The wife and I were motoring about Grey County today and as we rode through the town of Hanover my eyes were drawn to the sight of an old bike parked outside a Pizza joint. I'd seen it a few times riding around in the area before, but never had a chance to view it up close, so I immediately wheeled around and went back for a closer look. As I stood there taking photos with my camera, the owner came out and I had a chat with him. He told me it was a 1926 Excelsior Henderson with several parts from a 1928 model, as well as more than a few pieces made by himself during the restoration. He rides it daily, having logged 4,000 miles already this season and says it's a very pleasant and dependable machine to operate.
The wife and I watched as he went through the ritual of pre-start, then I finally had the presence of mind to get the video record running on my camera as he rode away. The video doesn't really capture the beautiful sound of that motor; we both thought it sounded more like an airplane engine than a motorcycle motor...
Mike 
