Fast N' Loud

Narrator: RIGHT NOW ON "FAST N' LOUD"...

OKAY, MR. FANCY-PANTS. YOU GO BUILD YOUR HARLEY.

Narrator: HOD-ROD HUNTER RICHARD RAWLINGS

AND MASTER MECHANIC AARON KAUFMAN

GET DOWN ON TWO WHEELS...

THAT'S ALL YOU.

Narrator: AS THEY TRY TO BRING

A '42 HARLEY-DAVIDSON BACK TO ITS ROOTS...

ICKY, MORE ICKY.

...TO RACE AGAINST OTHER VINTAGE BIKES ON THE NEW JERSEY SHORE.

-WHOA! -

HEY, LOOK WHAT THEY GOT, RICHARD.

Narrator: MEANWHILE, RICHARD GIVES THE MONKEYS

THEIR OWN MISSION...

Richard: THAT'S PRETTY RAD.

...HANDING THEM A '37 PANEL WAGON

TO TURN INTO THE PERFECT PLATFORM...

WHAT THE HELL? BAM.

Narrator: ...TO TAKE AARON'S HARLEY TO THE RACE.

IT'S KIND OF GOT A STUPID LOOK TO IT THAT'S JUST REALLY UGLY.

BUT WHEN LAST-MINUTE PROBLEMS

PUT THE HARLEY'S FUTURE IN DOUBT,

AARON'S TRIP TO THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN

MAY BE OVER BEFORE IT BEGINS.

HOLY

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

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Richard: WHAT KIND OF BIKE IS THIS, AGAIN?

Kaufman: I THINK A WL, WLA --

I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT'S A '42 MODEL OR SOMETHING.

IT'S LOOKS LIKE ALL THE OTHER ONES,

JUST EVERYTHING ON IT'S SHRUNK.

YOU THINK IT'LL WORK FOR THE RACE?

YEAH, I THINK IT MIGHT.

SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS,

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTICIPATING

IN A NUMBER OF AUTO RACES --

PIKE'S PEAK, ROADKILL NIGHTS --

BUT I'VE ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST

IN PUTTING TOGETHER A VINTAGE RACE BIKE,

BUT I'VE JUST NEVER REALLY FOUND THE RIGHT MOTORCYCLE

OR HAD A GOOD EXCUSE.

BUT A BUDDY OF MINE JUST CALLED,

AND HE'S GOT A '42 HARLEY THAT HE'S LOOKING TO UNLOAD.

DOES IT RUN AND DRIVE, OR NO?

I DON'T KNOW. HE DIDN'T SAY.

I DON'T THINK SO. HE WOULD HAVE SAID IF IT DID.

ALL RIGHT.

Richard: AARON'S HAD HIS HEART SET

ON RACING A BIKE FOR A WHILE NOW,

AND HE'S GOT HIS EYES SET ON A RACE

COMING UP IN NEW JERSEY IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.

SO, TO KEEP MY EASILY BORED MASTER MECHANIC HAPPY,

I'M OPEN TO FINANCING A RACING BIKE,

SO LONG AS I CAN MAKE SOME MONEY OFF IT

OR AT LEAST BREAK EVEN.

THAT THE MOTORCYCLE? OH, YEAH.

-WHAT'S GOING ON? -HEY, MAN.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LIVING THE DREAM.

-AARON, HEY. -HOW YOU DOING?

MY NAME IS AARON MATHER. I LIVE IN DALLAS.

I'VE BEEN FRIENDS WITH RICHARD AND AARON FOR A LONG TIME.

SO, WHAT YOU GOT?

IT'S A '42-YEAR MODEL, 45-INCH FLATHEAD.

WELL, ME AND AARON WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THAT --

LIKE 10 OR 15 HORSEPOWER?

- -MAYBE 7.

BUT, YEAH, IT'S LIKE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE THERE.

IT'S 7, 8. THIS IS IT.

SO, WE WALK IN,

AND IT'S ALWAYS COOL TO GO OVER TO AARON'S PLACE,

BECAUSE HE'S GOT ALL HIS BIKES SITTING AROUND,

AND, YOU KNOW, THE GARAGE IS JUST ONE OF THOSE COOL PLACES

YOU WANT POP OPEN A COLD BEER AND HANG OUT

AND LOOK AT THE STUFF ON THE WALLS.

BUT IT'S PRETTY COOL-LOOKING.

I MEAN, IT'S GOT THIS ORANGE-AND-YELLOW PAINT JOB,

KIND OF LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF CARNIVAL BIKE.

YEAH, I MEAN, THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I BOUGHT IT, RICHARD.

HAS IT GOT A SEAT?

I GOT THE SEAT AND ANOTHER BRAKE FOR IT OVER HERE.

Kaufman: SEEMS THAT SOMEONE HAS KEPT UP WITH IT.

IT'S NEVER BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE.

IT'S NEVER BEEN IN AN ALLEYWAY.

IT'S NEVER COVERED IN TARP, YOU KNOW, SITTING SOMEWHERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN INSIDE A GARAGE,

WHICH IS A BIG BONUS.

AND I'M JUST LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT

AND NOT LOSE ANY MONEY, IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

IT SEEMS SO SMALL IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER BIKES.

AND THIS IS THE SHIFTER. RAD!

IT'S PRETTY COOL-LOOKING THOUGH, MAN.

I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PIECE OF ART.

YEAH.

YOU COULD PUT THAT IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.

MAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GO FOR THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

Richard: WHEN YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT A HOG,

YOU PROBABLY PICTURE A NICE, BIG CRUISER

WITH A LARGE COMPRESSION ENGINE OUT RULING THE ROAD.

