30's Ford Motorcycle...?

[ctlikon0712]

I know this isn’t Model A related but I’m not a member of the “other” blogs. Thought I’d share…..I think this is a motorcycle the way Henry Ford would have made it if he did. Notice the spare tire covers for fenders, the Model B 16” or 18” wheels, Baby V8 flat head, and headlight from…..? These were taken infront of Patrick Air Force Base, here in Cocoa Beach Fl.

[mass A man]

That is truly amazing. That guy has to have Moxie to ride that beast!

[ctlikon0712]

Yes, I argee, a V8 with dual Stromberg 97's to boot!

[Keith True]

I like the forks made of a couple of front axles.Take a look at the flathead powered motorcycle sold by Honest Charlies.(you must remember them)It's a pretty slick rig.Quite a few of them were bought by guys to put them away for a few years.I almost bought one,it was half the price of a new car.

[Vanspeed]

The headlight is a Guide 682-C.

[ctlikon0712]

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Hmmm, didn't know that Vanspeed, I was wondering how they made the tanks too.

[roadster31]

There is a company in (I think) Minnesota that makes motorcycles with 60 hp flathead Ford engines. They are works of art, not the homemade looking one in the photo. I'll see if I can find the company ad and post the picture. E LaBrash

[roadster31]

Nope, it was Illinois. Google; Ford Garage V8 60 hp Ford Motorcycle. I have 6 of the 60hp engines in my shop, they are kind of a novelty, you can pick them up and put them on the shelf without a lift -- unlike a Model A engine. EL

[Vanspeed]

The tanks almost look like they were made from 38 ford truck hood sides.

[bogiediver]

The guys that updated my roadster also build motorcycles around vintage engines...

The first 2 shots are a bike with a flat-head V-8

The other shots are of a bike built around a 1932 Lincoln V-12 - the 'spare' is the radiator...

Both sound way cool and are a blast to ride. Well balanced and handle well... just hold on tight...

[ctlikon0712]

Those are nice, especially the V12. I’ve seen bikes with radial engines in them too mounted both inline and transversely. I just really like all the period items used to make up the bike I pictured. And most of it being Ford Doesn't hurt either. I just didn't care for the front fork design. I thought it could have had cleaner lines.

[gweilbaker]

What about a radial 12?

[1931 flamingo]

gweilbaker: Gotta watch going in driveways or bumpy roads with that one for sure.
paul in CT

[sturgis 39]

A friend use to ride an inline four Indian motorcycle. His comment was about the torque of the engine. The torque would try to lay the bike on its side. you did not want to accelerate in the middle of a curve if you were going in the wrong direction. I guess the Boss Hogs have a way of cancelling the torque with some kind o counter rotating fly wheel.

[shinysideup]

Originally Posted by sturgis 39

I guess the Boss Hogs have a way of cancelling the torque with some kind o counter rotating fly wheel.

Explain how to do that

[sturgis 39]

Originally Posted by shinysideup

Explain how to do that

I do not know for sure. I guess maybe the fly wheel that cancels out rhe torque would be gear driven and it would be driven in the opposite direction. The counter torque fly wheel could ride on a bearing on a shaft and driven by a pinion gear off of the main flywheel. They have to do something because the torque from a SBC would be a lot more than an old Indian four cylinder engine. I think the Boss Hogs lack a transmission. Maybe some planetary gears.

I am just guessing.

[peters180a/170b]

all said and done , that's one seat i don't want to ride on.... talk about a sore ass...

[Patrick L.]

I regularly ride an in-line 4 and a flat 6 and have ridden several small block Hoss's.. Torque really isn't an issue.. Some fellas would even complain about the torque from the old small BMWs, I rode them for 30 yrs and never found a problem.. This kinda makes me think about the bike [302 Ford with Ford-O-Matic 2 speed] I started in the 70's and its been collecting dust all these years.. It's almost ready to ride, but, I don't do hard-tails anymore..

[ctlikon0712]

The Boss Hoss's I’ve seen had a Trans, a power glide I believe. And some were available with Big Blocks. I don't think they counter the torque. They just have a really wide flat treaded tire to keep them stable. Just my observations of the ones I’ve seen at Daytona Bike week.

[FL&WVMIKE]

Originally Posted by ctlikon0712

I know this isn’t Model A related but I’m not a member of the “other” blogs. Thought I’d share…..I think this is a motorcycle the way Henry Ford would have made it if he did. Notice the spare tire covers for fenders, the Model B 16” or 18” wheels, Baby V8 flat head, and headlight from…..? These were taken infront of Patrick Air Force Base, here in Cocoa Beach Fl.

Just today, as I was sitting at a picnic table at Willie's Tattoo Old Time Chopper Show, during Bike-Week, in Holly Hill, Fl., this very bike pulls up to within one foot of me to park.
I said, "I saw you on Fordbarn". He said, "What's Fordbarn ?".
He has done some ingenous work, using flathead Ford parts, wherever he could. Not only are the wheels stock 1935 Ford 16" wires, he also used the drums, brakes and hubcaps front and back. He has the round brake and clutch pedals too. The gas tank IS made from a Ford truck hood and two Harley tanks.
The front forks are made from using about 2/3 of a Ford front axel on each side. In spite of all of that weight, he handled it pretty nimbley, through a huge crown of people.
Unfortunately, I did not have my camera along.
MIKE