Hello, Georgen, et al. --

I passed your original posting along to one of our staff who is familiar
with H-D motorcycles (his blue & silver Softtail is sitting in the lot as
I write this).

His eyes sorta got REAL big. In addition to the PR person already
mentioned, he suggested you contact Harley-Davidson's Historian, Marty
Rosenbloom (sp?). H-D started in 1903, so what you have is a very
early example of their production. He said this bike, especially in the
condition you describe, is worth lots of money. Museum ethics prevent me
from mentioning the figure, but I was impressed.

Sounds like your best bet would be to contact a reputable antique vehicle
appraiser before doing anything else.

He also mentioned that he saw an article a while back (that was as
specific as he could get) in a magazine called "American Rider" about the
"Silent Gray Fellow" wherein they rode the machine and described it. You
might want to try to find that article for background information.

Good luck, sounds like you may have found the motorcycle equivalent of a
Rembrandt in your attic!

Gregg Jackson
Librarian
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
"Where children grow up...and adults don't have to!"

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