Why Were These Machines Cut Up and Modified?

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  • @2000tc88
    @2000tc8810 ай бұрын

    A wealth of knowledge right here. I could listen to Matt all day.

  • @richardcrouse9074
    @richardcrouse907410 ай бұрын

    Matt you’re doing a fantastic job of carrying on the legacy of our dear friend and your Father Dale Walksler. Thank you so much.

  • @JasonAlexander-uz4ns
    @JasonAlexander-uz4ns10 ай бұрын

    Matt's enthusiasm is like his dad his knowledge too .Long live Dale and wheels threw time .

  • @steverice7546
    @steverice75463 ай бұрын

    The level of passion this guy clearly has just oozes out any time he speaks about those old bikes.

  • @kevinglascock4246
    @kevinglascock424610 ай бұрын

    Love to hear Matt talk the way he tells about each motorcycle he's very knowledgeable for his age he learned from his dad and has took what he learned from his dad even farther his dad would be proud he's kept the museum going and continues to build it

  • @MEJ777
    @MEJ7777 ай бұрын

    Best channel on KZread this what I watch when I'm off work and got some time to myself

  • @roddyhankins8642
    @roddyhankins864210 ай бұрын

    Matt I'm in England but love your channel what an interesting way you present the channel. Keep up the fantastic work. Top man

  • @glentomkins8044
    @glentomkins804410 ай бұрын

    I'm from Australia and I first found out about Harleys and choppers as a school kid. Fascinating information and great presentation. Thanks Matt!

  • @frankparnell7931
    @frankparnell793110 ай бұрын

    Well, Matt, you don’t have to worry about me wanting the one with no brakes.

  • @TyWooPing
    @TyWooPing10 ай бұрын

    The genuine enthusiasm and excitement is infectious!! Can watch these all day long and just get hyped about bikes and bike history. Keep em comin!

  • @russthebiker
    @russthebiker10 ай бұрын

    As a Brit, modern Harleys and the culture that goes with them feels alien to me ( I ride an Italian bike) but these early American motorcycles influenced the worlds motorcycle manufactures, they are so slim, and well balanced and purposeful, and the fact that all of your machines run is the icing on the cake, and to listen to you speak about them with such passion is a joy, ps I think the knucklehead really is the pinnacle of motorcycles, you could ride around the world on one of those

  • @michaeldiaz7229
    @michaeldiaz722910 ай бұрын

    Love those 45 side valves

  • @Ian-bq7gp
    @Ian-bq7gp10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Matt, it's so interesting the beginning of customisation stripping off weight. These machines are so much more beautiful than today's machines. It's great that wheels through time is creating tomorrow's enthusiasts so these machines will still. Be around for another 120 years hopefully.

  • @kevinrudisill6129
    @kevinrudisill61292 ай бұрын

    Thank you for keeping up your father's legacy

  • @MyWillypilly
    @MyWillypilly6 ай бұрын

    He's so passionate about what he's doing.

  • @OSOFLHP
    @OSOFLHP3 ай бұрын

    WWII Had an influence on culture, pin-up art, aircraft influence, kick ass attitude.

  • @scottscott6794
    @scottscott67943 ай бұрын

    Your father will never be forgotten even if he had a daughter with a great looking beard like, you she would be a, top notch mechanic wheels through time this country loves what you have preserved.

  • @robertcribb3859
    @robertcribb385910 ай бұрын

    I just hope Matt that you have a child or younger family member who will carry the torch and be as passionate about preserving the motorcycle history as you are

  • @djking44151
    @djking441513 ай бұрын

    Amazing audio quality, from the narration to the engines. Fairplay

  • @allmightycustomworks
    @allmightycustomworks10 ай бұрын

    brilliant! im so glad t see all these stuff such a history...back in a day man. Thanks man !!!

