Dale Walksler finished this bike up in '95, but it was actually built 55 years past. Before Dale bought this bike in a basket, it was owned by George Shwim, an old H-D dealer from Illinois, who used to ride this bike to the track on Sundays, take off the headlight, race AMA Class C with it, then ride it home at the end of the day.It's a '37 EL punched out to 68 ci., and whoever bobbed those fenders originally took a "just right" cut to each of them, and the proportions of the whole bike are, in my opinion, perfect. Don't you just love that exhaust?
Turned down bars, Flanders risers, with hard to find bronze heat ring for the front drum, and an even harder to find L/H hubcap on the front. That flying wheel decal never goes out of style!
Teak Red and Brilliant Black, 19" wheels, Pirelli tires, K Model muffler, WR seat, original plating. If you look hard, you can see the accessory rear fender tip, fitted to the bobbed rear fender houses the original running lights-turned into tail and stop lights. Very cool.
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U-Turn knee slapper bars . . .
Whenever someone posts a dumb ass Q as to what a bobber is I'm gonna post up the link to this! Easier than gettin the ignorant M-Fer to buy GKM and educate himself!
Nicely done bike! Looks very 40's "correct", but... A 62-64 Sportster muffler & the MT-53's (altough great looking) feels a little out of place.
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