Cyclone production numbers

[SMS]

Cool old shot of a Cyclone cyl head showing cam drive beveled gears.

[SMS]

That old Lyons bike is with the Lattin family.

The Lane P Cyclone came out of Seattle when H-D dealer/collector Marion Dietrich passed away in the 60's. Then his widow sold it to Lane.
It is not restored or altered as was the Lyons bike, and is the most original road bike out there.

this also accompanied the letter

I just came across the letter that accompanied that great picture I posted of Bob Lyon's "restoration" Kind of a sad story. Is this the bike that Harrah's bought and Lane Plotner now has? Just curious.

[SMS]

Who knows anything about J.L. Beardsley? He wrote for Cycle World in the 1960s and 1970s, and another name, B.F. Beardsley appears as a witness signature on a 1915 Andrew Strand patent application. Just wondering if anyone has any info regarding theses Beardsley's; related, coincidence?
Also wondering if family or heirs of J.L. exist today that anyone knows about.

Thanks,

Bill

[SMS]

Were there ever Cyclones raced in New York State and New Jersey? If so who were the riders?

Good question. The best chance would be if a privateer continued to race that region after the factory team folded. Seeing racetrack programs from Sheepshead Bay, Atlantic City, Woodbridge plus county fair tracks might find one. The factory teams populated the midwest and western states mostly during their heydays. Anybody have intel on this one?

[Adam Bari]

Were there ever Cyclones raced in New York State and New Jersey? If so who were the riders?

[SMS]

An unfortunate unintended consequence of the beautiful Cyclone overhead cam drivetrain is that all the shots show the right side of the engine. The serial numbers are on the other side, so blowing up old pictures to try to fill in the missing numbers and put some rationale to the production numbers is that much more difficult.

[Chuck#1848]

I kinda wondered about that leafspring it looked the same as the picture that Jurrasic posted in this thread.
I sometimes have to remember that in the early days nothing went to waste and I gotta believe that the donor bike for the sled could have went to a couple different projects

[SMS]

Do you know if it was race motor or a road model?

Another thing about the sled that I skipped over. The cylinder barrels have 8 cooling fins and no ports, vs 7 fins and oval port slots below the fins as on Don Johns' and Wolters' race bikes. I've seen other racers with no ports also, but from that I would suggest the sled(s) had the road engine. Notice also the vertical leaf spring and swing arm suspension on the sled. More than just a Cyclone engine was cannibalized to build it.

[HarleyCreation]

Bill,

I sent you an email.

[SMS]

Better shot of the sled:

[SMS]

Good info.

Your grandfather's name is mentioned in Arctander's book. But you know that, right?

Mr Wagner, PM sent. Thanks.

[HarleyCreation]

Grandpa's name was Edward B Sewall. I wish it was a bit more of an inside track. He did not start keeping diaries until after the war when he joined Strand Manufacturing as an officer of the company.
Paul DeLadi was a full time employee (mechanic) of the City of Minneapolis, and worked part time at Egebergs. He also race bikes with the Egebergs according to his family. Paul passed away in 1987.

Good info.

Your grandfather's name is mentioned in Arctander's book. But you know that, right?

[SMS]

That's really good interesting information. Sounds like you've got some real nice inside information because of your grandfather's connections both early and later with Lyon. Can you tells us your grandfather's name?

Do you mean that DeLadi in the Cyclone race-to-road conversion bike photo worked at Egeberg's shop too? What was DeLadi's connection? That was some pricey project! That restoration would make a good story, if anyone remembers it.

Do you know how long your grandfather rode the Cyclone on the street? If my memory is correct, the Cyclone dealer there was on University Avenue in St. Paul. Have you ever gone down there to see if the building still exists?

Grandpa's name was Edward B Sewall. I wish it was a bit more of an inside track. He did not start keeping diaries until after the war when he joined Strand Manufacturing as an officer of the company.
Paul DeLadi was a full time employee (mechanic) of the City of Minneapolis, and worked part time at Egebergs. He also race bikes with the Egebergs according to his family. Paul passed away in 1987.