👍👍👍 awesome video there had to be a lot to see in there I mean you I know you taped us a bunch but they probably couldn't tape everything that was in there I thanks you for what you take for us
The ice cart brought back memories in the early 60's my dad built one out of a old gocart welded old ice skates for front tires. The rear was gears off a combine move pretty good on the ice didn't turn very good an no breaks but a lot of fun 😊
That's a real wonderland for motorcycle enthusiasts, it's a real shame it's all going to be broken up. But, when no one wants to manage it or has deep enough pockets to buy all of it whole, that's what happens.
Thanks for sharing this. I stopped by this museum at least 10 years ago and there seems to have been a lot of things added since I was there. I am a casual bike guy though people close to me think I am a bike nut since I own more than I can count on both hands. I wouldn't have gone to the museum, but it was on the way to Oshkosh Wisconsin for the yearly "Airventure". I do love Airplanes! Again...much appreciated the sharing of this musuem/auction!
58:07 The Von Dutch Triumph! My only complaint is you didn't feature this one in the video. However, great job anyway! I love bikes as much as I love old cars...Nice work.
Check out the video "National Motorcycle Museum Sells Everything" by the CycleDrag RUclips channel, I think you'll find footage of many of the bikes not shown in my video
went to the museum twice. First time in original building. Second visit was at JP annual get together. A person could spend hours just looking at all the cool stuff. Sad it was sold off
Back in the mid 1960's I was in my early teens. My family was driving through Kansas and stopped in Wichita and visited a gentleman by the name of Harold Ottoway, I believe, who collected all kinds of things, including motorcycles. My dad once owned an Indian 4 but had sold it long ago. In any event we stopped in to see an Indian 6 that Mr Ottoway had built out of a couple 4's. He took us both for rides around the block, I remember mentioning to him that it sounded like an Oliver tractor engine as it was so smooth. I'm hoping I didn't offend him. I understand he was quite well known for all the various machines he owned including locomotives and big kerosene powered farm tractors, perhaps he also owned an airplane or too.
That 1947 story coincides with the rise of "The American Dream" and getting people off single seaters and into family cars...possibly financed via the auto industry but heavily pushed by the 'good family folks'...some amazing history right there
The older guys that collected these bikes are slowly passing way and the collections are beings sold off. There’s a great collection in Vanderpool, Texas if anybody is ever down there.
The Geer Blue Bird at 3:35 isn't a 1902 model. Mitchell didn't start producing that style machine until 1903 and the Geer company didn't come out with its own Blue Bird version until 1904 or later.
John was more of a collector than a historian. Most of the bikes had accurate classifications, but in a collection this large and diverse, there's always a few errors that slip through
@@mr.goodpliers6988 I'm kinda saddened that the Parhams sold off the collection. John put his heart and soul into building that museum only to have them sell it off lock, stock and barrel...(well, almost) I have to think that the money was more important to his wife and son than the history and passion that John had assembled there. J&P seems to be on it's last legs. Sad.
@@thatsmrharley2u2 unfortunately, that is not an unusual scenario. Many car collections or gun collections seem to be of no interest to the heirs. But, $$$, almost always is.
Strange, enthusiasts have to log in Mecum Auctions site to find the results and prices?🤔 BTW, a good review of the museum. Sad that another piece of history is gone. But gear heads remember others will pick up the slack. 🏍️✌️
I believe the superstition of "never ride a green bike" came from all the people who died on olive green surplus bikes after WW2. Fifty years of trying to find another source of it has never produced any other reasonable explanation.
John died in 2017. He owned the bikes outright - they were bought with the money he'd made in the motorcycle parts business. The museum was open for several years after, but his wife Jill opted to close it and retire.
Tim, a similar situation occurred when Stew Paquette passed and his family auctioned off all of the exhibits at his Farmall Industrial Museum in Leesburg Florida. My parents retired to Leesburg and we were able to see his magnificent collection of tractors, implements, trucks and everything I-H made during their history a couple of times
THERE ARE SEVERAL HERE THAT LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN TO TAKE OUT AND RIDE....TOO BAD ALOT OF THESE WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING OTHER THEN COLLECT DUST EVER AGAIN...
The core of the channel is auctions. Nearly all are scheduled between March and November. But, I do a weekly upload schedule for the channel. So that means not everything gets posted in order. Additionally, I had a major personal battle to take care of immediately after returning from that trip, so the footage got set aside for a while; in this case, 16 months. A video of this type is presented more for storytelling and entertainment, so the content shown is timeless
@@mr.goodpliers6988 I see I was a year off, and thank you so much for these wonderful videos. I've been at a few of the auctions you've done and you cover them so well, I hardly would have needed to attend to take in the whole experience.