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington125110 ай бұрын

    Riders have less to choose from. It was back then & is going that way today. H.D. has eliminated some of their best works. Not only H.D. but other brands also. Not much to choose from when going into a Motorcycle dealership of any sort. This place here is eye candy & a huge wish list. Always great stuff featured.

  • @brucewootan291
    @brucewootan291Ай бұрын

    Hi enjoy listening to the knowledge from this man about old motorcycles

  • @randycrager4074
    @randycrager407410 ай бұрын

    I never rode an Indian with the left hand throttle. Just wouldn't even consider it back when! I always knew I'd probably wreck it and die. No, I've never wrecked any motorcycle, come close, too scary so I slowed down years ago. Many friends died so I went from fast to extreme defensive riding. Good friend had his Harley for 3 weeks and someone pulled out in front of him. He put the skids on, ended on the side and he hit the bumper at his neck. One of the times of my life other than suffering a brain aneurysm, lol. Bud would give you his last $ and had the biggest heart of anyone I knew. Dang, gotta go, the tears may flow. Great video. Keep them coming!

  • @johncook3062
    @johncook306210 ай бұрын

    Absolutely my new favorite video. No matter how many times I go there, I see something in these videos that makes me want to go back.

  • @nappyheadedhoe
    @nappyheadedhoe8 ай бұрын

    Love all these videos.Ive got 16 classic bikes and have been to the museum three times.Go after that beautiful raffle bike every year too!!!.Keep up the great work Matt !!!!

  • @64faffi
    @64faffi10 ай бұрын

    You REALLY know how to put together an engine! No smoke on startup on something from the teens is just amazing - probably no engine did that back then, even brand new or just broken in.

  • @BNatoAk
    @BNatoAk6 ай бұрын

    You have a million years of peoples memories in your facility ❤

  • @fabieneldridge3414
    @fabieneldridge341410 ай бұрын

    Your the Best mechanic, builder period. Every bike you do turns out Beautiful !

  • @markfalcon5949
    @markfalcon594910 ай бұрын

    Always a pleasure to watch your videos and to see all the cool bikes and memorabilia. Plus listening to how you explain and tell the story behind each motorcycle. A complete education every time I drop in to check WTT out!!!

  • @charleycavanaugh5414
    @charleycavanaugh541410 ай бұрын

    I love the Knowledge you put out there for everyone to learn. Thank you

  • @58dbutcher
    @58dbutcher10 ай бұрын

    Pretty wild the knowledge and detail year by year. What was attractive to the time. Certainly the excitement while your building step by step ! So appreciative for everything you bring.

  • @rickwilson7968
    @rickwilson7968Ай бұрын

    Matt - Great stuff! Thank you! Keep it coming.

  • @gratefuldriver2362
    @gratefuldriver236210 ай бұрын

    Another awesome video! Enjoyed the trip through history.

  • @arthurcgans8198
    @arthurcgans819810 ай бұрын

    Another great video! Thanks Matt!!

  • @lenjackson6842
    @lenjackson684210 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this one .... nice job educating us sir , thanks ...

  • @docholliday.
    @docholliday.10 ай бұрын

    Another great video Matt. Thanks!

  • @wheelsthroughtime
    @wheelsthroughtime10 ай бұрын

    If you want to support the Museum, get your chance to own this 1937 Knucklehead at wheelsthroughtime.com/win-this-bike

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker634710 ай бұрын

    AMAZING.....Thanks for the amazing crank ups Matt...... Old Shoe🇺🇸

  • @robcates2383
    @robcates238310 ай бұрын

    Another AMAZING VIDEO, MATT!!!!!

  • @basilbrushbooshieboosh5302
    @basilbrushbooshieboosh530210 ай бұрын

    My tickets are in and I'm looking forward to that draw. Beautiful bikes you have there guys. Thanks

  • @minsoolee9107
    @minsoolee910710 ай бұрын

    Great show, I really want an old bike to fix up now. From Korea!

  • @favoriteblueshirt
    @favoriteblueshirt10 ай бұрын

    Excellent, love these videos.

