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A stand out and rare motorcycle

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AT THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM 1936 BSA Y13 V-Twin If you walk into the British motorcycle display area in the National Motorcycle Museum, you’ll be met with a wide range of single and twin cylinder motorcycles. You’ll also see a few V-twin machines, Broughs and Vincents, some of the finest machines in the Museum, and in the world. But one bike that’s a stand out, and is pretty rare, especially in the States, is a BSA Y13. Based on a 500cc military spec machine, the 750cc V-twin arrived in 1936 and production ended in 1938. The right side is the most striking given the exhaust system and the bold chrome plated pushrod tubes. But here’s a little background. Specifications: Engine: Air-Cooled OHV V-Twin Bore & Stroke: 71mm x 94.5mm Displacement: 748cc’s Lubrication: Dry Sump/Four Pint Tank Carburetion: Amal 76 Electrics/Ignition: Lucas MagDyno/6 Volt Starting: Kick Horsepower: 26.5HP Clutch: Multi-Plate, Dry Primary: Chain Driven Transmission: 4-Speed, Right Foot Shift Frame: Lugged/Brazed, Duplex Cradle Wheelbase: 54 Inches Suspension: Girder Fork/Sprung Seat Fork Damper: Friction Brakes: 7″ Drum, Front & Rear Wheels/Tires: 4.00 x 18/4.00 x 18 Weight: 450 Pounds, Approx. Click & Read more at NMA webpage. Summer Hours End SOON! Open Daily 9am – 5pm ONLY thru October. Win a 1951 Harley-Davidson Panhead Visit: https://nationalmcmuseum.org/win-this-1951-panhead/ Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter Hardcover Book Click Here to Buy : Join “The Barn Find Hunter” Tom Cotter for a thrilling, illustrated behind-the-scenes look at how he deploys his well-honed auto-archaeology skills to ferret out amazing collector car stashes. ONLY $30.00 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tell ’em Bikernet.com Sent Ya !!! Click to Follow all the events and news by getting our Free Weekly Newsletter, no spam ever.

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Barn Find Project: Where to Start

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Key tips for enthusiasts No matter how old we get, we keep daydreaming. It’s these hopeful visions of what’s possible that help fuel the proliferation of the barn find trend. So, let’s all close our eyes and ponder: What you would do if you opened that random garage door and found a 1928 first year of the Harley Flathead 45 or a racing OHV Peashooter? Where does one even start in bringing a project like that back to life? As the venerable Tom Cotter has said any number of times on the Barn Find Hunter video series, it certainly involves more than just dropping in a fresh battery, airing up tires, and turning the key. Fortunately, it’s a lot easier to bring a bike back to life than a car. CLICK HERE To Read this Feature Article on Bikernet.com Now stay updated on Motorcycle market news, tech, tips, reviews, products, deals, events & fun – simply Subscribe to Bikernet Free Weekly Newsletter – click to sign-up

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Barn Find of the Month for August 2021

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Mike the Hamster Scored By Bandit and Mike with photos by Mike Stevenson A brother Mike Stevenson, who is a sharp builder, former actor, and all-around chopper rider forever, contacts me on a regular basis regarding bikes. He called sorta excited recently. Click Here to see this Barn Find only on Bikernet.com Join the Cantina for more – Subscribe Today. https://www.bikernet.com/pages/custom/subscription.aspx

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Discovery of a Centennial Motorcycle Documentary

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“Walter: The Missing Link – Discovery of a Centennial Motorcycle” Documentary – Coming Soon Slinger, Wisconsin – March 8, 2021 – The Edge Ltd., producer of “Hogslayer: The Unapproachable Legend,” announces the release of “Walter: The Missing Link – Discovery of a Centennial Motorcycle” documentary. Walter is a feature-length narrative documentary featuring Walter, a 1913 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Truck, and his former caretaker Michael W. Schuster. A meticulous restoration by Ally Schuster and his grandson Michael, Walter ultimately became an acknowledged motorcycle artifact recognized as the last-known Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Truck in existence. In 1913 an unusual motorcycle negotiates through the mud-rutted streets of old Milwaukee. This is one of the first Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Truck forecars and represents a unique early venture in commercial service delivery motorcycles for the Motor Company. Fast-forward to the present-day as that very same motorcycle truck negotiates through the world of motorcycle collectible artifacts. This is the last-known Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Truck in existence, a remarkable motorcycle affectionately known as Walter. This documentary chronicles the life and times of Walter the forecar from its early days of service, through many decades of desolation stored in a horse barn, and then many years of restoration to eventually become the most valuable service motorcycle in the world. Along the way, the producer explores the history of three-wheeled vehicles; the Harley-Davidson Motor Company’s development of commercial service motorcycles, and most importantly documents one man’s adventure in restoring a motorcycle that has been in his family for a century. Independent producer James Cutting considers the discovery of Walter to be the most extraordinary barn-find of our times. In the end, Walter delivers a lesson to embrace our past and forge relationships for our future. “Walter: The Missing Link – Discovery of a Centennial Motorcycle” documentary will be released in 2021. A late-summer

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