Despite being on youtube since a lot of years, this is the first comment i write. I'm also into old bike restoration, but I must admit you are on another level... Recreating a bike like the Excelsior from ZERO is a challenge few people can win. You did it in the best possibile way. Furthermore, seeing such a beautiful build with the history of board-racing in the background is a pleasure for both ears and eyes. Hats off to you Mr.Brodie, you are simply the best builder I ever seen. Hope one day our roads will cross, i really would like to steal you some of your knowledge and handcraft. Sincerely, from Italy!
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” ― Saint Francis of Assisi Paul, you are a great artist. Thank you and happy new year to you and Mitch.
I saw a series of photos on the internet documenting your progress in building these bikes from the ground up. I was fascinated, and followed the subject for many weeks. The making of the molds for casting the cylinder heads was especially incredible.
Absolutely beautiful….❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️ I have my grandfathers 1920’s Something Schwinn Excelsior bicycle…❤️ my brother-in-law now deceased restored it for me around 1989…! It has a pogo seat, a Horn tank, it looks a lot like a black phantom…! The frame looks a lot like this board track racer…! My grandfather before I was born had a bicycle and motorbike shop back home in Illinois…! I get a lot of joy watching you working on Excelsior‘s….🎶🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I knew how the story ended but didn't know the story itself. Thanks for the history lesson plus the Davenport tie in. I've been going there for over 40 years, looking for parts but mostly viewing the antique motorcycles. It's amazing how many American motorcycle manufacturers didn't make it. Always liked the Big X.
I have a sketch for the frame on cardboard.. I would never call it a Blueprint! Yes, I have a lot of sketches. I do have Excelsior 005 for sale, and that would be less $$ than trying to make one yourself. The cost of patterns would be very high, for example. Thanks for watching....
My hats off to you mate, you are one very clever man. People of the USA are very lucky that you came along and with your cleverness could reconstruct these motorcycles so people of today could enjoy them to. 👏👏👏
@@paulbrodie no sorry mate. I heard that people in Canada don’t like being called Americans and vice versa. It’s just like us Australians don’t like being called kiwis (New Zealanders) and vice versa. I could see you building your very own motorcycle now that you have gone through the process of replicating this old bike
Hello. I am building my 1st motorcycle from scratch. Based on a 1920s AJS powered by a 600cc J.A.P. industrial engine. I have Cancer so now is the time to get it done! Great work here sir.
Very cool. It is actually amazing the amount of lost knowledge in the advance of technology. Just like the linkage controls that you set up compared to modern bikes and throttle by wire and such. This is a beautiful motorcycle and I came across your video by accident because I'm building a motorized bike and you were a recommendation. I hit the subscribe button because I enjoyed this, thanks
Thank you very much. Yes, you are right about "lost knowledge".. Not many people do manual machining anymore, so I am happy to share my knowledge. Cheers!
Seriously, this is the best boardtrack racing bike video that I have ever had the privilege to watch. Many times in life I wish that I was not an educator so that I might be afforded the opportunity of having a greater budget. Alas this magnificent machine will go to someone else. To its future owner you have the envy of many a gear head. Please enjoy this classic, many individuals like myself live vicariously through your experiences. Paul thank you for this content. Your videos are truly a breathe of fresh air on RUclips. The beauty of linkage alone, inspires and stuns those that are observant. I dream of coming to one of your frame building classes. Please continue to post content for those like myself.
Gentleman Geoff, thank you for watching and commenting! I have retired from teaching Framebuilding 101, mostly as a result of Covid. Mitch and I will keep this channel going as long as we can :)
I want one 😎 Thanks.... And Thanks for sharing the little Diddy on the Piano.... I know I may never have one. But I can live through your marvellous Rolling Art..😎
Very impressive, Paul! The linkage instead of cable is crazy complicated. I'm gonna guess you spent over100 hours just getting everything to work "without friction".
Wow, every now and then, a craftsman pops up, that grabs people attention, i think you are it for me, thanks for all the fantastic manufacturing videos.
I never saw something so perfect being created driven by the sheer love for it ! I built myself an air cooled VW powered trike and was very happy with the result since all i heard was " you are gonna die on that thing " My design of the front end and the rake angle was to nobody's liking . I kept going and finished it in 2015 , i am still alive and enjoying my handiwork every time i take it out ........may videos about bike building i saw but the best is your Exelsior because it is perfect !!!!!! And damn it is motivating . Thanks , i enjoyed every second of it .