👍👍👍 awesome video there had to be a lot to see in there I mean you I know you taped us a bunch but they probably couldn't tape everything that was in there I thanks you for what you take for us
enjoyed the tour very much! thanks for making the video! keep em coming, i find them very informative
I agree James
I love the Yale motorcycle.
I’m into that period of motorcycles.
Good luck for your bidding.
Cheers NZ.
I really liked that Yale. The Sears Dreadnaught was a masterpiece to see in person too
The ice cart brought back memories in the early 60's my dad built one out of a old gocart welded old ice skates for front tires. The rear was gears off a combine move pretty good on the ice didn't turn very good an no breaks but a lot of fun 😊
That's a real wonderland for motorcycle enthusiasts, it's a real shame it's all going to be broken up. But, when no one wants to manage it or has deep enough pockets to buy all of it whole, that's what happens.
Thumbs up,thanks for bringing us along, so much there,its overwhelming in the first 2 minutes,
Thanks for sharing this. I stopped by this museum at least 10 years ago and there seems to have been a lot of things added since I was there. I am a casual bike guy though people close to me think I am a bike nut since I own more than I can count on both hands. I wouldn't have gone to the museum, but it was on the way to Oshkosh Wisconsin for the yearly "Airventure". I do love Airplanes! Again...much appreciated the sharing of this musuem/auction!
Apparently there was a Red Baron triplane that used to hang above the board track display
58:07 The Von Dutch Triumph! My only complaint is you didn't feature this one in the video. However, great job anyway! I love bikes as much as I love old cars...Nice work.
Check out the video "National Motorcycle Museum Sells Everything" by the CycleDrag RUclips channel, I think you'll find footage of many of the bikes not shown in my video
@@mr.goodpliers6988 Will do...thanks!
P.S. Did you buy anything?
What happened to John? Why did they close? They are down the hill from “JP Motorcycle”. What happened as this is sad!
DK, Omaha. 2:21
I'm just as interested in bikes as I am in cars, This show is an acceptable change.
went to the museum twice. First time in original building. Second visit was at JP annual get together. A person could spend hours just looking at all the cool stuff. Sad it was sold off
Nice change of pace...thanks.
A video without wind noise OMG ! Very nice change 😂
41:19 excellent episode Tim. This is motorcycle junkie material. Beats watching Silas stumble around the woods 😂
And who ended up with McQueen's Indian chop?
Back in the mid 1960's I was in my early teens. My family was driving through Kansas and stopped in Wichita and visited a gentleman by the name of Harold Ottoway, I believe, who collected all kinds of things, including motorcycles. My dad once owned an Indian 4 but had sold it long ago. In any event we stopped in to see an Indian 6 that Mr Ottoway had built out of a couple 4's. He took us both for rides around the block, I remember mentioning to him that it sounded like an Oliver tractor engine as it was so smooth. I'm hoping I didn't offend him. I understand he was quite well known for all the various machines he owned including locomotives and big kerosene powered farm tractors, perhaps he also owned an airplane or too.
Wow!
That 1947 story coincides with the rise of "The American Dream" and getting people off single seaters and into family cars...possibly financed via the auto industry but heavily pushed by the 'good family folks'...some amazing history right there
Sad that collection got split but each will be enjoyed by the new owner, hopefully
Hey Tim, why did you remove the last 3 videos of this incredible private Kansas Junkyard??? One of your best ever …. 🙏🏻
The family requested that those videos be de-listed, because they are wanting to sell the vehicles together rather than piecing them out individually
That’s fine. But the footage was just awesome! Junkyard with so rare individuals almost complete… 👌👌👌
Glad I watched them all from start to finish!
I always wanted to go there but now it’s too late.
Amazing collection.
The older guys that collected these bikes are slowly passing way and the collections are beings sold off. There’s a great collection in Vanderpool, Texas if anybody is ever down there.
Interesting museum bikes 😢😮
🐝🏁 Great video thanks for sharing 👍. New subscriber
Shaw is better known for building garden tractors. Motorcycle is really cool though. AL B.
I wonder what Jay Leno purchased!😉
There was a steam powered motorcycle that sold. I didn't see Jay at the sale but I'm sure he would have gotten a kick out of that one
That is that was their advertising and promotion program.
Hopefully, the AMA in Ohio looked to this collection for any bikes of value for their collection.
Overheard " Hi I'm Jay Len
SOLD"
Did business with JP cycles for years
The Geer Blue Bird at 3:35 isn't a 1902 model. Mitchell didn't start producing that style machine until 1903 and the Geer company didn't come out with its own Blue Bird version until 1904 or later.