  • @thinman8621
    @thinman862110 ай бұрын

    Cool stuff! Thank you.

  • @anthonysmalawipredators8794
    @anthonysmalawipredators879410 ай бұрын

    The Finch Coca Cola bike is one of my all time favorites. So many og impossible to find parts, cool as hell, first "themed" bike, aghhh I love it. I can't wait for the day I finally get to visit the museum

  • @dustins.4666
    @dustins.466610 ай бұрын

    bobbers are absolutely gorgeous

  • @frankpowell2178
    @frankpowell21782 ай бұрын

    So awesome, love these bikes thx

  • @nbowling10trio
    @nbowling10trio10 ай бұрын

    I'd be happy to own any one of those bikes. Supercool!

  • @Boreascorax
    @Boreascorax10 ай бұрын

    The only thing better than the sound of an old Harley running is the sound of one of my own old Harleys running.

  • @keefespencer1173
    @keefespencer117310 ай бұрын

    I have yet to see any Shovelheads in the collection at the museum

  • @scottarmstrong1172

    @scottarmstrong1172

    10 ай бұрын

    There are some shovels, K models, and sportsters upstairs. I think Matt likes to focus more on the older stuff.

  • @baconsarny-geddon8298
    @baconsarny-geddon829810 ай бұрын

    That molded frame Indian is cool as hell

  • @becoming-humble8745
    @becoming-humble87455 ай бұрын

    Thanks Matt

  • @greghelms4458
    @greghelms445810 ай бұрын

    Love the content Matt

  • @grayfox9911
    @grayfox99119 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @jasonmyers3847
    @jasonmyers384710 ай бұрын

    I go to the custom show in Virginia City, every year. It's always a damn good show.

  • @marclacroix3343
    @marclacroix334310 ай бұрын

    On the wldr, what did you mean when you said that its so cam”d up that it drops a cylinder?

  • @NBSV1

    @NBSV1

    10 ай бұрын

    A big cam with lots of overlap tends to foul the plugs at low rpm. Made to race so they aren’t very happy when not getting run hard.

  • @adamcolbert1039
    @adamcolbert103910 ай бұрын

    Matt have you rode every bike in the museum?

  • @ensporium8857

    @ensporium8857

    10 ай бұрын

    I would think so. He grew up in the museum and all of the bikes run and have to be started up atleast 1-2 times per year

  • @joezambrano9651
    @joezambrano965110 ай бұрын

    You're awesome matt

  • @brucewootan291
    @brucewootan291Ай бұрын

    Very nice

  • @lengabel9479
    @lengabel94793 ай бұрын

    How do I get in on the raffle? Thanks for all your time and information.

  • @bertkilborne6464
    @bertkilborne646410 ай бұрын

    My Uncle owned a custom Knucklehead that was all chrome. Unfortunately he died in a hunting accident in 1947 after returning home from WW2 . I never did meet him, but when my grandfather was actually able to talk about him without breaking down he told me stories about his bikes, because I was interested in bikes too. Then one day he found a picture of it and his bike literally was 100% chrome . I heard that a guy from Kentucky bought it.

  • @dirtykustomz
    @dirtykustomz9 ай бұрын

    I would love to one day visit. Where can I get parts for a 1929 peashooter, I just got a frame ?

  • @ast3663
    @ast36633 күн бұрын

    15:30 what a sound ..roaring

  • @larrypeplinski593
    @larrypeplinski59310 ай бұрын

    There’s my ‘37 Knuckle just waiting for me to ride it home to Fort Worth, Texas.

  • @inout3513
    @inout35139 ай бұрын

    I am by no means a harly buff I was always an old Indian fan but I absolutely love love love knuckle heads

  • @KirkFarmer-je6ik
    @KirkFarmer-je6ik10 ай бұрын

    Need one of those

  • @michaelmitchell5909
    @michaelmitchell59095 ай бұрын

    Keenan tatro would like that stars and stripes bike!