Thank you,Thank you,Thank you!!!!! I've been waiting for you guy's to put up a video detailing your Excelsior, what an amazing project and great story too ;)
This fellow is so cool. When he said that he found some boxes with "excelsior" on them in his mess, i went imidiately to search my mess if i can find some boxes with written "excelsior" on them. But unfortunately - no sucsess. So I am damned to continue with my harley tracker project. :)
@@paulbrodie Thank you Sir for answering my comment. My comment perhaps sounded funny but has a very serious meaning. All I wanted to say is that its an absolute pleasure to watch you assembling bikes, you have the spirit of the men who drove this bikes. Not thinking about safety for weeks and years but simply sit on something with a huge engine and wheels and win races. Not caring if they can stop in time. You should build not only 17 but 17.000 of this bikes. Perhaps then I could afford one :) One day I will have my Harley Boardtracker. Even if it took me more than 3 months only to rebuild one inlettower with rockerarm and reestimate 2 Valvehousings with landrover diesel valves (I mix what I can find). Let me say at the end that I'm happy that as you said one owner of a cyclone did not want you borrow his bike to rebuild it. Because the excelsior is much more beautiful.
I've just seen one of these for the first time in my life at a recent swap meet, just an incredible machine for it's time! And incredible restoration good sir!
My great-grandfather had a 1914 Excelsior twin. All I have left are some photographs and the original owners manual. Thank you so much for sharing this!
That's an incredibly beautiful machine! You'd never get a sense from old photographs of all the wonderful details. Thank you, Paul Brodie for letting us watch the assembly....that was a real treat!
Absolutely spotless. How much do we take simple things like control cables for granted! Your skill in restoration is painstaking, but the original engineering is awesome.
Fantastic, love the story, love the build and especially love how you developed the engine. Not exactly a clone of the original, but an improved version. Thanks for sharing.
This was hard to watch for one reason. As a young man I would pound parts into place with the palm blunt edge of my hand. My Grandfather took me aside and said do you enjoy mechanical work, if you do don’t abuse your hands using them in place of a rubber mallet or hammer. He has long since passed but ever time I think of using my hand as a mallet I hear those words against, very wise words for mechanical minded people.
What a great video! The bike itself, the story, the film, everything! even the music.... All those pieces fit together so perfectly well and flow so smooth, as if they were the supple linkages on this beautiful machine. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful work of art. I love the history of these early bikes...makes me wish I could turn back time. Thank you for taking the time to explain the intricacy and thought, that went into the design of this gorgeous bike. I very much enjoyed your video.
what an amazing story and an awesome bike. You Sir truly captured my interest in this beautiful Motorcycle. Watching you place each and every component kept me in Awe!
What a joy. Your attention to detail and pride in workmanship is only outshined by the beauty of the Bike. However I was left wanting...Mitches fault...we all wanted a slow go around with perfect lighting to see all the details and finishes as best as possible. Please do.
@@paulbrodie Paul, yes I'm sure the 15 min format works great for editing. However Mitch could understand that there are alot of us out here that understand that when you say... oh there you go...that fits good, then you look over your glasses and smile a little...there are those of us out here that comprehend that all the forthought, careful fabrication, preparation and finish resulted in a beautiful fitting and looking result. Which only comes from all the years of experience. It's these moments that make "Paul Brodie's" shop so entertaining. Nothing you do is a "quicky" Sooo that's why we want to saver the moment with you and see all the beauty you completed. Ok... I got it all off my chest now. Thank you!
