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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 09:33 AM
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1915 Harley-Davidson Model J Goes Coast to Coast
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1915 Harley-Davidson Model J is as good as new.

 
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 04:42 PM
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usually every J series being used completes the race and has since they re started doing this

formattable 1200cc no oil to the top ends external valving and total loss system - works
 
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"3,294 miles in sixteen days." Holy crap! That's amazing! What a cool story!
 
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Cool to see the old rigs on the road...I think 200+ miles a day would kill me on that!
 
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Originally Posted by Mountainkowboy
Cool to see the old rigs on the road...I think 200+ miles a day would kill me on that!
Yeah, the rider has to be made of some pretty stout stuff, that's for sure!
 
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