1931 Henderson KJ - Jay Leno's Garage
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- 1931 Henderson KJ. Although they often go unnoticed in the Harley Indian wars, Henderson motorcycles were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, widely favored by cops and speed demons.
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Hand shift and foot clutch with left hand grip timing adjuster. Amazing how Jay can drive all different vehicles with these odd configurations.
Mr. Leno, I loved you on the Tonight Show, but man, I'm really diggin your post-TV gig showing us all your toys. Thank you for being so awesome.
***** This show is miles better than the Tonight Show. Who gives a crap about vacuous celebrities? This is important knowledge and talking about stuff that matters.
Bob Smith Hahahah well put
yeah ditto but whats up with denim
Jay Leno. You have a magnificent collection of vehicles. I love motor vehicles whether they are cars or motorcycles. Love your videos and the fact that your collection don’t sit in a museum and you drive them regularly. Greetings from Australia.
I love how in almost every video Jay does or says something that the doorknobs will get upset about, and says "don't send me a letter".
My neighbor is 96 years old and he said he had a Henderson back in the 1920s. He said it would out run any Harley on the road.
he would have 9 years old?
I think he is too young to reach the handlebar at the time
in stock form they were more powerful .they were very expensive . but they would not perform striped down such as on the board track!. also JDH would run circles around them. but they were few in numbers. Pea shooters were also faster
Is he divorced?
@Mark Winchester Henderson is great bike . Never heard of one on the board track. Mid thirties Crocker was the bike . Few in numbers. About 50
A more elegant machine from a more civilized time.
maxsmodels people burned witches in the 20s in my town
Well you can't cut down such public monuments.
@@stannicolae4623 well that's what you do with witches obviously.
Christopher Hale lol
@@stannicolae4623 merica
In 1912, a man rode a Henderson Motorcycle around the world.
He left his kidneys in Iowa, but the rest of him made it.
why did he do that?
@@adam.s007 think it through
Jay, A beautiful classic. So enjoy these videos. I would love to have a visual tour of the garage. Just kind of take us through and let us get an overview! Thanks so much!
I have to disagree, it's not about the videography at all for me. It's completely watchable and I find all of these video's really enjoyable. I think it's neat to see a different part of Jay's life beyond comedy, and even better that he shares his collection and the history behind it with his viewers.
70 years later and it still runs like new, just incredible
In 1963 when I was thirteen years old I was 'enlisted' to scrape old asphalt undercoating off of a concrete floor on the second floor of a garage that had been an old Packard and Studebaker dealership in Greenfield, MA. Using what amounted to a steel ice scraper the going was extremely slow. This tedium led me to spend a lot of time gazing out the front window and watch the traffic on Federal St. One afternoon I noticed a 'low rumble' coming from the street. Looking out of the window I noticed a 4 cylinder Henderson headed south past the building. Continuing past Bill's Restaurant and on to the traffic lights at Main and Federal St's where it sat idling at a red light. I turned and looked at the tar-like mess on the floor behind me and gazed, longingly, at the Henderson thinking to myself, "That guy has the right idea!".
My grandfather owned this one in 1920's. Thanks for the great hands on explanation. This really took me back to see the operation of what he went through to run it. I heard he did a lot of racing up and down the North Chicago strip, till my grandmother made him sell it. Rest in peace. William Van Treek.
and you still haven't seen a video about that Guzzi sitting there
Jay, do you ever come across a car in your collection where you're like "Whoa, I didn't even know I had this one!" ?
This was when Jays garage looked like a garage not a museum
i was just thinking that paint looks so dam good for being so old
7:38 he's saying brakes in the back only, but isn't that a brake drum I see in the front? If not, what's that little pull lever on the hub for?
Ten more years, it will be 100 years old and still running without ever been rebuilt.
Damn, it sounds good!
It will last a million years if you never ride it
Wow a Henderson I can't believe I have never heard of it! Springers go through the fender, amazing. What a beautiful bike, Hey Jay, if ya ever want to sell that to a very blue collar guy, let me know, and I'll hop a freight train and head toward where ever you live. LOL, Heck no I'm serious.