@@mcjok88 The 15 minute format has nothing to do with working great for editing. It was a business decision to help us grow the channel. It is actually more work for Mitch. However, I do understand what you are talking about. We appreciate all the views and comments, and we're always working to refine our videos. Thanks for watching :)
Many apologies for my overly-long comment about your last post about the Excelsior. Basically, if anybody owned an Excelsior motorcycle, it would've been Steve McQueen - who was a serious collector - or Bud Ekins, who was his stunt double in many of his movies. Ekins kept a huge collection of bikes at his place in LA and even let me ride one of them, which was crazy. That said, after they both passed, their collections were auctioned off. So, if Steve or Bud owned Excelsiors, those things are long gone and are part of somebody's private collection and may never again see the light of day. Happy New Year, Paul & Mitch! :D
3:40 - That right there just hit me in the nostalgic part of my heart and now I want one, but not an original.... I wouldn't be able to modify it to electric and live w/ myself. LoL I'd have to make a new frame or find and old busted one or something... The springer style front end and the way the tank side attach just look so good, I love the look of the bikes you build. Even though I'm young I still prefer the early motor-cycles over motorcycles and I've always been into bikes, so it was just a matter of time before I got into motorized bikes.... Now I just have to get a few skills and some specific tools and hopefully I can start doing stuff like this myself, you definitely inspire me to get into fabrication and design w/ your videos. Thank you for that and as always, great video guys... Keep up the amazing work¡! 😊👍 Edit: A motor-cycle w/ pedals makes me so happy.... Thank You for bringing it back and making it a part of our history.
Yes, the 1919 Excelsior was right around the cross-over time for bicycles and motorcycles. Still has pedals but they don't do anything except to hold up your feet. Switched to "foot-pegs" shortly after that. I hope you do make some cool bikes. Happy New Year!
@@paulbrodie - When you said "on the street bikes the pedals started the engine", I realized that I could use that as a way to connect the pedals to the rear wheel on an electric version so it's still considered a bike... At least in my state, It would need head lights/brake lights and turn signals and horn/alarm to get registered as a moped but it'll be worth it. Especially if it looks like that... 😁
@@xpndblhero5170 This is what I was told. You pedalled the bike to get it going, then moved the lever that tightened the belt drive, which in turn (hopefully..) turned the engine over :)
what a legend. i love how satisfied you are when the pieces fit together perfectly. i can only begin to imagine the work involved to recreate this beautiful bike.
Been following your work since the Roper steam bike. I just purchased a 1914 excelsior engine and had to revisit this wonderful video. Nowhere near the same engine but, I wanted to absorb the inspiration. Thank you for all of your wonderful videos.
Despite being on youtube since a lot of years, this is the first comment i write. I'm also into old bike restoration, but I must admit you are on another level... Recreating a bike like the Excelsior from ZERO is a challenge few people can win. You did it in the best possibile way. Furthermore, seeing such a beautiful build with the history of board-racing in the background is a pleasure for both ears and eyes. Hats off to you Mr.Brodie, you are simply the best builder I ever seen. Hope one day our roads will cross, i really would like to steal you some of your knowledge and handcraft. Sincerely, from Italy!
Hello Italy, and thank you Mattia! Maybe our paths will cross one day...
@Mattia Rimassa - Show us your work sir! The world awaits!
@@IndustrialFaith I thought I did show you!
@@paulbrodie Ah, I must have formatted my reply wrong - it was meant for the Italian gentleman above. Sorry for the confusion.
I'll be watching everything. Very much love and much respect...
Thanks Tom. Very nice comment!
Fantastic! I hope you sell many of those to reward you for the heroic efforts. .
Thanks Dan. I do need to sell a few more!
“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
― Saint Francis of Assisi
Paul, you are a great artist. Thank you and happy new year to you and Mitch.
Thank you Ernie. Happy New Year to you as well!
The original designers would be just dumbfounded to see the idealized functional art that you've put together honoring their design. Happy New Year!
Thank you Cliff.
@@paulbrodie Belated Christmas and New Year's to the Both of you from #YSW bye 👋 injoy yourselves
Where can I order one wish you could send me a link where I could find one
Such poetry in machine work, finishing, narrating, and with a touch of Chopin to top it off. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.
Thank you whalesong999.
A veautiful bike, Paul, EXTRAORDINARY!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Rob!
I love that thing that would be so cool to drive one around
Even if it has no brakes?
@@paulbrodie yes I would definitely ride one around even if it had no breaks that thing is so cool and it's also a major part of our history
Thank you for the history lesson on the schwinn excelsior . And the bike is a jewel !
Thank you Herb.
Absolutely brilliant 👏 from the UK 🇬🇧
Thank you.
I have more in my brain 😉
Outstanding shipmate. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. Jan 1980 to July 1983. Bike racer for life.
Thank you Floyd. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
All I can say is WOW. Thanks for allowing us to come along. This is a great way to start the new year!
Thanks Mike.
