hey guys, this is really one of my first posts on here. ive been on here for awhile, but never really had anything to say and have been working on a bike for the last few months and finally got it finished and out on the road. so, i just thought i would say hi and share my finished product with you guys.

its a 1945 model UL. it was my grandfathers bike and hadn't been out of the basement and rode for the last 15 years or so, and i got tired of looking at it collect dust and wanted to enjoy it a little. he painted it and did a little bit of work to it in the late 70's and painted it a light blue to match his truck.
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i wasnt too wild about the color of it, so i did some research and found out what the original color was and decide to do a little resto work. lemme know what you guys think.
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v233/44/83/23303018/n23303018_35975867_203.jpg

Hey, Dan,

I think it's cool that the old gent wasn't afraid to customize it to his liking. It looks like he did a pretty good job of it. But, your work is absolutely stunning! Give yourself a pat on the back!

I hope I can do justice to my WL project. I'd wanted to have it at least roadable, by now. But, the shop I was building got knocked down in the storms of November. I may still get a ride or two in, this summer.

What more do you have to do on your UL? It really looks pretty complete. More pics would be nice.


Regards,

Jim

Sweet ride Dan, nice to have such a piece of your family history.&nbsp\\; Happy&nbsp\\;trails

Awesome bike!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for sharing this. Very cool what you have done man very cool.

Thats a great lookin bike!! Im in the process of restoring a 52 wla right now. I have been on it for about a week or so. You wouldnt believe where I got the bike. I dont have any pics as of yet but I bought the bike at a garage sale! I pulled up at the house and saw the bike, I was checkin it out when a guy walked up. He started tellin me about it and I asked him how much he wanted for it. He said he didnt even know it was for sale until he got there. I talked to him a bit and he said he would take a thousand for it. It wasnt in the best shape but was all there. I peeled him off a grand and took it home. I had to trailor it to the house due to some missin parts and he said it had been settin for some time. I know have the bike striped down to frame. I'd like to find out more info about it but cant seem to find anything about it. Everything I look at doesnt really tell me a whole lot of info. Like original color and stuff like that. Anyway, Sorry the post is so long. I'll get some pics asap so you all can see how the resto is goin. Anyway.....

Nice bike.
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A bit more chrome than I would go for, but to each his own.
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Ride it and enjoy it, your pap would be proud I'm sure.

awesome resto

Excellent! Great job. I just finished a flathead about a month and a half ago that I ride every day. It's a 1945 WLA tanks and frame with a 59 G motor. I'd post a picture but haven't got a clue how to do it here.

Fantastic bike!! Would love to see more photos of it!!

Awesome job enjoy!!!

That's awesome! You are a very lucky man. I would give my left nut to even know the whereabouts of my grandpa's '45 Knuckle, much less be out riding it.