Awesome bike! I loved hearing about the history and heritage of this company. It seems the best car and bike companies didn't survive because they were so advanced and ahead of their time, before cost savings and planned obsolescence.
That LOOKS like a front brake??
Anemic, to be sure...
BUT!!
Lol, it shifts like an old tractor. That's awesome! I love this channel!
Jay, you got some history very wrong this time. The first Henderson 4 was 1912, but FN in Belgium made in line four cylinder bikes from 1905-23. I bet the Henderson brothers copied a lot from the FN
isn't it time for you to add a bsa mark II spitfire to your fabulous collection. in 1965, the spitfire was touted as the fastest bike on the road. in my humble opinion, i think it's one of the most beautiful, as well.
I sold my 1933 Harley and my 48 Indian Chief during my first divorce in 1984.
I love the vintage motorcycle posts on here. It's cool to see how far the tech has come and how, in some ways, things have been lost. I look at this and see a solid vehicle made to run hard for a long time. There is so little of today's "stuff" that isn't disposable.
joetcacciola as a guy who lives on a farm surrounded my old things not day goes by I think if only they made em like they used to
Why don't you repaint the floor jay,looks terrible
The best part of these videos is the demonstartion of how to operate all the controls...other videos and documentaries focus on history and specs, but these videos give such an appreciation of the steps invoved in ownership, as well as the evolution of these products over time....Awesome Stuff!!
The buffness on the wheels, fenders, tanks and seats on these bikes are so awesome. They are just present in the room!
Is there anything better than this channel ? Solid, interesting, educational content, hosted by an awesome human being. Brilliant!
Awesomely beautiful!!!
As the RPM increases the timing needs to advance or the spark would happen too late in the compression cycle. Causing loss of power and engine knock. In more modern engines the distributors would be adjusted by engine vacuum automatically. The spark would have to be retarded to help start the engine.
When he hosted the Tonight Show, he let his guests shine,... much like Carson,...in these videos he brings out the best in these classics,.. lets them shine and shares them with us!.. Jay is a class act, he does it right. ..................... Letterman was a punk, never watched after he began....
That bike sounds so sweet! Vintage is my favorite, motorcycles, bicycles and cars. Thank you so much for sharing! Especially love the background stories and history tidbits, and that you're actually driving them, not just showing it like a dinosaur in a museum.
It makes my mouth water to see that beautiful classic bike roll'n down the road!
Very cool motorcycle, and I loved learning the history with it.
Never heard of a Henderson bike before. Very enjoyable video. Do you have any AJS bikes - I almost had enough saved to buy a 250 in 1967 - but it did not happen - sigh. Really like your garage, every time I visit its a learning experience. Thanks Jay - Dave fromCanada
just saw a local guy riding ajs this morning in my hometown in malaysia, its beautiful
It seems like the speed on this video is 1.25
Gotta love Jay's channel. Its sorta like the national archives but for cars and motorcycles. Everytime I come here I learn about old car/bike makers I wouldn't normally look for.
It has always been my dream to own a Henderson. If I ever win the lottery that will be my first purchase.
A will 2
Me tae
Hey Jay. This one put a smile right on my dial. Every now and then I come across one of your earlier clips and what a classic this one is. Thanks for sharing the fun with Australia too.
C'mon...be honest....you wouldn't actually wear a helmet that was that ugly if Michael Jordan hadn't given it to you now would you?
That is a really nice bike though.Just the right amount used condition.
NOT catching a 140 MPH SSJ Duesenberg
I'm soooo glad that today they placed the clutch on the handlebar.
Insanely beautiful motorcycle this Henderson. Although this American motorcycle was early with a four-cylinder, it was little Belgium that actually put the first inline four-cylinder motorcycle into production in 1905; the legendary FN Four.
I love Jay. Watching Jay for years.
Disappointed again that he did not explain/review the controls on an old moto. American and British motos had different controls L/R, Clutch/Brake, gear. Advance? Until 1970? Japanese standard controls became the norm by popularity?
Jay drives vehicles from the '20's, so maybe he doesn't care/notice? I think viewers would be interested in that stuff.