  • @chuk2795
    @chuk279510 ай бұрын

    I'm hoping and praying my Dad Terry Bruff, wins this year, hes been buying e eryone shirts every year, I have that knuckle shirt on right now

  • @G58
    @G5810 ай бұрын

    The really weird thing is that I actively dislike modern Harleys (and Harley rider mentality), most Indians (except the FTR), choppers, bobbers etc. My logic is simple: they are heavy outdated agricultural geriatric vibrators - and were by the 1950s. But every time I watch one of your videos, I end up not knowing which one of these crazy old things I like the most!!! Do I want the factory bike? The stripped down sports bike? The ratty rusty bobber…???👀🙄🧐😎😜🙈 It’s more than your extensive knowledge, boundless enthusiasm, skills and dedication to your amazing collection. The bikes themselves have an allure that defies explanation. Thank you for sharing. PS If I won the raffle bike, do you ship to the UK?

  • @pameladunn7346
    @pameladunn734610 ай бұрын

    what are those wheel covers called ? , there like hub caps ?

  • @tylerg6241
    @tylerg6241Ай бұрын

    10:01 Homie has an electrical outlet in the middle of his floor. Don't spill your drink.

  • @Iowaboy745
    @Iowaboy7459 ай бұрын

    Heading to Springfield Missouri to go pick up a 1955 pan head that my dad gave me that one belong to my grandfathers been sitting in a barn for years to resurrect the dead

  • @freyatilly
    @freyatilly9 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of the mini series Harley and the Davidsons.

  • @IosifStalin-hi6cv
    @IosifStalin-hi6cv7 күн бұрын

    Жизнь прожита не зря вы крут)

  • @tomeickhorst6787
    @tomeickhorst67879 ай бұрын

    Man it would be cool if you could Built a tribute bike to Burt Monroe Indian scout he sat the records with

  • @mdf1951
    @mdf195110 ай бұрын

    What about that Corvette in the background? If you had a Harley and a Corvette in the early 50's that would have been awesome.

  • @pameladunn7346
    @pameladunn734610 ай бұрын

    on the 1949 with the flames

  • @saltyreesescup3104
    @saltyreesescup310410 ай бұрын

    Your Indian Is Top Level In My Book. Thanks For Sharing Man ! 🧂

  • @toddricketts9498
    @toddricketts949810 ай бұрын

    Again Thank you Matt love what you're doing 🇺🇸

  • @9ijnht5rdx
    @9ijnht5rdx10 ай бұрын

    Knowing the difference between a bobber and a chopper.

  • @harleyhawk7959
    @harleyhawk795910 ай бұрын

    how does one find out, number of bikes painted in a color or colors by model and year.

  • @johndills3900

    @johndills3900

    10 ай бұрын

    No info on how many a certain color , but do have the info on what colors were available each year

  • @akulinamackenzie4492
    @akulinamackenzie449210 ай бұрын

  • @waynejones6215
    @waynejones621510 ай бұрын

    Visiting soon to look at my knuckle head then come back later and rid it home

  • @simoncaddick9085
    @simoncaddick908510 ай бұрын

    5:05 - That's Dick Dale. 🎸

  • @redr1150r
    @redr1150r10 ай бұрын

    I was always always told that it was done to line them up for racing.

  • @Azerium88
    @Azerium8810 ай бұрын

    What boots do you wear out of curiosity? Would you even do a gear video that you use. I know it would be out of character for the channel but I’m super curious.

  • @jepryx
    @jepryx8 ай бұрын

    New subscriber here

  • @MrEatenalive
    @MrEatenalive25 күн бұрын

    I love how there is pan to catch oil under all the Harleys...That's why the did'nt rust they slung oil everywhere!😁😁

  • @bradgolden-si9uv
    @bradgolden-si9uv10 ай бұрын

    Hey guys J.P.cycles motorcycle museum is up for sale..all bikes must go.. Sorry to say the original owner of J.P. cycles has passed

  • @joezambrano9651
    @joezambrano965110 ай бұрын

    I meant in what year did motorcycle s start coming out with chrome rims..by the way that white Indian is sweet

  • @philmoore9829
    @philmoore98293 ай бұрын

    Ain't nobody going to "run down the freeway all day at 100 miles an hour " with a 3 1/2 gallon tank.

