My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby 44UL » Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:07 pm

Dave that is good to know! I’d love to know who else as the others i know of are back east. I’m in Long Beach until i get my house ready to rent and then I’m headed to Utah this spring. You’re welcome anytime! I was hoping to originally get this bike sorted to do the Biltwell 100 desert race in April but it needs more attention than anticipated at the moment but hope to put it back out in the dirt where it belongs.
62 KR, 54 KHRM, ‘61 XLR, ‘68 XLR, original paint ‘59 CH, several 60 and 61 CH’s, two original ‘47 Servicars, 44 UL, 48 UL, 48 WL race bike(40 rwhp) 51 WR, original 68 XLCH, 65 Topper, Japanese Rikuo. Always interested in buying KR, KHRM, and XLR parts
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby EKHKHK56 » Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:25 pm

Really nice example! Which part is crusty? Looks great!! Very special K…
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby RHK » Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:01 pm

That is so very cool. They just look the business no matter what. Good for you.
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby tghook » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:15 am

Hi I am new to the forum, I spent like 2 years trying to find this KHRM to buy about 15 years ago, i knew it was in Canada but could never locate where, her is a picture of it from about 15 years ago when i was searching for it
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby tghook » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:17 am

Can you tell me what part of Canada you bought it from? to satisfy my curiosity
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby 44UL » Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:22 pm

Wow! What are the odds?!
A guy I know in the BC area had found it and an as raced KH that was pretty cool. I bought them both, never had any history on it. Do you know anything?
62 KR, 54 KHRM, ‘61 XLR, ‘68 XLR, original paint ‘59 CH, several 60 and 61 CH’s, two original ‘47 Servicars, 44 UL, 48 UL, 48 WL race bike(40 rwhp) 51 WR, original 68 XLCH, 65 Topper, Japanese Rikuo. Always interested in buying KR, KHRM, and XLR parts
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby tghook » Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:04 am

Hi Sorry don't have any history, other than me searching for it, it has the big shocks and the correct high brake crossover which is really rare to find.

I owned the yellow 55 KHRM on the gallery page, sold it to Mike Quinn some years back, it was built in a deal i made with Whip at Whips Classic sportsters, it of course does not have the correct shocks or the correct brake crossover, it did have KHRM cases, rear fender and a NOS exhaust and the correct fender emblem but other than that it was a Bitsa, skid plate is a KRM the KHRM ones wrapped up on the sides a bit more.
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby tghook » Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:08 am

here is what the brake lever looks like that is missing off the bike you bought
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby 44UL » Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:42 pm

Tom! Thanks for all that! I’m sorry you didn’t get to buy it, but if it helps i have zero plans to ever sell it and will actually use it as it was intended, hope that’s some consolation. Looks like you have quite a history with these bikes! They are probably one of my favorite machines Harley built at this point. Knuckleheads are far from rare for me now haha.

I actually found the missing left side brake pedal which funny enough I had sold on ebay 7 years ago or so before I had interest in these bikes…whoops! I bought it back luckily, thanks Simon!
I have also acquired a hand full of skid plates, mostly the shorter style that you mentioned is KHR, but is also listed in the accessory catalog as an add on. I actually just got an NOS one for my collection! I do have one of the deep style for the bike, but tempted to make a copy of the boat anchor out of aluminum haha.

I recently pulled my engine out so it can get rebuilt. It was stuck when I got the bike, but i did finally get it to turn. I’m about a year behind on progress due to a long tentative move, but hopefully have the bike back in the dirt next spring…we’ll see!
62 KR, 54 KHRM, ‘61 XLR, ‘68 XLR, original paint ‘59 CH, several 60 and 61 CH’s, two original ‘47 Servicars, 44 UL, 48 UL, 48 WL race bike(40 rwhp) 51 WR, original 68 XLCH, 65 Topper, Japanese Rikuo. Always interested in buying KR, KHRM, and XLR parts
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Re: My new barn find ‘54 KHRM

Postby 44UL » Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:04 pm

Gonna try and upload some photos…
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