Alfred LeRoy Rides 50,000 Miles Around the US with No Legs and One Arm

[panhead_jim]

Around the turn of the century, Alfred Leroy was run over by a train, losing both of his legs and half of one arm. Amazingly, he survived the accident and went on to become an avid motorcyclist. In the late teens, he rode a 1916 J-series Harley-Davidson with sidecar on a 50,000+ tour of the US. Both the motorcycle and the sidecar had a number of ingenious modifications that allowed him to make this trip solo.



Alfred LeRoy Rides 50,000 Miles Around the US with No Legs and One Arm

[sirhrmechanic]

I have enough trouble changing a clincher tire with two hands and, occasionally, a foot. Given the prevalence of horseshoe nails on early dirt roads (that's a major reason why cars/bikes got so many flats back in those days), you could figure a tube patch/tire change every couple of days at least... sometimes several a day! Imagine doing that one handed.

Dude is tougher than woodpecker lips.

Cheers,

Sirhr

[gww]

woodpecker lips ha ha ha. i guess he is.. some folks just dont lay down. pretty amazing feet (no pun) for today let along in the teens.

[Phil Clement]

Digging the dog with the goggles on the main site. That dog weren't no light weight neither.

Phil