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Found this on one of the Political Blogs I visit. It's pretty cool.

From The Times
January 15, 2010
Rare Hildebrand motorcycle set to fetch £60,000 at auction
An original 1895 Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycle

An 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, thought to be one of the world's oldest motorcycles, is set to fetch up to £60,000 at auction in April.
The first machine to be named "a motorcycle", the twin-cylinder, water-cooled, four-stroke was developed by the German brothers Henry and Wilhelm Hildebrand in collaboration with Alois Wolfmüller and his mechanic Hans Geisenhof. Its 1488cc engine developed only 2.5bhp. After being patented in January 1894, the machine was also licensed in France as La Petrolette, but production in Germany and France stopped in 1897. It is believed that only about 800 Hildebrand bikes were produced. The machine for sale in Stafford was owned by an American family and last used on the road in the 1930s.
"This is one of the forerunners in motorcycle design," said James Stensel, motorcycle specialist at Bonhams. "To see one in the metal is unbelievable. They are so, so rare."
It will appear at the Classic Motorcycle Show in Stafford in April.

 

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First of all I must say I love this tread, today I found this old newspaper ad I sawed since 1970. At this time I was 13 years old and this guy in my home town build this chopper, I can tell you at this time in Sweden</ST1:p it was not common with bikes like this. I remember I was very impressed of this bike and the guy was a hero, probably because of this I saved this ad all years. Sorry for the bad picture.

Lars.
 

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#239 ·
I think this guy is Fred Hamm. He was a motorcycle endurance rider who set a bunch of records. This picture is probably when he set a 24 hour mileage record. He marked out a circle on Muroc dry lake and went 1825 miles in 24 hours averaging 90 to 100 mph on a 38 knuckle......Yeah badass dude.
 
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