Against all odds someone showed up at the recent Antique Motorcycle Club of America swapmeet with what appears to be a 1907 Harley single engine in a home made bicycle frame made of plumber’s pipe.

We are told it was put on display with a $7,500 price tag and had no takers for the first few hours. Then one of the well known AMCA “pickers’ recognized it and snapped up the deal of the decade at a reported $6,000 cash.

Some people tell us they did not recognize it as a Harley engine as there was no Harley markings on it – either because it was cast that way, or because they were removed.

So, this goes to show you that if you keep your wits about you and your eyesopen you might find the deal of a lifetime. These old bikes are still out there waiting to be rediscovered.

Dummy Motorbike Teaches Safety

RAILWAY workers on English roads get thorough training in First Aid. Below are seen two railroad men practicing rescue work. The “victim” is pretending he has been knocked off his motorbike, while the engineer is treating him for injuries. Feature of this episode is cardboard motorbike.

We are pleased to announce that www.caimag.com and American Iron Magazine are sponsoring the annual classic motorcycle ride-in show at J&P Cycles Open House the weekend of  June 23 and 24 2012.

The annual J&P Cycles Open House is one of the largest bike shows in the middle of America, drawing tens of thousands of riders. Custom bike show on Saturday and classic bike show on Sunday.

Classic Motorcycle Show AT J&P Cycles Open House

Buzz Kanter and some American Iron Magazine staff will be on hand looking for bikes in the show to photograph and feature in the magazines. Hope to see you with your Harley JDs, flatheads, Knuckleheads, Panheads, Shovelheads and Indian Fours, Chifs and Scouts.

J&P Cycles is based in Anamosa, IA, less than a mile from the amazing National Motorcycle Museum.