1919 Cross Country Ride

[bselph]

Here is an interesting book about a cross country motorcycle ride that you can read on your computer. Maybe the folks doing the Cannonball in Sept can learn some useful tips.

http://www.archive.org/stream/across...ge/n7/mode/2up

[sveger]

Interesting link

This archive.org link was interesting indeed, many thanks.
I have so far been able to read two different issues of Motorcycle illustrated, the oldest from 1910 with a load of information and I have found the complete "The Horseless Age" all issues from 1899 where I found an article on the Herring tandem motorcycle with an illustration (a real good one), still I aint half way trough.

This link will keep me busy for a while I think.

Regards
Sverre
http://AmericanMotorcyclesNorway.blogspot.com

[schmittm]

here is another good story, its not about 1919 cross country rides but it must have been a similar experience. These guys rode 3 harley lightweights from coast to coast in less than 2 weeks in 1960. What a ride!
http://www.harleyhummerclub.org/memb...ing/index.html

[Chris Haynes]

That book is still in print. Buy it new from Amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/Across-America...2960651&sr=1-1