Motorcycles from 100 years ago

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By Phillip Torrone

Phillip Torrone

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October 15th, 2006 4

Here’s a gallery of motorcycles, some from over 100 years ago, one is made from wood, many of them have ornate details and a few look like the homemade bikes we have posted here… – [via] – Link.

Related:

Bikes @ MAKE – Link.
Maker made transportation – Link.
Motorcycles @ MAKE – Link.

4 thoughts on “Motorcycles from 100 years ago”

morcheeba says:

October 15th, 2006 at 11:55 am

I visited the Barber Motorcycle Museum this summer — an amazingly broad collection.

The oldest bike there had a metal frame, but still used wooden rims on the wheels! The drive belt from the engine to the rear wheel was a long strip of leather, sewn in to a loop.

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Prussian7 says:

October 15th, 2006 at 9:40 pm

Sweet!! I have always loved the look of the 1907 Harley-Davidson.

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