From:dennis briddell
E-Mail:<dbriddel@cisco.com>
Subject:RE: RE: KL at Milby's estate auction
Response to:627
Date:Wed Apr 28 15:56:23 2004
I noticed those marks also. Its tough to be certain due to
the lighting condition and difficult viewing angle. There
would have to be a fair bit of material removed to restamp
with no evidence of the old numbers. That didn't appear to
be the case. Maybe it was scuff marks of some sort? The
stamp inside the timing cover should settle the debate. If
memory serves, the number was KL31xxxx, which is an early
number. Maybe late '29?

And to the the question of price... there was no sales tax
on vehicles. Only the 10% buyers premium. It was a nice bike
though. The couple things wrong that I noticed was the
headlamp,carby, seat,horn. A bit tall in price, but if a
genuine KL, who knows.
Dennis

----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS -----
I looked at the KL closely with a very experienced Henderson
uy.  It was interesting to note that there were file draw
marks on the mag pedestal and the boss on the lower case
where the numbers were stamped.  The KL and the numbers
looked real but there was no "L" strikeover the "J" like my
motor or the others we've seen.  Since a KL was a low
production item, my opinion is they were not spec built for
sale but constructed only upon receipt of special order to
the factory.  This would explain the strikeovers on the
cases.  When an order was received, the special cam and KL
top end would be built on an existing KJ case, hence the
remarking.  Just another mystery but $34K for that bike was
alot.  

Steve

----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS -----
Dennis B. and I went to the auction for the estate of Milby
Jones on Sunday. That Henderson KJ at Milby's estate auction
nt for $34k, if I remember correctly. The Cleveland went
for $58,000.
What's really sad is that one of them didn't go home with
me!
Denis