This Motorcycle Stopped Mike in His Tracks! | American Pickers

Hey.
>> Hello.
>> Hey. I’m Mike.
>> I’m Brad.
>> Hey Brad. John. Talk to Danny on the phone. Nice to meet you all.
>> Yeah. Henry McFly. We need this kind of >> motorcycles. We like motorcycles a lot.
I heard dad I heard your dad was a passionate motorcycle collector.
>> Yes, he was. The easiest way to show you is walk around and I’ll see what cool.
Let’s do that. This is a beautiful forever spot. Look out over the lake and you’re just like, “Wow, such a sense of beauty and accomplishment.” I mean, this is where the collection landed. This is where they landed.
>> Which way are we going?
>> Man, it’s just wood life.
>> So, these are some of my dad’s newer bikes.
>> Cool. Okay. So, he was into about everything.
>> Yeah.
>> My dad got into motorcycles about mid70s. Bought his first one and it grew into a big collection after many years.
>> He was riding a Ducati.
>> Oh, yeah. He uh he enjoyed them very much. He’d get them out and run down 280 with them and he enjoyed every moment of it.
>> So, you’re familiar with all these bikes fairly. Okay. Yes. Look at this.
>> I followed his lead.
>> Wa wa wa. That’s cool.
>> Oh yeah.
>> Right there sitting in the middle of the shop is a Vincent Black Shadow. This bike is one of the most advanced engineering motorcycles [music] in the European theater.
>> So is he the one who started restoring this? Was he doing all the work?
>> This was actually a project bike that he’s had for a long time.
>> Wow. Vincents [music] are legendary and they always will be. Even to see one that’s in the middle of a [music] restoration is sexy to me. We lived in Atlanta and my dad found a Vincent and it was down in South Georgia’s where it was located. So my dad took off from Memphis and ended up buying it. He brought it home in boxes. They were definitely [music] out of his price range to buy one that was fully restored. As you can see, it never did get fully completed. This was a major project for >> a big project. So, I got to ask you, is this something that uh you’re considering selling?
>> I I’m not sure yet. Um >> Mhm.
>> I can think about it. I don’t know.
>> Okay.
>> Brad and I both have a lot to think [music] about. He’s got to decide whether or not he wants to sell it, and I’ve got to figure out what kind of offer I can make him.
>> Let me show you some of the other bikes we have.
>> Yeah, absolutely. Hope to see them.
>> So, this is what we used to call old row. A lot of my dad’s older bikes.
>> Very cool.
Oh yeah. All these European bikes got BMWs. [music] It’s got the Triumphs.
It’s got the Nortons. It’s got a freaking Douglas in there, which I love.
Jersey. You didn’t even see the original paint power mackerel, man. [music] Look at that thing.
>> Yeah.
>> Wa.
>> Got some original nickel on it, >> man. That thing is beautiful.
>> It’s dressed up, man. It’s got the tandem seat.
>> It’s got the amp gauge.
>> Look, it’s got the ABC generator for the lighting circuit.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> That’s so cool. Like they put they made a chain guard for [music] it. I’m thinking it’s an original paint Indian.
I mean, that is rare. Oh, it’s >> You can see like But look what it says something here.
>> But upon closer examination.
>> Oh, yeah. Yeah.
>> See, it said something on that. That looks like a Z or something.
>> I’m finding out some very interesting things about this bike.
>> Let me see something.
>> Yeah, it says Quincy.
>> Is that what it says? Quincy.
>> Q U I N C Y.
>> What was Quincy? Illinois.
>> Police department.
>> Police department. Uh, >> but Illinois.
>> I’m thinking Massachusetts.
>> Okay. On one side of the tank it says Quincy Police Department. I mean, you can barely see it.
>> So then if it said Quincy here then in the beginning, then this I mean this was painted a long time ago and then they had to redecount.
>> They probably decommissioned it from the police department and they repainted a dealership.
>> Repaint. Yep.
>> Yeah.
>> This bike is not an original paint bike.
It was repainted [music] by the dealership. Yeah. It’s a 100-year-old repaint, so it looks like an original paint. But to a trained eye, Yeah. We know, >> Jersey. This pin hole in the gas tank right here.
>> Oh, no.
>> Look at that.
>> Really?
>> Yeah. Right there.
>> Oh, man.
>> Anytime you see a pin hole or any kind of leak in a tank, that’s a big deal.
You don’t sure if it’s rusted through if it’s not going to hold fluid. It’s not going to hold gas. It’s not going to hold oil.
>> What are you doing? Well, get in here.
I’m blowing the tank, dude.
>> What? See the If anything comes out the bottom, watch the bottom. You ready?
>> Yeah.
>> Damn. [laughter] I can’t unsee that. I can’t unsee that.
But it’s not leaking, dude.
>> Okay. I’ve never seen anybody do that.
Jersey, man. You’re >> man of many uh talents. [snorts] >> Yeah, she she’s got some lungs. Mike’s taking this bike over and I can hear that it’s got compression. These quick and easy tests give us an idea of condition, [music] which affects value.
I’m interested in the bike, you know, and I feel like I know enough people to, you know, finish what he started. So, if if you have the parts to the bike, I saw some boxes over there that said Vincent on them.
