Bringing Back To Life Antique Motorcycles. The Keating Wheel Company.
Published by April 20th, 2014 in Builders, Editorial and Videos.19 Responses to “Bringing Back To Life Antique Motorcycles. The Keating Wheel Company.”
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Nice video!
Ah dreams.
My first scooter was in Manchester, NH. This vid makes mean yearn for those rides in NH. I am with Keating here, I want a slower ride gentler pace. Big smile for you Keating Wheels.
Be well
Laurence
That was very nice, just took me away to another time and pace ( no spelling mistake)
That was a few meditative minutes…enjoyed it
Great video, Just makes me want to go get on the 47 and get an iron supplement and say the hell with working today. He is right, it is something in the blood and once you got it you can’t live without it.
Good Stuff, brought a smile.
Excellent, it’s so cool to see someone loving what they do for a living.
One nice collection of bikes. Especially the vintage Triumphs and XR 750’s. One cool Dude. ..Z
These are the best of what a Motorcycler (guy who lives, loves and wishes he could earn a living with any kind of Motorcycle) stories. I wish I could be him! Keep loving Mr. Keating.
Love the “crust and rust” comment from Mr. Keating. Something good to be said about that. You can’t extinguish that passion. Ride on!
Good video. Glad there are guys like that keeping the old bikes going. BUT I don’t like all the ratty and tatty trend. You own it do whatever you want but there is no way I could have a bike that had rusty chrome and dirt mixed with ancient oil crusted all over the rusty motor. I would clean it up, rebuild, derust, rechrome etc. That’s just me.
Rusty and crusty bikes are just fine if they are maintained correctly. But wiping an oily rag all over a bike to prevent it rotting away all the time, is very time consuming and tedious in the extreme.
Good storytelling.
Anyone heard when Bruce Palmer is going to release his own restoration version?
I read, early spring or summer of 2014.
The old big twins sit low. Nothing like that ride. Always in total control. Jumping off the 2013 Sportster – and on to the rigid Pan is like engineering a locomotive. Both are potato-potato, but a different beat.
http://www.amazon.com/Restore-Your-Harley-Davidson-Bruce-Palmer/dp/B001TAPMRQ/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=12AA3G8FG1RJ1Y2QEPTY
Excellent piece of information and space it time…..
“New” (silver billet) Knuckle Oil Pump from S&S® KN-Series • Part # 106-4688
• The pump has a relief tower that’s .300″ shorter than the previous billet pumps.
• Machined with an oil pressure relief bleed off passageway—relieves pressure build-up on top of the valve to maintain consistent oil pressure (i.e; reduces oil from over-filling the lower spring covers).
* It’s the best pump ever made for early BT, with a non-porous billet body.
Note: Pump should maintain 3-4 lbs. pressure when idling hot (beats the 1 to 2 lbs from a decades-worn oil shaft bore on an old steel body, by a few lbs.) And, 12-15-lbs at normal hwy. speeds (2,500 rpm).
H-D warning lights come on at about 3-lbs. and are fairly reliable. Oil light may flicker at low-rpm, but should quickly go out with slight increase in motor speed.
It’s here.
Bought a bike from him recently. Good Guy.
I relaxed just listening to Brian Keating tell his story; slowed me down a bit. I envy his Yankee lifestyle up in New Hampshire. Great job by the filmmaker too. Also, I realized how much I miss the sound of kick starting my old bikes. Give me some of that click.
Great video. Very cool.
Took me back to another time, I love it well done!!!!!!!!!!