As usual, (not just Jay) He says, "4 cylinders! before CB750" et al. There is always some guy who patented something 40 years earlier. √Not impressed. Fuel injection was an idea for decades, before the Japanese made it a reality for drivers. Who exploited it? Who brought it to the masses? Germans are always proud that they made ICE first. Well, you made a toy for the rich. 10 units. Lovely I wouldn't be surprised if the Pharoes of Egypt had ICE! But Henry Ford made a car for the people. He made the Model T which was a 'car', and revolutionized the world. All the rest were dilettantes, and private failures. A long succession.
And by the way, I've ridden vintage motos. Nothing 'smooth' about them, except they aren't a horse. Smoother than a horse. That was the big achievement.
Very nice bike! And nice story too.
Since you like 4 cylinder bikes, you should have a look at the only Danish commercial success in motoring the made it big outside Denmark, the Nimbus C model. There is a North America club for more info. They where 750cc, 4 banger, 3 speed, OHV, conceived in early 30s, and has a prop shaft driven rearend. Made from the mis-30s to late 50s.
You make a great show and I enjoy watching it!!
110mph rear brake only and thats half cut ........"you ride it just like a modern bike as long as you aint planning doing any stoppin"............brilliant
Uh Jay, it's a math thing: If the guy is 90....he was born in 1930. To say that he bought this/"owned this since the 40's"....meant he bought this as a teenager. Possible, but not probable. And if he's getting divorced....KEEP the bike!
That total loss oil system was originally invented by a Russian guy. Called Ivan Oyleek.
Sorry...couldn't resist it!😁 Ride safe, y'all! 👍
A 90-year-old man going through a divorce want's to sell his Henderson so he can afford to live on his own... As tempting as it is. I think I would keep my money in my pocket and have a heart-to-heart with both of them. Try to save the marriage rather than buy an awesome bike. But, that's just me. Marriage is a tad bit more sacred. I think, maybe, having buttloads of money lowers your values. This story lowers my respect for Mr. Leno just a little bit.
I could feel the excitement from the 1 kick start. Made me smile to see it
Noticed the "give " in the seat while riding , nice! Also like the arm position while riding , looks
so comfortable ..... Had a 37 Indian in my teens , also very comfortable ...
I'd hazard a guess, the Japanese did, but only because they chose the most logical design of what was around and put that to their motorcycles (I gather).
Since, British motorcycles always had the rear brake pedal on the left and the gear lever on the right, right up until the Japanese motorcycles and the standardisation they brought overwhelmed the British motorcycle market.
I can only suppose it was the same occurance for every other market.
Original CHIPS
WRT 2:05 - Ford's famous flathead v8 only had THREE main bearings ... Though it did have like 30 head studs
My g-pa told stories about riding with the suicide clutch in LA traffic back in the day. He would get so mad at my g-ma for leaning the wrong way at a stoplight forcing him to take his foot off the clutch to keep the bike upright. I guess they ended up in a heap a few times as the bike lurched during this procedure. Great video Jay.
Truth is Technology hasn’t came anywhere near what was projected by science in the day. Henderson was the Best, and beautiful. Quality is far away from what it use to be. Everything today is replaceable. Makes me sad to think about what our leadership has done to our children future .
Hey Jay- next time wear the full face helmet. Puh-leez. Nothing like a boom microphone flappin' in the wind....and the audio sounds great too!
How did anyone think that red "honesty" needle was a good idea?? You could be going by at 5 or 10mph UNDER the speed limit, if the cop is stopped when you pass he is going to HAVE to speed to catch up with you in a timely manner.
Well that wouldn't suprise me, Italy was a mix of left and right hand drive cars well into the 20th century. It was known that the makes of cars near the alps would produce right hand drive cars so that the driver would know how close to the edge the vehicle was when he encountered opposing traffic.
Everyone:
Jay Leno: H A Y A B O O S H A
just kidding, lova ya Jay
Hey Jay. Did you hear about the 95 yr old guy divorcing his 94 yr old wife. When the judge ask him why he wanted a divorce at this time in his life after 70 yrs of marriage, the wife answered. "Well we've been talking about it for a while but we didn't want to split up while the kids were still alive.
Lovely red early Eighties Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk 3 in the background!
RTFO!
