Nice looking kiddie hauler when the sidecar arrives! Happy New Year.

Nice looking knucklehead. Is that the original paint color?

Beautiful Wayne!

Wear a helmet...don't be a knucklehead on a knucklehead.

Good looking bike and only an hour away,

Congrats Wayne! Beautiful bike.

Welcome to the dark side! ;)

This is your first motorcycle Wayne?!


I flipped my first motorcycle. Multiple times.

Protip: Don't do that with this one.

Been a while since I saw one of those. I hope you know how to kick start a motorcycle as most all my students that have the newer Harleys all have an electric start. I'd also recommend getting a large metal drip pan to keep underneath as everyone I saw leaked a bit, just a matter of how much...... Great bike

Go to this. California Motorcyclist Safety Program

That bike will be hard to start, handle terribly, leak like crazy and will be super uncomfortable.

from what I've learned from the two i've owned, if a harley doesn't leak oil, it doesn't have any

Welcome to the bizarro world of sidecars.

Don't know if you have your heart set on a period correct hack. But you'd save a tremendous amount of crap just getting a new Steib from blue moon.

Interesting choice for a first bike. Subscribed. Be very careful turning right with an empty side-car attached. Just sayin'.

It has leading links, a plus with a sidecar.
Don't worry about any lack of motorcycle experience, hacks are another world. You're going to have a great time with it.
Jim

That's not leaking, that's marking its territory. ;)

Nice knuck.

Very nice ride Wayne. Congrats and we're all looking forward to lots of pictures.

It's been asked already but... you have prior experience riding 2 wheeled motors right? If not please pickup something less amazing to gain experience with - a simple dual sport would do the trick.

+1.

I get 28 new knuckleheads in my classroom every second month! Nyuk nyuk nyuk...

Nice ride, Wayne.

Talk about jumping in with both feet - Wayne, you are definitely in the deep end of the pool on this one. Good thing you know your way around mechanically, and a doubly good thing these things are so darn simple.

They are, for the most part, "reliable" - but that meant something far different back then. They will test you at times. The one key thing to keep in mind at all times is that they vibrate, and vibrate enough to be a real issue mechanically. I think it's fair to say the majority of mechanical issues can be traced to the level of vibration these things create. Work on it with that in mind at all times, and allow for it, take measures to secure items against it (Loctite, lock nuts, lock washers, safety wire, etc.), and you will be far more successful in your relationship with this machine than if you don't.

That's a new one for me....how much $$$ did you make and what kind of bike?

Can't wait to read the latest Projects book...

Enjoy those knees while you still have them! One bad kick start and you will wish you had bought a 65 pan head.