knucklehead kits
Board Track Replica: A Chopper Profile
The Board Track Replica is a custom motorcycle built by Gene Williams. Below are more pictures and details of this powerful chopper. The Board Track's basic handlebars. |
Harley-Davidsons of the 1930s had a
hand-shift transmission and foot-operated
clutch -- as does this board-track replica.
There’s also no front brake, so the only handlebar control is
for the throttle, leaving
the bars devoid of levers.
 A look at the roaring Knucklehead engine. |
Board-track racers of the 1930s typically
had no brakes and certainly no lights; being a
street-legal bike, this replica has both,
though there’s a brake only on the rear wheel. The
Knucklehead engine got its name from the large
valve-cover bolts that looked like knuckles on a fist. A
kick-start lever stands tall next to the rear exhaust pipe;
1930s Harleys didn’t have electric start, and
neither does this bike.
 The springer front fork of the Board Track Replica. |
The springer front fork is a period Harley piece. The Knucklehead engine has been modified with two carburetors instead of one, along with exhaust pipes that exit on both sides of the bike; the front cylinder to the left, the rear cylinder to the right. The tall shift lever for the transmission can be seen culminating in a knob at the rear of the fuel tank; the foot-activated clutch pedal is mounted ahead of the footpeg.