My favourite bike. Anybody wants to buy a kidney? EDIT: or two, as I just have checked current prices?
It is a manual timing cable for the distributer where newer bikes and autos had springs and weights in the distributer, the faster it turns the more the weights move out from centrifugal force adjusting the timing,now mostly electronically controlled.
Yes that is hard to believe that a ford flathead V8 had three mains crazy hard to believe that Henderson was built you know I'm in the Ford V8 held up that's pretty heavy-duty so I imagine if a guy really meant to do something you probably pump one of those up pretty good especially with that kind of a torque Top Gear down low or I bet you could do a lot with that engine
Can I be one of your friends Mr. Leno?? What wonderful luck to have a friend with such of an awesome collection! I wonder if he has other awesome collections besides vehicles?
My Dad owned one as a kid. Don't know if it was the KJ model. It was fun watching this though and imagining my Dad driving it. He later went to an Indian 80 then a Harley of some sort, then Married life and kid production.
I would love to ride a Henderson from coast to coast
Whoa!...Leno sounds like he's had a million coffee's compared to the newer videos. Frenetic
OOPS I didn't write that correctly. I was supposed to write how can you not have an appreciation for....because I do love these old vehicles. This is a really cool bike.
Hey Mom, look! Without hands!
Hey Mom, look! Without teeth!
Great American monocycles second to none the best bikes for the 1930 very special machinery 👍💕
How you not have an appreciation for these vintage machines. I love just about anything with wheels.
You sound just like me!
So he said that
Is that a cop badge on your jacket pocket ?
Ellesmere Wildwood ... cop tires, cop engine, cop suspension......
i'm watching this in 2020 and oh boy if he stepped up the garage... Jay teached me the passion for these old glories and i thank Him... i just wish i had the money and time to play around those beauties...
i raced my Mazda against a friends Suzuki but never a Henderson against a dusenberg! we live in completely different world you and I, yet we share the same passion
The world is a better place. For
Your doing what you do JAY LENO
thank you
Cool, my dad's first bike was a Henderson. But he always complained about having to putting rosin oa the leather belt. I don't remember what year his was.
What a ride !!! Old Bikes are what I like
I don't know why but old bikes' exhaust notes always sound better than I expected. The Henderson especially so.
Henderson bikes are just beautiful. I wonder if Henderson style bikes with a modern drivetrain would sell?
I wouldn´t know how to drive that thing ... so many things to do ... only to stop at traffic lights let alon going fast in one ....
Jay your videos are great, but I keep getting distracted by what you have in the background. The Moto Guzzi caught my eye this time.
Nice bike Jay. Does that thing take High-Test? That reminds me of the days when gas used to smell good. Do you remember those days?
You know its cool if there's a danger it can catch on fire
That thing is gorgeous. I love the long wheel base.
my uncle has a 1922 Henderson its a cool bike
FOUR CYLINDER MOTOR BEETS THE HARLEY IN HI TEC
*engine; *beats; *tech - you know no one takes you seriously, right? I know I sure can't.
That's brake horse power ?? Cause Harley 45s WERE 5 horse power !!
Grate Bike. Did the Japanese invent anything? Chrysler and GM invented the Hybrid. England invented the Rotary. An so on.
Incredible video again!
cool.
Jay, you know i love you, but do you really expect us to think "a guy" can get your phone number and just call you?
Hej Jay, du you know the danish Nimbus..? If not, you should.
You know, Jay has some of the most amazing motorcycles ever built.
Brough Superior, Matchless, Harley, Vincent Black Shadow, Henderson, Velocette Venom.. and *_they_* are just the super classics/vintage models - without even mentioning the recent classics like his collection of Japanese and Italian bikes. Wow!
I am so envious right now 🤤😣. What a collection!
If I owned a collection of motorcycles like that, I would be out riding all day in nice weather (yeah, I know, I'm a fair weather biker.. 😎🙄👌).
Some beautiful bikes, the only thing is, I can't work out which one of them is my favourite. Probably the Shadow, or maybe the Venom. It doesn't really matter, as they are all stunning.
Keep up the good work Jay, keep them rolling!
You’ve got a lot more energy in these older shows. This is all supposed to be fun don’t get burnt out