Vintage Harley racing leathers.

This bike was found buried in the wall of a house in Chicago. Nearly every part on it was fabricated by hand but little is known about the builder. It is believed that the guy was hiding the bike so it wouldn't be confiscated in backruptcy and then he disappeared.

A pristine vintage Harley. I love the lantern-like headlight.

 
This bike had a unique factory color scheme.

 
This trike, located in the military display, is VERY unique. Harley only made 17 total for the Army. This one is un-restored, the museum has another one in pieces that they are restoring and it is believed there are only two others, besides these, left in the world. That makes this one of only 4 remaining. Look close and you'll see that it was shaft driven.

 
This is pretty cool.. an 1942 Harley-Davidson 45 engine that is still brand new and never been out of the crate. All the parts boxes on top of the crate actually contain new, never-used parts as well.

 
A matching pair of 1936 Knuckleheads.

 
Here's a closer look at one.

 
This is a 1913 Indian prototype. It was personally built by Oscar Hedstrom during his last year at the Indian Motorcycle Company and features dual magnetos, dual kick starters and dual exhaust. It did not make it into production.

 
This is great story. An elderly widow contacted the museum and asked if they would be interested in an old Indian motorcycle her husband used to ride. The museum owner went to check it out and found this bike... in this condition. It is nearly perfect!

 
An old Harley utility trike.

 
And of course, no motorcycle museum would be complete without one of Evel's bikes. I got to sit on it and one of the employees even asked if I'd like to hear it... he started it up and I nearly got chills... way cool!

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