I saw a series of photos on the internet documenting your progress in building these bikes from the ground up. I was fascinated, and followed the subject for many weeks. The making of the molds for casting the cylinder heads was especially incredible.
Mr Paul,,,,,,love your work , patience to detail, patience to teach….. you are a gift from the creator…..
Thank you Ton.😉
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 what a job! That bike is amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you very much!!
Thanks for the great story, the amazing motorcycle you created...and your wonderful piano playing... What a well rounded man you are...👍👍👍
Thank you.
Live to see it run.. *Wheels thru time * would be impressed
Oh, it runs. I road raced Ruby Racer with an Excelsior motor.. 71 rear wheel HP...
What a tragic story. Uh oh what a beautiful motor bike. Top level machining and fabulous build. You are a master.
Thank you William. Very kind of you to say so....
Absolutely beautiful….❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️
I have my grandfathers 1920’s Something Schwinn Excelsior bicycle…❤️ my brother-in-law now deceased restored it for me around 1989…!
It has a pogo seat, a Horn tank, it looks a lot like a black phantom…! The frame looks a lot like this board track racer…! My grandfather before I was born had a bicycle and motorbike shop back home in Illinois…! I get a lot of joy watching you working on Excelsior‘s….🎶🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Jeff, thanks for watching and commenting. You have some good stories :)
@@paulbrodie ...
Thanks ...you are a mechanical artist.....🎵🙏🎶👍
Wow.. thats very strong bike paul,
Harry, in 1919, bikes were built strong. There was no focus on saving weight
Was watching welding videos and you popped up. This is awesome!!!
Thank you!
what a beautiful bike, I have loved these old bikes from afar. owning such a bike would be a dream come true. a miracle really.
Thank you Thom. I heard that miracles can happen!
I knew how the story ended but didn't know the story itself. Thanks for the history lesson plus the Davenport tie in. I've been going there for over 40 years, looking for parts but mostly viewing the antique motorcycles. It's amazing how many American motorcycle manufacturers didn't make it. Always liked the Big X.
I would love the blue prints for the frames. and every part
I have a sketch for the frame on cardboard.. I would never call it a Blueprint! Yes, I have a lot of sketches. I do have Excelsior 005 for sale, and that would be less $$ than trying to make one yourself. The cost of patterns would be very high, for example. Thanks for watching....
What a great story. Thanks Paul.
Thanks Don.
My hats off to you mate, you are one very clever man. People of the USA are very lucky that you came along and with your cleverness could reconstruct these motorcycles so people of today could enjoy them to. 👏👏👏
Thank you very much! Do you realize I live in Canada?
@@paulbrodie no sorry mate. I heard that people in Canada don’t like being called Americans and vice versa. It’s just like us Australians don’t like being called kiwis (New Zealanders) and vice versa. I could see you building your very own motorcycle now that you have gone through the process of replicating this old bike
@@oldaussiev8bloke Yes, I did build my own Excelsior road racer I named "Ruby Racer". We will do a slide show on her soon.
@@paulbrodie awesome mate, I look forward to seeing it
Beautiful! One of the most beautiful motorcycle videos on the internet. Probably THE most beautiful.
Thank you very much!
I rode a motorized bicycle across America this year. Hasn't been done since 1902 when George A Wyman rode his California motor bike .
Good for you. That must have been a great adventure! 😉
Hello. I am building my 1st motorcycle from scratch. Based on a 1920s AJS powered by a 600cc J.A.P. industrial engine.
I have Cancer so now is the time to get it done!
Great work here sir.
Wow! We seem to have a few things in common.. I wish you the very best in luck and health! 😉
*JUST AMAZING*
Stunning bike, wonderful machine work and frame work, and a moving story. Thank you. Oh, and the music was impressive too! Les in UK
Thank you Les.
BEAUTIFUL. Just BEAUTIFUL.
Thank you Gregory. I do have one for sale....
Prefect find on attic, perfect boxes marked as perfect part
Yes, I'm still amazed that nothing was missing! Thanks for watching 😉
Very cool. It is actually amazing the amount of lost knowledge in the advance of technology. Just like the linkage controls that you set up compared to modern bikes and throttle by wire and such. This is a beautiful motorcycle and I came across your video by accident because I'm building a motorized bike and you were a recommendation. I hit the subscribe button because I enjoyed this, thanks
Thank you very much. Yes, you are right about "lost knowledge".. Not many people do manual machining anymore, so I am happy to share my knowledge. Cheers!