  • @joezambrano9651
    @joezambrano965110 ай бұрын

    You know I've noticed most older 1900 bikes have black rims we hen did they start putting chrome rims on bikes

  • @louisflege3741
    @louisflege374110 ай бұрын

    Do you guys take do custom jobs on bikes for people?

  • @worldssickestmedia2713
    @worldssickestmedia271310 ай бұрын

    When I look at all those old bikes there's something that is actually quite sad about them. Somebody a long time ago bought those things brand new. They rode them and cherished them. The bike was their baby. But Now that guy is dead. Nobody remembers or even knows who that guy is.

  • @russthebiker

    @russthebiker

    10 ай бұрын

    but instead of being turned into scrap, the motorcycles are alive, I am sure they talk to one and other when the place is closed, and perhaps the ghosts of their owners call in to rub a hand over their bars

  • @GTMarmot

    @GTMarmot

    9 ай бұрын

    Don't think too much

  • @akulinamackenzie4492
    @akulinamackenzie449210 ай бұрын

    9350 views 22k 👍 ytube honesty 🤣

  • @laurentfoisy4573
    @laurentfoisy457310 ай бұрын

    Wheels Through Time = I think Harley needs to Go Through There Catalog and (Make Old-Bikes=Modernized to todays Standards), And Rerelease them to the Public, I know the old bikes weren't that Great, That's why I said (Modernize It), (So it Runs a Lot Better / To Today Standards), {Better than it Ran-Back-In-The-Day}. They would Probably Sell-Out every Single ReRelease..

  • @kennedymcgovern5413
    @kennedymcgovern541310 ай бұрын

    What I love about bikes is the fact that they don't change for the sake of change. Take a Model A Ford from the 1930s and put next to whatever you drive today. The two things you'll be looking at don't even appear to be the same species. You just don't get the same experience that early drivers got. They have taken all of the humanity out of cars and computerized it. Not only that, but the style has been lost. Every manufacturer is chasing the same aerodynamics, and wind flows the same way in every wind tunnel...so all cars are starting to look the same as each other. It's vanilla. It's bland. It's boring. Now look at bikes. Take your new muscle cruiser, and put to beside one of those stock race bikes from the 30s. The differences are MINOR. Seats are different. I am sure they have better shocks, and that sort of thing. But in essence, your bike does not look very much different from what those guys were taking around the track 90 years ago, or what James Dean was keeping cool 70 years ago. Bikes are the same animal now that they were in the beginning. And you can mod yours out just like they could, without having to call in an IT specialist. We are getting almost the same experience that they were getting. Now, the copycat thing is an issue, just like with cars. My Nip cruiser looks just as cool as your Harley. Relax, I am not saying they are the same. But my copy has the same look as your original, and that is undeniable. But at least they are copycatting each other on something real, raw and cool. I dig that!

  • @markkeller1778
    @markkeller177810 ай бұрын

    That Indian chop is prettier than my EX wife (and she was HOT), beautiful scooter! I love it!

  • @kopynd1
    @kopynd17 ай бұрын

    period bikes proppa motorcycles, could pick up a wla flathead engine in the early seventies for 300 quid bsa A10 4 speed gearbox 40 quid, lets get chopping, mint days, yer he put that over great

  • @anthonytonello6653
    @anthonytonello665310 ай бұрын

    Should be noted, Harley Davidson took the dealership from Harry Molinar, sold it to someone else. Dealership is now out of business.

  • @vernegibb621
    @vernegibb62110 ай бұрын

    I know you love your Indian chopper but wish you would have started a different chopper

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