Thread: Hidden gems

You never know what you are going to see from one day to the next.
I was making a delivery during the week, and the lady of the house insisted on showing of her pride and joy. I had never even heard of the make before, but what what under a tarp in her garage was pretty special for sure



All 1300 cc of her

sorry but what is it

Originally Posted by northdude

sorry but what is it

It's a motorbike mate....

1920 Henderson 1300cc . eems the American cops liked them as they could out run the crims of the day.
Not sure I would want to corner one any faster than 20 km though

Excelsior, from a year or two back ?


Henderson K 1300, you're spot on Pengy !

Originally Posted by Frogfeatures

Excelsior, from a year or two back ?

Henderson

Mrs Google says it's a 1930ish Excelsior Henderson Super X 1300 cc 4 cylinder.
Nice build - lucky we all appreciate good workmanship of any age.

That is a beauty.

its a nice looking old girl does the owner still ride it

[QUOTE=WallyR;603194]Mrs Google says it's a 1930ish Excelsior Henderson Super X 1300 cc 4 cylinder.
Nice build

Thank Wally. To be fair, the pic I used is not of THE actual bike, as it was crammed into a tight spot in a garage, under a tarp. The pic may be a slightly different bike. Bloody awesome either way

Originally Posted by northdude

its a nice looking old girl does the owner still ride it

Only on very rare occasions its seems.
She has two of them

This one has travelled 5 km since refurb, as the previous owner, a family member of the current one, died very soon after completion

If you like this sort of thing, visit Southwards Car Museum. Some seriously sweet bikes there

Doesn't modern tech look boring?

Viva black!
not

@Pengy many years ago a guy by the name of Larsen owned one, we used to go on vintage car rallies, I owned an Alvis TA21. We'd be drinking beer while driving and Ivan would pull up along side us on the Henderson, at speed, and my girl friend would pass out the bottle for him to quench his thirst. He never kick started it, just ran alongside, jumped on and away!