First time watcher, wishing you the very best. Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more.
Thank you Peter...😉
Seriously, this is the best boardtrack racing bike video that I have ever had the privilege to watch. Many times in life I wish that I was not an educator so that I might be afforded the opportunity of having a greater budget. Alas this magnificent machine will go to someone else. To its future owner you have the envy of many a gear head. Please enjoy this classic, many individuals like myself live vicariously through your experiences. Paul thank you for this content. Your videos are truly a breathe of fresh air on RUclips. The beauty of linkage alone, inspires and stuns those that are observant. I dream of coming to one of your frame building classes. Please continue to post content for those like myself.
Gentleman Geoff, thank you for watching and commenting! I have retired from teaching Framebuilding 101, mostly as a result of Covid. Mitch and I will keep this channel going as long as we can :)
I found your forum posts on this build a decade back. Glad to see it in film.
I want one 😎 Thanks.... And Thanks for sharing the little Diddy on the Piano.... I know I may never have one. But I can live through your marvellous Rolling Art..😎
Thank you... !!
Of all the beautiful stuff I've seen built on the internet, this by far is the best!!
Thank you. Very nice comment!
@@paulbrodie Very true! Can't wait to binge watch all your videos sometime soon!!
I use to dream about these board tracker bikes when I was a kid. The designs absolutely captivate me.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Very impressive, Paul! The linkage instead of cable is crazy complicated. I'm gonna guess you spent over100 hours just getting everything to work "without friction".
Thanks Cory. Yes, the linkage really was a Lot of work. Glad I got it all figured out!
This is truly informative....thank you for sharing..... enjoyed every minute!!!
Thanks James!
What a story!
What a phenomenal bike. NYD treat to see it being built up. 👏🏻
Beautiful!
Thank you very much 🙂
Thanks! Brodie
Wow, every now and then, a craftsman pops up, that grabs people attention, i think you are it for me, thanks for all the fantastic manufacturing videos.
David, thanks for watching and commenting.
Truly fascinating and sad story Paul, told very well, thank you.
Thank you Paddington 60.
A masterpiece.
Thank you.
Happy new year Paul and Mitch, what a treat for news years day. What a beautiful bike.
Thanks Ian.
I never saw something so perfect being created driven by the sheer love for it ! I built myself an air cooled VW powered trike and was very happy with the result since all i heard was " you are gonna die on that thing " My design of the front end and the rake angle was to nobody's liking . I kept going and finished it in 2015 , i am still alive and enjoying my handiwork every time i take it out ........may videos about bike building i saw but the best is your Exelsior because it is perfect !!!!!! And damn it is motivating . Thanks , i enjoyed every second of it .
Kalli, thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you,Thank you,Thank you!!!!! I've been waiting for you guy's to put up a video detailing your Excelsior, what an amazing project and great story too ;)
Thank you Rick!
What a great example of your talents and passion. Your craftsmanship is second to none. Thanks Paul and happy new year to you all
Tristan, thanks and Happy New Year!
What a cool start to the year. Beautiful bit of kit & those linkages, Man!!! Thanks Paul & a happy new year from over the pond.
Thanks Graham. Happy New Year!
Mr. Brodhead you do the most amazing work! Your attention to detail is world class!👍
Thank you. Very kind!
This fellow is so cool. When he said that he found some boxes with "excelsior" on them in his mess, i went imidiately to search my mess if i can find some boxes with written "excelsior" on them. But unfortunately - no sucsess. So I am damned to continue with my harley tracker project. :)
Thank you Sigi Thumm. It's true; not everyone can find Excelsior boxes when they want to. But, you do have a project, so Congrats on that!
@@paulbrodie Thank you Sir for answering my comment. My comment perhaps sounded funny but has a very serious meaning. All I wanted to say is that its an absolute pleasure to watch you assembling bikes, you have the spirit of the men who drove this bikes. Not thinking about safety for weeks and years but simply sit on something with a huge engine and wheels and win races. Not caring if they can stop in time. You should build not only 17 but 17.000 of this bikes. Perhaps then I could afford one :)
One day I will have my Harley Boardtracker. Even if it took me more than 3 months only to rebuild one inlettower with rockerarm and reestimate 2 Valvehousings with landrover diesel valves (I mix what I can find). Let me say at the end that I'm happy that as you said one owner of a cyclone did not want you borrow his bike to rebuild it. Because the excelsior is much more beautiful.