John was more of a collector than a historian. Most of the bikes had accurate classifications, but in a collection this large and diverse, there's always a few errors that slip through
@mr.goodpliers6988 True enough. American motorcycle history is rife with misinformation and myths anyway.
Cars from Murdo?
I wonder where in Greensburg the Shaw wad built. Reckon the tornado probably took it out if there was a building still around.
Thanks
The logo showe's Galesburg, not Greensburg.
Love my phone.
What happened to the 3 previous videos of that massive car collection on that farm? I wanted to re watch them.
The family wishes to sell the vehicles together as one package, so they requested that the videos be de-listed
@@mr.goodpliers6988 All good. Thanks for the reply. Hopefully the saveable cars all find a good home one day.
When is this auction going to happen?
When I was kid in the 50's the police chief drove a Dispatch Tow. Carlsbad New Mexico
oh my gawd, that was Bob Gelbke's bike, "Roadog"... what did that go for??
Nice video buy this was from a year & a half ago 🤔
Theres a lot of history in there I’ve been there before. lotta beautiful old bike sorry to see it dismembered.
I like the signs an gas stuff
Brother u did good don't let hater's get to u ty for the adventure i sure couldn't go ty u again brother i appreciate your video
I saved that Museum in my phone as a place ti visit.
This is why I'd never donate a vehicle to a museum. Who gets the proceeds?
These were privately owned by one collector. The loaned items were returned to their owners before the auction was held
@@mr.goodpliers6988 Good to know. Thanks for the response.
@@mr.goodpliers6988 I'm kinda saddened that the Parhams sold off the collection. John put his heart and soul into building that museum only to have them sell it off lock, stock and barrel...(well, almost) I have to think that the money was more important to his wife and son than the history and passion that John had assembled there. J&P seems to be on it's last legs. Sad.
@@mr.goodpliers6988 Thanks for the reply.
@@thatsmrharley2u2 unfortunately, that is not an unusual scenario. Many car collections or gun collections seem to be of no interest to the heirs. But, $$$, almost always is.
The auction was a year and a half ago.
Thought you were at Sturgis SD for a bit.
Not your usual sales … !? Long pockets short hands ..!! Expensive collection … wins for all …
Im not a car guy ...
rather ride ..
..but i like mechanical things
2023? Sheesh!
I would like to know how much 250 ossa went for 1975 phantom
Mecum shows the results of past auctions but they are only accessible by creating a login
Strange, enthusiasts have to log in Mecum Auctions site to find the results and prices?🤔
BTW, a good review of the museum. Sad that another piece of history is gone. But gear heads remember others will pick up the slack. 🏍️✌️
I believe the superstition of "never ride a green bike" came from all the people who died on olive green surplus bikes after WW2.
Fifty years of trying to find another source of it has never produced any other reasonable explanation.
Too sad. Why the sale?
I would guess, pay off creditors
My guess dad died and kids rather have money than history
John died in 2017. He owned the bikes outright - they were bought with the money he'd made in the motorcycle parts business.
The museum was open for several years after, but his wife Jill opted to close it and retire.
@@mr.goodpliers6988 Along with his son. I suspect greed played more than a small part. JMO.
Tim, a similar situation occurred when Stew Paquette passed and his family auctioned off all of the exhibits at his Farmall Industrial Museum in Leesburg Florida. My parents retired to Leesburg and we were able to see his magnificent collection of tractors, implements, trucks and everything I-H made during their history a couple of times
Bummer, I should have stopped!
THERE ARE SEVERAL HERE THAT LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN TO TAKE OUT AND RIDE....TOO BAD ALOT OF THESE WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING OTHER THEN COLLECT DUST EVER AGAIN...
🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😋😊
Was Mike Wolfe there?
Mike wasn't there, but Robbie was
يعني اطلع يعني 💔🤣
So why are you showing this now ? This happened years ago but you make it out like it just happening now ! Why ?
wasn't the sale just last September?
The core of the channel is auctions. Nearly all are scheduled between March and November. But, I do a weekly upload schedule for the channel. So that means not everything gets posted in order. Additionally, I had a major personal battle to take care of immediately after returning from that trip, so the footage got set aside for a while; in this case, 16 months.
A video of this type is presented more for storytelling and entertainment, so the content shown is timeless
@@mr.goodpliers6988 I see I was a year off, and thank you so much for these wonderful videos. I've been at a few of the auctions you've done and you cover them so well, I hardly would have needed to attend to take in the whole experience.
A billionaire should buy it all and donate to the Smithsonian
Neetoo car ...
John died