Vintage Pics of the Day

[JoJo357]

*M.A.D.*

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[BigLakeBob]

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[Tom Wilcock]

A picture taken at the Motor School of Harley Davidson Motor Co on March 17. 1919. The names of all the mechanics and the instructor is listed on the back. The second picture is od Harley dealers.
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[Rubone]

Good question, C2K!

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(I found a pic of a W with the same tank decal, but can't save it.)

Did any other HDs use a girder fork? (Hummers don't count.)

....Cotten

It isn't a girder, it is a springer with trussed rear legs similar to H-D race practice at the time. The rear leg is stationary.

[EricOlson]

A picture taken at the Motor School of Harley Davidson Motor Co on March 17. 1919.

Tom, your caption reminded me of a couple pictures I have of the Harley-Davidson Dealers Conference in 1919. Pictures are courtesy of Ken Magri, Armando Magri's son.

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[T. Cotten]

It isn't a girder, it is a springer with trussed rear legs similar to H-D race practice at the time. The rear leg is stationary.

So HD racers had 'girders' too, Thanks!

Can anyone explain the packagetruck fork in the second and third pics in #2030?
(I can't even tell the marque...)

And can anyone identify the fellow without goggles in pic #2066?

Thanks in advance as always,

....Cotten

[EricOlson]

Can anyone explain the packagetruck fork in the second and third pics in #2030?
(I can't even tell the marque...)

Cotton, I can't do much to explain the fork, but I think the bike is an AJS. The pictures are from an Australian Expedition in 1925. Here's another picture from the expedition that shows the fork (and the whole bike) a little better, and a few Aborigine's along for a ride.

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[EricOlson]

Here's another interesting picture from Australia circa 1925. Says it's a Norton motorcycle at Sunshine Farm in Temora. Check out those wheel covers.

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[Rubone]

So HD racers had 'girders' too, Thanks!

Can anyone explain the packagetruck fork in the second and third pics in #2030?
(I can't even tell the marque...)

And can anyone identify the fellow without goggles in pic #2066?

Thanks in advance as always,

....Cotten

Nope, still not a girder Tom. Girder forks are sprung with arm to the trees. Neither the model "W" fork nor the racers function like that. They are stationary rear legs with rockers and moveable front legs just like every other springer type fork.

[T. Cotten]

Nope, still not a girder Tom. Girder forks are sprung with arm to the trees. Neither the model "W" fork nor the racers function like that. They are stationary rear legs with rockers and moveable front legs just like every other springer type fork.

I had to web-search 'trussed', Rubone!

And everything came up looking just like girder forks do. So I looked up 'girder', and everything came up like I-beams. Kinda like VL forks.

So really, springers should have been called girders, and girders should really have been called trusses.

Thanks for straightening me out, Rubone!

.....Cotten

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