1930 Henderson "Streamliner"..rare barn find!

[Robby321]

1930 Henderson "Streamliner"
The motorcycling world loves a ‘barn find’, an old, obscure machine wheeled out of the woodwork for the first time.
And this is one of the biggest revelations of recent months.

Link..this thing is TITS!

http://www.gatsbyonline.eu/main.aspx?page=text&id=94&cat=moto

[sammythebull]

that is freaking so cool! wow the minds of men wanting there own touch on things. 1930's so so cool.

[Robby321]

Way back when, a friend mine, just kids, (born 1950)..started Mini's, then Vespa's/Cushmans. His dad had a 4CYL Indian, 2 Chiefs, a 56 Pan, and a new 65 "Electra Glide". He trusted us kids, as naturals, to ride them. Only 15 then. Showed us the foot clutch thing, Pan, spark the left grip, throttle right, Chief I think, throttle LEFT, spark right! We were only FIFTEEN! At 16, picked up a basket 57 T110, did the apes, in 1967..(pix to follow), shoved back in parents basement, knocked the sliders down, did "muffler clamps", to get a long front, now a "SOLID"..(hey I was a dumb kid!), and not in the pic, tossed the bars, did a piece "water pipe", for drag bars!.
Well, solid rear might work, NOT FRONT!:eek::rolleyes::p

Sold it a year later for $300, as going to Nam...(and in 1967, raced it at old Illinois "Oswego Dragstrip..best time? 14.99, @99mph! Lotta fun back then..:thumbsup:
Couple pix..(ignore the white socks and shirt..old G/F took it, just came back from a HS dance, into house, change into the 'Grubs"..go a ride). That was 1967, see the new 67 Mustang the rear? Damn, I had a great fun time "growing up"..(and still at it, last pic, a few back, West coat ride..still at it, at SIXTY!":D

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