had no idea HD had made horizontally opposed flat-twin motors... What you've done with it is make it better than new, collector grade UNOBTANIUM 💸 DON'T TAKE LESS THAN A MILLION FOR IT😅

  • @wdhewson
    @wdhewson 29 днів тому +1

    You found your bike Ken !!

  • @nunyabizznizz7326
    @nunyabizznizz7326 29 днів тому +1

    how difficult to coordinate a left hand throttle, right hand clutch? learning curve for sure

  • @markbrynteson5141
    @markbrynteson5141 26 днів тому

    Yo mechanic put the throttle and clutch on the wrong sides bro! Lol

  • @honda200twinstar3
    @honda200twinstar3 29 днів тому +1

    Hey Ken beautiful bike but if i can ask ,if it was made for the army would it of had those pretty chrome pieces? or would they of been added later?

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  29 днів тому +1

      Repainted and added in Chrome when it was restored

    • @honda200twinstar3
      @honda200twinstar3 29 днів тому +1

      @@KaplanCycles oh so you folks didnt do the ad on chorme parts ,that would of been its former owner when he got it way back when ?

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  29 днів тому +1

      Yes Harold Zauner did the resto

    • @honda200twinstar3
      @honda200twinstar3 29 днів тому +1

      @@KaplanCycles If i can seek another question.umm didnt your doc say no riding motorcycles till that leg heals ?🤔hmm?

  • @rudyberkvens-be
    @rudyberkvens-be 28 днів тому

    Why did they stop with boxers?

  • @Paul-lc4io
    @Paul-lc4io 29 днів тому

    Youneed an Indian 841 to go along side it....if only Indian could have put the 841 into civie production postwar!

  • @Pompomgrenade
    @Pompomgrenade 29 днів тому

    🏁diamonic🪄

  • @joshuaruttenberg9508
    @joshuaruttenberg9508 29 днів тому

    If it doesn’t get better and it gets worse, they have to cut it off but it looks like it’s on the road to recovery. I’d say you’ll need more than just pills. You’ll need a gram of penicillin every day intravenously for about 30 days maybe less if you have a really good immune system not funny. Imagine a gram of penicillin every day for 30 days. You will feel like a junkie after.😢