BUT HARLEY-DAVIDSON BIKES HAVE BEEN THE EPITOME OF COOL

IN AMERICA FOR ALMOST 115 YEARS NOW,

AND THEY'VE ALWAYS COME IN A LOT OF SHAPES AND SIZES.

Kaufman: WHEN AMERICA ENTERED WORLD WAR II IN THE '40s,

HARLEY-DAVIDSON GOT PATRIOTIC

AND CHURNED OUT OVER 90,000 MILITARY VERSIONS

OF ITS WL-MODEL BIKE TO BE USED FOR THE WAR EFFORT.

THE SINGLE-RIDER BIKE

HAD A SMALL 45-CUBIC-INCH FLATHEAD ENGINE,

SO IT WASN'T THAT POWERFUL, BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLY RELIABLE,

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT A SOLDIER NEEDED.

Man: CROSS-COUNTRY DAREDEVILS,

THEY WILL GET URGENT WAR MESSAGES THROUGH,

COME HILLS OR HIGH WATER.

Kaufman: WITH GIs RIDING THEM ALL OVER EUROPE,

THEY EARNED THE NICKNAME THE "LIBERATOR,"

AND GUARANTEED HARLEY-DAVIDSON

A PERMANENT PLACE IN EVERY AMERICAN'S HEART.

Mather: IT'S BASICALLY ALL THERE,

AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO A WHOLE BUNCH --

JUST GET IT RUNNING.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRICE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AARON.

WELL, I'LL TAKE ALL THE THINKING OUT OF IT FOR YOU.

I GOT TO HAVE 9 GRAND FOR IT.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I GOT IN IT,

AND I'M NOT LETTING IT GO FOR ANY LESS.

YOU CAN'T TAKE A LOSS?

I CAN'T TAKE A LOSS.

COME ON, MAN.

AS FAR AS NEGOTIATION GOES,

IT'S 9 GRAND OR HIT THE HIGHWAY,

AND, I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT OF BIKE

WE'RE JUST BUYING TO FIX UP FOR A RACE.

NOT EVEN FOR YOUR OLD PALS, RICH AND AARON?

NOT EVEN FOR MY OLD PALS.

OH, ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE IT -- 9 GRAND.

-9 GRAND, ALL RIGHT. -THAT'LL DO IT.

THERE YOU GO, SIR. YOU SURE THIS IS 9?

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

COUNT IT EVERY MORNING -- GIVES ME SOMETHING TO DO.

LET'S LOAD THIS THING, AARON.

-YEP. -COOL!

GOT MYSELF A WL, WHATEVER THE HELL THAT IS.

Richard: 9 GRAND IT IS.

THAT'S WHAT I GAVE HIM IN CASH,

AND WE THREW THE BIKE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

NOW IT'S TIME JUST TO GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP

AND SEE WHAT AARON CAN DO TO GET IT READY TO RACE.

ARE YOU GUYS EVEN HELPING?

NO, IT'S ALL YOU.

I MEAN, THE GOAL IS TO BUILD A BIKE

SO THAT EVERYONE AT THE RACE SEES THE GAS MONKEY NAME

WHEN IT CROSSES THE FINISH LINE

AND KNOWS THAT WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT HARLEYS.

BUT IF AARON ACTUALLY WINS, WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE THIS BIKE GAINS SOME VALUE

AND I CAN SELL IT TO A COLLECTOR.

MAYBE EVEN MAKE A PROFIT ON IT.

Mather: SO, THAT RACE IS IN TWO WEEKS?

YEP.

MAN, SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT SOME WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU.

Mather: ONE THING I AM HAPPY ABOUT

IS THAT RICHARD AND AARON ARE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THIS BIKE.

THEY'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING GOOD WITH IT.

I KNOW AARON WILL MAKE SURE

THAT IT'S DONE AND IT'S DONE RIGHT.

SO I'M HAPPY WITH WHERE IT'S GOING.

AT LEAST I'LL KNOW THAT IT'S IN GOOD HANDS.

Y'ALL COME BACK NOW, Y'HEAR?

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-DUDE, THAT'S AWESOME. -YEAH.

Mike: OLD FLATHEAD.

Richard: WHAT UP?

WOW.

SO, WHEN AARON AND RICHARD PULL UP WITH THE HARLEY --

MAN, I WAS SO -- I'M A BIKE GUY, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN A BIKE GUY,

ALWAYS WILL BE A BIKE GUY.

Richard: IT'S A '42 WLA.

SWEET.

IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL.

I MEAN, I THINK IT LOOKS --

GOOD WALL ART OR GOOD SHOP ART

OR A GOOD RACING BIKE

FOR THAT RACE THAT AARON WANTS TO TAKE IT TO.

WHAT DO YOU GOT PLANED FOR IT, AARON? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL ABUSE.

HUH.

AARON TOLD ME THAT HE WAS THINKING ABOUT TAKING THIS BIKE

TO THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN, WHICH IS AN AWESOME RACE.

IT'S ON THE BEACH IN NEW JERSEY.

WHAT? THAT'S A WEIRD QUESTION.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY CALL THE BEACH IN NEW JERSEY.

HEY, SOMEBODY LOOK UP WHAT THEY CALL A BEACH IN NEW JERSEY.

THEY HAVE A BEACH IN NEW JERSEY?

Kaufman: SO, THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN'S A BEACH RACE

WHERE WE'RE BASICALLY DRAG-RACING

RIGHT NEXT TO THE WATER,

AND SINCE THE RACE IS A VINTAGE-CLASS RACE,

YOU CAN ONLY HAVE PERIOD-CORRECTISH PARTS ON IT.