Replica Early Harleys

[Steve Slocombe]

I guess we've all seen those Timeless bikes which look a lot like a 1910 Harley single. Now the Mid America Auctions catalog for the 14-16 August Pebble Beach auction shows a 1907 strap tank Harley, and you have to read through a page of photos and text before you find 'No one will ever know this bike is a reproduction unless you tell them'. The write-up then say this is one of only eight made, which means seven AMCA Judges could have problems in the future.

[pem]

Somebody spent a lot of time and money on that bike. It's a very nice bike but way overdone for my taste and I couldn't afford it anyway. I saw that "Timeless" had taken one of their 1910 HD replica's and rebadged it as a "Comet". The only difference bewteen the two bikes was the name on the gas tank. I thought that was kind of cheesy so I sent them an email saying so. It no longer is on the web site. In fact I can't find the website now that had the Comet.

Dick

[c.o.]

Interesting find Steve.... It does look a little overdone. I'm not sure I like the way the machine was represented with the "they'll never know unless you tell them" approach. It'll sell to someone with big money and hopefully the history of the machine will be kept honest. I think however you may be right with AMCA judges having their work cut out for them. I personally like the camelback Indians that are up for sale.....

[INLINE4NUT]

Nobody is going to like what I think.... It is not real it should not bring 10 cents its a FAKE!!!! and thats half the problem with the MC world today. a bunch of FAKES!!!

[c.o.]

Your blunt and opinionated Inline! That's what I like about you........

[silentgreyfello]

Anybody remember this fugly, cobbled piece of junk on ebay a few years back? I laugh everytime I look at the picture. They claimed "barn find, mostly 1907 harley, blah, blah, blah". It was a chain drive 1914 motor, restamped, bicycle frame, and a very poor bunch of sheetmetal work. I think the new harley museum bought it and put it as a centerpiece LOL. Actually, it shill bid to 20k, then relisted, shill bid to 9k, then who knows what happened to it. Hopefully they still own it.

[INLINE4NUT]

CO I wish to offend noone here just callin it the way I see it .

[Chris Haynes]

CO I wish to offend noone here just callin it the way I see it .

Who is Noone?

[c.o.]

CO I wish to offend noone here just callin it the way I see it .

.....and I would expect nothing less......

[c.o.]

Anybody remember this fugly, cobbled piece of junk on ebay a few years back? I laugh everytime I look at the picture. They claimed "barn find, mostly 1907 harley, blah, blah, blah". It was a chain drive 1914 motor, restamped, bicycle frame, and a very poor bunch of sheetmetal work. I think the new harley museum bought it and put it as a centerpiece LOL. Actually, it shill bid to 20k, then relisted, shill bid to 9k, then who knows what happened to it. Hopefully they still own it.

I remember that blasphemy well........ fugly is a very good term for it. I guess they lived by "ya can fool some of the people some of the time". I just can't believe they figured it was done well enough to pass it off....