harley's first O.H.V.

[Ohio-Rider]

I know it's wrong, but that dead horse makes me laugh every time.

[Lonnie]

Interesting photos, but not exactly what I had in mind.

Re the horse photo, I have it from a reliable source that this is actually a trained horse.

Can we have some more antique motorcycle photos?

Regards to all,
Lonnie C from SC

[Ohio-Rider]

Your right Lonnie, we need to get back on track here. You asked for some antique motorcycle pictures. How about this 1915 Austo Omega. It was made in Austria.

[c.o.]

Now that's sweet.............

[jww]

Love the front brake ! jww

[Ohio-Rider]

Heres a shot of the right side.

[T. Cotten]

Sweet cheeses.

I'm confined at home ill, and finally had time to read this thread.

Now I'm really sick.

Is this what Big Money means for the future of our 'sport'?

....Cotten

[Ohio-Rider]

Not as long as all us poor guys are here. -Steve

[Chuck#1848]

Keep the photos comming..........I am here to learn about these old bikes and come to this site a few times a day.
With winter STILL here in western New York......according to the ground rodent in Pa. I gotta suffer for six more weeks so please anybody that has some old pix of bikes could you post them.


Thanks,Chuck

[Ohio-Rider]

Ok Chuck, How about a 1936 NSU 501-OSL
Restated from Place card infront of bike:
Walter Moore, Englands famous motorctycle engineer, moved to Germany and took his Norton designs to NSU. The sport model 500cc was capable of 87 mph and was offered with hand or foot shift.

[Walter D]

I was just reading the comments made on this thread and came across Rick Morsher's comment that Martin is fabricating a Harley out of bondo. I have a question for you Rick, do you have any motorcycle projects that are complete OR running. In fact I would like to know if you even know how to ride a motorcycle since it's my understanding that no one has ever seen you on one.

[Lonnie]

You can see that the technology for the European bikes diverged at an early date from the path that the US bikes took. American autos and bikes became, over time, vehicles designed for the "long haul" where torque was king. For the Europeans, smaller and quicker bikes quickly became the norm. Also, since brake horsepower was taxed in Europe, smaller became better (and cheaper).

The older European machines where studies in detail.

Lonnie C from SC

[Ohio-Rider]

How about a 1927 Raleigh Sport
Raleigh started in 1899 and lasted until 1933, The 350cc size was popular in England and Europe.This one has carbine lighting.

[Chuck#1848]

Thanks for the pics

Both very nice bikes interesting exhaust on the NSU
It is kinda interesting as to how different countries and the people who build the autos and motorcycles in those countries design them for their intentions in daily use there.

[HarleyCreation]

Originally posted by Lonnie
You can see that the technology for the European bikes diverged at an early date from the path that the US bikes took. American autos and bikes became, over time, vehicles designed for the "long haul" where torque was king. For the Europeans, smaller and quicker bikes quickly became the norm. Also, since brake horsepower was taxed in Europe, smaller became better (and cheaper).

The older European machines where studies in detail.

Lonnie C from SC

Yes, and that's why it's so interesting how the lighter Brit bikes took hold so readily in the USA after WWII. By then, it seems, Americans were tired of heavy old-fashioned U.S. bikes and quickly glommed onto the light, fast, and nimble Brit bikes; a trend that caught both H-D and Indian unprepared. In "The Wild One" the cool anti-hero Johnny Strabler was riding a Triumph and not a Harley or an Indian.