@@sigithumm4150 I agree. I think the Excelsior OHC motor is very handsome and manly...
Gorgeous bike. Wonderful story and narration. Happy New Year Paul & Mitch!
wow. what a treat!
Rewatched this again. I love the story along with it. Stay Rad.
Thanks for watching 😉
I've just seen one of these for the first time in my life at a recent swap meet, just an incredible machine for it's time!
And incredible restoration good sir!
Thanks Nate. However, it is not a restoration. I made that motorcycle. You can see the story on my website: www.flashbackfab.com
@@paulbrodie Now that is breathtaking!
Thank you. I went to Alabama too see one of these and many more in person. This was an amazing experience to hear the history of this machine.
thank you for this Christmas gift this motorcycle is a work of art.... magnificent
Thanks Stef.
My great-grandfather had a 1914 Excelsior twin. All I have left are some photographs and the original owners manual. Thank you so much for sharing this!
You are most welcome. Thanks for watching. There will be more Excelsior content in the future..
Wow, what a show you 2. Paul, beautiful frame.
Thank you Waterboy.
That's an incredibly beautiful machine! You'd never get a sense from old photographs of all the wonderful details. Thank you, Paul Brodie for letting us watch the assembly....that was a real treat!
Thank you Roger.
Absolutely spotless. How much do we take simple things like control cables for granted! Your skill in restoration is painstaking, but the original engineering is awesome.
Thanks Paul. But, it's not a restoration. I made almost everything.
@@paulbrodie my apologies ... just takes it up to top level 💯👌
Im impressed at 3:30 in the morning
Thanks for watching.
I am so envious of your talents.
Thank you Ed. I have worked on my metal working skills for almost 55 years, so it didn't "just happen".
Superb craftsmanship, it was an honor to see it assembled.
Thank you Johnny!
Fantastic, love the story, love the build and especially love how you developed the engine. Not exactly a clone of the original, but an improved version. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Much!
This was hard to watch for one reason. As a young man I would pound parts into place with the palm blunt edge of my hand. My Grandfather took me aside and said do you enjoy mechanical work, if you do don’t abuse your hands using them in place of a rubber mallet or hammer. He has long since passed but ever time I think of using my hand as a mallet I hear those words against, very wise words for mechanical minded people.
I am speechless , superb👍👍🙏🙏thanks for such nice work and video🙏👍👏
Christian, thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video and history lesson. Thanks.
Thanks Adam.
What a great video! The bike itself, the story, the film, everything! even the music....
All those pieces fit together so perfectly well and flow so smooth, as if they were the supple linkages on this beautiful machine.
Thanks for sharing!
Vlad, thanks for watching and commenting :)
Excellent!
love this guy
The culmination of a lifetime of experience and passion. Just fascinating.
Thank you for letting us be in on this! “We’re A Good Fit”!
An absolute jewel - congratulations!
Thanks Heinrich :)
Thank you Paul for the incredible effort, time and expense in recreating this machine, and for providing its story while assembling the machine.
Lee, thanks for watching and commenting.
Perfect video to kick-off 2022. Thanks Paul and Mitch.
Happy New Year!
Hi and thanks for the great video showing us the reel deel. Looks great. Love from Sweden 🇸🇪❤️✨
Hello Sweden! Thanks for watching!
What a beautiful work of art. I love the history of these early bikes...makes me wish I could turn back time. Thank you for taking the time to explain the intricacy and thought, that went into the design of this gorgeous bike. I very much enjoyed your video.
Paul - what a wondeful combination of engineering and art. The quality and fit of your product is outstanding
Thank you Peter.
That was fascinating, the assembly and the voice over are almost hypnotic. Great video!
Thank you very much :)
Outstanding Paul, love watching.
Thanks Tim!
Jeeze Louize, Paul, Art and function! Thank you for this
My pleasure! Thanks Steve.
Fantastic video Paul I really enjoyed it thanks
Thank you Eric.
what an amazing story and an awesome bike. You Sir truly captured my interest in this beautiful Motorcycle. Watching you place each and every component kept me in Awe!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work, great Bike, great history, thank you sir!
