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Motorcycle rally: Warsaw - Gdynia - Warsaw. The first motorcycle reaches the finish line - 1933
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Above pic in post #3923, the photo was taken on Highland Blvd in the background is Highland Park and the H-D factory. My best guess is these are Milwaukee Co. Sheriff Deputies circa 1934 and I will even go as far as saying my eyes tell me there's a very good possibility that the Deputy on the left mounted on Unit No. 1 is Irving Janke.
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Originally posted by badger34 View PostAbove pic in post #3923, the photo was taken on Highland Blvd in the background is Highland Park and the H-D factory. My best guess is these are Milwaukee Co. Sheriff Deputies circa 1934 and I will even go as far as saying my eyes tell me there's a very good possibility that the Deputy on the left mounted on Unit No. 1 is Irving Janke.
Good Eye. There is a lot of history with Irving Janke, original member of the "Wrecking Crew", many records and contributions:
Janke won $800 for his Dodge City victory, nearly $20,000 in today’s dollars.
World War I put motorcycle racing on hold for a couple of years and by the time racing resumed in earnest in 1919, Janke had mostly retired from the sport.
Janke, or “Yank” as his friends nicknamed him, eventually left Harley-Davidson and became a motorcycle police officer in Milwaukee in the early 1920s, retiring as deputy sheriff in 1954. In retirement he moved to Florida and died in St. Petersburg in January of 1957.
While a lesser known of the Harley Wrecking Crew, Janke should always be remembered for his 1916 Dodge City victory and for being the first national podium finisher on a Harley-Davidson.
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Last edited by T. Cotten; 05-03-2024, 02:55 PM.AMCA #776
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Thanks Jarek and the bike looks like a 1930 VL with that tank paint scheme and the 'earlier 1930' two piece valve covers and forward right tank fuel filler. The headlight is of course non-factory, but some export bikes to Germany went without headlights so that Bosch units could be fitted to support local industry.
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[QUOTE=Steve Slocombe;n324106]Thanks Jarek and the bike looks like a 1930 VL with that tank paint scheme and the 'earlier 1930' two piece valve covers and forward right tank fuel filler. The headlight is of course non-factory, but some export bikes to Germany went without headlights so that Bosch units could be fitted to support local industry.[/QUOTE
You're right, this town was close to the German border at that time and maybe they bought a motorcycle there or a second-hand one.
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