tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post1284011051533458190..comments2024-03-18T08:25:40.019-05:00Comments on Knucklehead Theology: Vintage McClanahan Drag Bike AvailableSt. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238671101561121436noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-12317260505675554412015-09-17T16:01:25.100-05:002015-09-17T16:01:25.100-05:00Thanks, everyone for the comments and follow up. ...Thanks, everyone for the comments and follow up. I passed the info (with links both to this post and to the Wheels Through Time Museum's web site) through the craigslist posting for the present owner to do with what he likes.St. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238671101561121436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-56851588768559440542015-09-17T12:02:26.932-05:002015-09-17T12:02:26.932-05:00talked to dale walker said he didnt have time to t...talked to dale walker said he didnt have time to track it down but if it showed up at his door hed buy it (wheels through time)fastmatt217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-37290471858825630242015-09-16T10:20:58.980-05:002015-09-16T10:20:58.980-05:00Umm - that was supposed to be under a tarp, not un...Umm - that was supposed to be under a tarp, not under a trap. It would only be a trap if it was waiting for an enthusiast to find it, enticing him to spend money he doesn't have to rescue itSt. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238671101561121436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-65761579912083851272015-09-16T07:35:29.428-05:002015-09-16T07:35:29.428-05:00Wait - Search engines can be your friend. I just ...Wait - Search engines can be your friend. I just did a search for "Carl McClanahan Harley drag bike" on Bing and found this:<br /><br />http://providence.craigslist.org/mcy/5200321948.html<br /><br />The bike you guys are looking for is on craigslist in Rhode Island for $6500 posted just 2 weeks ago. In my mind that is a real steal of a price. Will somebody please give this bike a proper home where it will carry on the legacy of a great racer and not just sit under a trap in the corner of a dusty garage as so many other vintage drag bikes do.St. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238671101561121436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-10628623020121516322015-09-16T07:20:19.047-05:002015-09-16T07:20:19.047-05:00I wrote the above post at the beginning of July of...I wrote the above post at the beginning of July of 2013, and I see that in late August of the same year I added a "tribute" after Carl's death. That post can be found here:<br /><br />http://knuckleheadtheology.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-received-word-about-week-ago-that.html <br /><br />I am not sure if the gentleman who was selling the bike ever mentioned to me how he came to have it, but he seemed to know Carl quite well and to have the utmost respect for him. I believe he was the person who informed me of Carl's passing. Yesterday I took the time to search through all of my saved emails and contact lists but found nothing, and remembering names has ALWAYS been a weak point for me. Sorry I can be of no more help; I would have liked to see the bike in a museum or with an owner who would preserve its history.St. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238671101561121436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-12206531478223584582015-09-15T20:38:11.012-05:002015-09-15T20:38:11.012-05:00 how did this guy get the bike how did this guy get the bikeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832410934347631484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-48421281080179810862015-09-15T20:34:08.774-05:002015-09-15T20:34:08.774-05:00Last time I saw this bike at Carl's home in st...Last time I saw this bike at Carl's home in steelville mo in 2013 Carl passed away late 2013 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832410934347631484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-9966563167480232312015-09-15T08:17:44.249-05:002015-09-15T08:17:44.249-05:00Hi Joe, unfortunately it seems that somewhere alon...Hi Joe, unfortunately it seems that somewhere along the line (probably one of the times I had a catastrophic computer crash) I seem to have lost the contact information for the gentleman who was offering the bike for sale. He was also a member of the vintage drag bike bulletin board that I ran for a while, but that whole board also disappeared into thin air some time ago. Last time I heard from him, he was contemplating parting the bike out, which is a real shame (and he hated to have to do it), but it seems that he was not receiving any realistic offers for the bike. If I'd had some extra cash laying around I'd have bought it myself. If I recall, I think he was somewhere on or near the east coast.St. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238671101561121436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-14852519609701498902015-09-14T20:55:08.172-05:002015-09-14T20:55:08.172-05:00Do you know if you they still have it he was my gr...Do you know if you they still have it he was my grandfatherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675839094129540337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-25040864638252200322015-09-14T20:46:45.365-05:002015-09-14T20:46:45.365-05:00Do you know if you they still have it he was my gr...Do you know if you they still have it he was my grandfatherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675839094129540337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-23213678932299376972013-07-29T06:08:09.282-05:002013-07-29T06:08:09.282-05:00My good friend Smitty and a few others together bo...My good friend Smitty and a few others together bought 2 old fuelers from Carl in the mid 80's. I got to meet Carl when we were testing. One was a shovester the other a sportser. He called his bikes the belly burnner. F.M.<br />.Fastmatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01410774819095828186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582429758941507301.post-68464882966910107372013-07-08T12:30:53.556-05:002013-07-08T12:30:53.556-05:00Hi Lee, I to am a big fan of Carl's I also bou...Hi Lee, I to am a big fan of Carl's I also bought that book when it came out and have use the info. in it many times, his book helped me to understand many of the things I was trying to do to my bikes back then, when it was hard to find the info. needed to make your bike run harder. Thanks for reminding me of the past and the fun I had building fast bikes.<br />Mark.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159553371629124388noreply@blogger.com