Thanks for the kind words Eric. This particular clipping was sent to me by a fellow antique motorcycle enthusiast. I can't take credit for finding it. Over the years I have exchanged many research items with other enthusiast. Sharing this type of information is what our hobby is all about.
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Originally posted by pem View PostThanks for the kind words Eric. This particular clipping was sent to me by a fellow antique motorcycle enthusiast. I can't take credit for finding it. Over the years I have exchanged many research items with other enthusiast. Sharing this type of information is what our hobby is all about.Be sure to visit;
http://www.vintageamericanmotorcycles.com/main.php
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Just obtained some new photos. This was taken on an unknown dirt track. Possibly Milwaukee State Fair mile. Pre 1912. Ralph Sporleder is the rider. Looks like Indian handle bar and maybe fork. Is the motor an Excelsior? Ralph was known to ride Harley's starting in 1906 and Indians and possibly Excelsior's. I believe he was the 3rd person to ever win a race riding a Harley-Davidson in 1906. Walter and Perry being first and second.
ThanksLast edited by pem; 07-27-2020, 04:11 PM.
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Originally posted by exeric View PostLooks like 2 header pipes out of a single cylinder head. I agree that the handlebars are U-joint Indian bars and probably Indian forks, and the tank looks Indian. That is a noodle scratcher, Dick.
The trophy was one of three I got to hold in my hands recently. Earliest was from 1907. They came from Ralph's daughter who passed away a week ago. Hard to believe. The family has trunks of letters and such to go through. The daughter told her grand kids she remembered "those Davidson boys" and Bill Harley. She had an original photo of Ralph on his 1910 Waverley motorcycle that appeared in the Wisconsin Motorist in November 1910. It hung on her bedroom wall her whole life. Oh my, if she had letters from Ralph from his days racing Harley's and working with Perry or Lacy Crolius no telling what we might learn. One can only dream.
Dick
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This is the watch pendant that Ralph's daughter wore most of her life. Here he was on an Indian.Attached Files
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