Cyclone production numbers

[c.o.]

This is a topic that's got me wondering. I'm going to continue digging for a bit to see what shows up. Surely there's more info out there on the "Yellow Demon"!

Thanks for the pics of John's racer Lonnie. I guess that's one machine that didn't self-destruct under him!! That's one awesome piece of history!

[HarleyCreation]

This is a topic that's got me wondering. I'm going to continue digging for a bit to see what shows up. Surely there's more info out there on the "Yellow Demon"!

Thanks for the pics of John's racer Lonnie. I guess that's one machine that didn't self-destruct under him!! That's one awesome piece of history!

These are awesome pieces of history and machinery, altho they did seem to self-destruct on the racetrack. How did John's survive?

I noticed earlier in this topic the McQueen Cyclone is unported while this racer is ported.

Were there unported Cyclone race motors or is the McQueen a street motor? Hmmm....

[pem]

Here's another one Herb. Very little info to go on though. Indianapolis Sunday Star 10-3-1915.

Dick

[Chris Haynes]

Here's another one Herb. Very little info to go on though. Indianapolis Sunday Star 10-3-1915.

Dick

Anybody gone to that address and looked under the porch?

[Chris Haynes]

Never mind. I just looked at that address on Google Earth and there is a park there now.

[HarleyCreation]

Never mind. I just looked at that address on Google Earth and there is a park there now.

Just like the Davidson home backyard workshop site is beneath a multi-story office building and the Jefferson factory a modern pole barn building. At least part of the Pennington factory still survives in Racine!

[HarleyCreation]

Here's another one Herb. Very little info to go on though. Indianapolis Sunday Star 10-3-1915.

Dick

Excellent find. That makes three road models so far.

Anyone make it four?

One thing, the boys weren't keeping their Cyclones very long were they. Too fast? Too troublesome? Too freakish?

[Harleyson's]

From those names I'm guessing the year of this photo must be 1919, '20, or '21. I don't think Janke raced much beyond that. And Crolius left around then too, or was fired.

Also, there was well known guy named Howard Campbell who worked at H-D. I never knew him, but other guys mentioned him. I wonder if this is him in the pit crew? I've seen that name Ben McGinnis too, but I don't know where. Maybe an early racer?

Herb,

Dodge City 1920
http://www.harleysons.de/showdow%201915.htm

Fritz

[HarleyCreation]

Herb,

Dodge City 1920
http://www.harleysons.de/showdow%201915.htm

Fritz

Excellent webpage Fritz. Too bad my Deutsch is so schlecht!

[Harleyson's]

Cyclone and Mr. Abel

Excellent webpage Fritz. Too bad my Deutsch is so schlecht!

Hello Herb,

Du musst Dir halt ein bißchen Mühe geben :-) !


http://www.harleysons.de/yellowspeed.htm

Fritz

[c.o.]

Herb..... let's see if this works. I did a translation attempt.......

http://translate.google.ca/translate...s.de%26hl%3Den

O.K. it looks like it works...... The Dodge City link is on the right. If you click on it you should get English....

[HarleyCreation]

Hello Herb,

Du musst Dir halt ein bißchen Mühe geben :-) !


http://www.harleysons.de/yellowspeed.htm

Fritz

Ja, sicher, du hast es Recht. Aber ich bin langsam und habe viel vergessen....shade.

Bitte, gibst du uns die Geschichte uber der Zyclone photo.

[HarleyCreation]

Herb..... let's see if this works. I did a translation attempt.......

http://translate.google.ca/translate...s.de%26hl%3Den

O.K. it looks like it works...... The Dodge City link is on the right. If you click on it you should get English....

Thanks Cory.

Fritz assembled a nice early race page there. Those were Harley's glory days and no mistake.

[Harleyson's]

Bitte, gibst du uns die Geschichte uber der Zyclone photo.[/QUOTE




TWO INTERESTING OLD-TIMERS

http://www.harleysons.de/CyclonePLAbel.JPG


P. L. Abel "the wandering Jew" and the Strand motor,

used on the old Cyclone motorcycle (1914)



The Cyclone was the first motor to get near the 100 mile an hour mark,

and speed records made by it stood for many years.



The overhead cam shaft and liberal use of ball bearings throughout seems

to be the source of the soup. Instead of push rods two shafts with bevel gears

as shown extend from the timer case to the top of the cylinder. The cams act directly

on the ends of the rocker arms, which are provided with rollers. Instead of a gear train

to drive the Bosch magneto it is also driven by a spur geared shaft on ball bearings.



The Cyclone used the once famous cradle spring invented

by Oscar Hedstrom and used by the Indian until 1916.



Mr. Abel, the Owner of this interesting motor,

started in the bicycle game in 1883 on the west coast.

In 1899 he moved to El Paso, his present location.

He was a member of the original League of American Wheelman, No. 2445.

He formerly had the Henderson agency in El Paso, but is now doing mostly repair work.


(Motorcycling, March 12, 1930)

[sveger]

Cyclones and Joerns Motor Manufacturing Company

Folks I dont want to be picky, but who is the source of the fact that Andrew was Swedish? Strand is a common name in Denmark as is Anders (Andrew in english). Joern (Jørn) is an even more common name in Denmark and not at all in Sweden as far as I know.

I`d say Indian for Sweden, Cyclone for Denmark, Iver Johnson for Norway, Harley for Scotland, Excelsior for Germany etc?

Sverre
AMcN
http://AmericanMotorcyclesNorway.blogspot.com