Thank you kindly!
What a joy. Your attention to detail and pride in workmanship is only outshined by the beauty of the Bike.
However I was left wanting...Mitches fault...we all wanted a slow go around with perfect lighting to see all the details and finishes as best as possible.
Please do.
I'm sure that Mitch will read your comment!
@@paulbrodie Paul, yes I'm sure the 15 min format works great for editing.
However Mitch could understand that there are alot of us out here that understand that when you say... oh there you go...that fits good, then you look over your glasses and smile a little...there are those of us out here that comprehend that all the forthought, careful fabrication, preparation and finish resulted in a beautiful fitting and looking result. Which only comes from all the years of experience. It's these moments that make "Paul Brodie's" shop so entertaining. Nothing you do is a "quicky" Sooo that's why we want to saver the moment with you and see all the beauty you completed.
Ok... I got it all off my chest now.
Thank you!
@@mcjok88 The 15 minute format has nothing to do with working great for editing. It was a business decision to help us grow the channel. It is actually more work for Mitch. However, I do understand what you are talking about. We appreciate all the views and comments, and we're always working to refine our videos. Thanks for watching :)
Happy New Year from Germany to both of you! What a wonderful Bike, I love it!
Thank you heckenzwin. Happy New Year!
"WOW" All I can say is STUNNING.
Thanks Giovanni :)
Many apologies for my overly-long comment about your last post about the Excelsior. Basically, if anybody owned an Excelsior motorcycle, it would've been Steve McQueen - who was a serious collector - or Bud Ekins, who was his stunt double in many of his movies. Ekins kept a huge collection of bikes at his place in LA and even let me ride one of them, which was crazy. That said, after they both passed, their collections were auctioned off. So, if Steve or Bud owned Excelsiors, those things are long gone and are part of somebody's private collection and may never again see the light of day. Happy New Year, Paul & Mitch! :D
Don't forget about the collectors who keep a very low profile and hardly anyone knows who they are, or what they have..
Simply wonderful to see what you've done there Paul.
Thank you Mike.
Happy new year!. What a joy to see this beautiful bike being build. Also interesting story about the board track races.
Happy New Year. Thanks for watching!
Fan-bloody-tastic!
3:40 - That right there just hit me in the nostalgic part of my heart and now I want one, but not an original.... I wouldn't be able to modify it to electric and live w/ myself. LoL
I'd have to make a new frame or find and old busted one or something... The springer style front end and the way the tank side attach just look so good, I love the look of the bikes you build. Even though I'm young I still prefer the early motor-cycles over motorcycles and I've always been into bikes, so it was just a matter of time before I got into motorized bikes.... Now I just have to get a few skills and some specific tools and hopefully I can start doing stuff like this myself, you definitely inspire me to get into fabrication and design w/ your videos. Thank you for that and as always, great video guys... Keep up the amazing work¡! 😊👍
Edit: A motor-cycle w/ pedals makes me so happy.... Thank You for bringing it back and making it a part of our history.
Yes, the 1919 Excelsior was right around the cross-over time for bicycles and motorcycles. Still has pedals but they don't do anything except to hold up your feet. Switched to "foot-pegs" shortly after that. I hope you do make some cool bikes. Happy New Year!
@@paulbrodie - When you said "on the street bikes the pedals started the engine", I realized that I could use that as a way to connect the pedals to the rear wheel on an electric version so it's still considered a bike... At least in my state, It would need head lights/brake lights and turn signals and horn/alarm to get registered as a moped but it'll be worth it. Especially if it looks like that... 😁
@@xpndblhero5170 This is what I was told. You pedalled the bike to get it going, then moved the lever that tightened the belt drive, which in turn (hopefully..) turned the engine over :)
what a legend. i love how satisfied you are when the pieces fit together perfectly. i can only begin to imagine the work involved to recreate this beautiful bike.
Thank you so much 😀 Yes, it was a lot of work.
That history lesson was a nice fit. I hope the bike goes to a place I can view it.
That would be nice!
Been following your work since the Roper steam bike. I just purchased a 1914 excelsior engine and had to revisit this wonderful video. Nowhere near the same engine but, I wanted to absorb the inspiration. Thank you for all of your wonderful videos.