>> Yep.
>> Um, >> I’d be a player on it at 40.
>> When you look at the bike, it really looks like the heavy lifting has [music] been done, but the paint on the tank is starting to bubble on the right hand [music] side. The whole tank needs to be repainted. The engine, whoever’s going to buy this or look at buying it, they’re already thinking about [music] taking it apart and looking at the work that was done because they’re not going to go through the expensive process of finishing restoring [music] it and not knowing anything about this engine.
They’re just not. [music] That’s why I’m at 40 on this. I don’t know if that does anything for you or if you’ve kind of kicked it around >> finishing it yourself and trying to get the the last buck out of it. I’d be a fool to say, “Yeah, yeah, I [music] I’m going to keep them all and I’m going to get them all up and running.” No, I’m not. All right. Most of the parts I know are over there. There could be some over in this cabinet, but you want to take a look around at that. I’m going to go check on Jersey.
>> It’s not [music] impossible to get parts. It’s just that they’re so incredibly expensive. [music] That’s cool, man. We love to see old crusty bikes. The bike’s been [music] run. It’s been subject to heat cycles.
You know, it’s lived its life. Broken fans CD A638B.
[music] >> So, what’d you find there, John? This 41 is cool, too. I mean, the Power Plus is neat, but this 41 is awfully nice, too.
Next to this Power Plus is a 1941 Indian Chief. I mean, it’s a really cool bike because it’s got the leaf spring on the front fork, and that is really cool. Do you have the the dash cover for this?
Ah, I I may have a couple of them right over here.
>> Oh, yeah. Yeah, that looks like it.
>> Is that it?
>> Let me see it. That’s cool. That That should be it. That’s it. I mean, the headlight is the right headlight. Um, you know, it’s got a lot of bells and whistles on it that are there. The gingerbread is pretty nice. Overall, the restoration is not that, you know, it’s [music] not like a concourse restoration. You got some dents in the paint. It’s kind of like it’s okay. You know, the Power Plus, it’s not an original factory paint bike, which hurts its value.
quite a bit. But the motor’s correct, the [music] wheels are correct, the brakes on it, it’s got the ammeter on it, which is the right one, you know, which is it’s and it’s the electric model, too, which [music] is interesting. Lights were an optional thing on a lot of motorcycles, and this bike carried that option. It it’s a good-look bike. Um, if this bike was totally original paint, beautiful bike, power plus, you know, it’d [music] probably be 40,000, maybe $45,000, right?
I could do 24,000 on this bike. On this bike, I’d feel comfortable at 18 on this bike. 42,000 for the pair.
>> You know, I I really would like them to go as a pair. Uh in fact, my dad bought them from the same guy, a friend of his.
>> So cool. There he is, huh?
>> Yeah. Would you happen to do 45 for both of them?
>> Yeah, dude. Thank you so much, man.
>> Did you buy the Did you buy the Power Plus?
>> Yeah, both bikes, dude.
>> Oh, you bought this one, too?
>> Yeah, dude. Look how nice this is.
>> I was interested in this one.
>> Well, I mean, maybe we’d make a deal, but these guys stay together.
>> I’m going to point you out. [laughter] >> I did. Hey, listen. I found pretty much everything. I was having a hard time finding the [music] chain guard. I found the chain guard. I found this version of the seat over there. There’s the brakes, the cables. Here’s the tail light. I found the [music] speedometer. Is that the right headlight, too?
>> Yeah. Check out the speedometer. It’s probably been rebuilt. [music] Wow. There’s the exhaust. Anyway, I think I found there’s a lot of parts like smaller parts like this jersey, [music] >> you know, that’s the switch for the headlight. Yeah. So, I feel >> that looks real.
>> If you’re comfortable at 40 grand, I would do [music] the 40 grand with everything that I found here. I’m comfortable with that.
>> That dude.
>> Yeah.
>> Thank you so much. That’s cool.
>> The whole bike needs to be finished, but it’s all incredibly rewarding. to put another Black Shadow back on the road is huge when it comes to the antique motorcycle community. So, we got the Power Plus in here.
>> Yeah.
>> And then Danielle will get a hold of you on the rest of the bikes for shipping.
>> All right. Very good.
>> Thank you, buddy. Really appreciate you, man.
>> And I tell you what, sharing your story is cool.
>> Come and see him run.
>> I’d love it.
>> I know it bothered my dad not being able to get it completed. And uh honestly, I’d love to see that bike up and up and riding at some point in time. And if I run across any parts, I’ll be sure to reach out to Danielle.
>> Honestly, I can’t say I have any regret.
I I if anything, if it brings me joy for the bike, you know, I want it I want it to be loved.
>> We do.
>> Thanks for sharing your father’s history with us.
>> Thank you.
>> Brad’s [music] father’s collection had focus. It was very deliberate. He wrenched on this stuff. He wrote it. It was a living [music] collection.
>> Y’all take care.
>> Yeah, man. See you down the road.
>> All right.
>> I’ll bring that chief up to see you.
>> He was a true enthusiast and someone that obviously loved transportation history.