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  • Yes it looks like a Militor, without the spoked wheels - maybe hidden by the discs - or the hub steering. I don't have much sympathy for the Militaire/Militor idea. It was launched as a car on two wheels at a time when you could buy a Model T Ford with four wheels for nearly the same, or less by 1920. I guess the company tried the later versions on the military as they would be the only ones prepared to pay for a low volume specialist vehicle. But putting on the sidecar just emphasises the lack of price competitiveness with early pickups or trucks.

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    • pops H-D.jpg
      My pop around 1950

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      • Vintage Pic of the Day - October 29, 2020

        Assembly line for scooters as far as you can see. Very cool looking architecture in this factory.

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        Mike Love

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        • More photos from Beaver Dam area.
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          • Vintage Pic of the Day - October 30, 2020

            In the days when the early cyclists followed ancient trails. Can you name this munition?

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            Mike Love

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            • Originally posted by exeric View Post
              I believe it is a Militor in origin but there are some deviations from stock. Probably due to military specifications for the WW1. This Militor looks like the later configuration and the Rogers sidecar is probably later teens. My guess is this was built in late 1917 into 1918. Sadly, Militor was done by 1920.
              Thanks Eric and I was thinking because of the modern looking design that it was much later - WW II. Too bad we lost so many companies in that era (and The Great Deppression). The competition could have been good for design and innovation.

              Mike Love

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              • Originally posted by ihrescue View Post
                Vintage Pic of the Day - October 30, 2020

                In the days when the early cyclists followed ancient trails. Can you name this munition?

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                Mike Love
                The rider looks like Erwin Baker, and the motorcycle would be an 1918 or later PowerPlus.
                Eric Smith
                AMCA #886

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                • Your welcome. 20'sh years ago I hunted down as many photographs as I could find of Police/Sheriff dept. motorcycles in Dodge Co. The photos above were a bonus as I tracked down remaining family members. It wasn't easy. I suppose I should find those other photos. I also found a 1964 250 Honda Dream parade bike owned by a sheriff dept. deputy decked out in saddle bags, wind shield and crash bars and was 100% original(including like new tank badges)in really good shape with serial #400001 on the frame and serial #400002 on the motor. Boy, I should have kept that one.

                  Dodge Co. has a long history of early motorcycles to include 2 homemade motorcycles.

                  Eugene Pratch
                  706 N. Spring St.
                  Beaver Dam, Wi.
                  No ser#, 2 1/2hp
                  Reg.#1144
                  08/13/1910

                  G. Maleek
                  215 Main St.
                  Beaver Dam, Wi.
                  "Home Made"
                  No ser#, 2 1/4hp
                  Reg.#2041, 06/13/1910

                  Tried tracking down photos without any luck. People have been making homemade motor cycles for over 115 years.

                  Perry Mack used to drive to a friends farm in Dodge Co. to shoot his guns. Perry was a gun nut too. He also crashed one of his beloved Packard's in Dodge Co. One of his many crashes. He just loved going fast his whole life.

                  Dick
                  Last edited by pem; 10-30-2020, 02:50 PM.

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                  • Originally posted by exeric View Post
                    The rider looks like Erwin Baker, and the motorcycle would be an 1918 or later PowerPlus.
                    You got it Eric - Erwin "Canon Ball" Baker it is. Wow maybe I missed in Shaky Jake's commentary of the member build story of his Indian Power Plus the significance. I will ask him that question.

                    Mike Love

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                    • Bike all set up for winter riding. And a nice hat!
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                      • Vintage Pic of the Day - October 31, 2020

                        This from the National Capital Motorcycle Club's history. It includes an appearance by Washington DC Harley - Davidson Dealer Red House on the far right. Red was a motorcycle racer, hill climber and and all around anything motorcycle guy. I believe his first dealership in DC was for Indian Motorcycles.

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                        Mike Love

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                        • No! I don't know who owned the other bike.

                          I was at a motorcycle race 1968/69 at the fair grounds. I remember it because there was a bike gang there causing problems and eventually one of the gang members pulled a wheelly behind the grand stand and ran into the crowd and broke a woman's leg. Not good. But during the race a racers throttle stuck wide open coming out of turn 4 and ran the length of the front straight where the rider bailed and the bike struck a flag man who was standing on the track on the outside of turn one. Why he was standing there I don't know but I can still see the poor guy fly over a 8 foot wooden fence. What really stayed with me was seeing his boots still on the track. Another time a rider crashed in turn one and I can still picture his bike cart wheeling through the woods outside turn one and the rider was just behind it. I think both riders died. Not good.
                          Last edited by pem; 10-31-2020, 05:19 PM.

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                          • Vintage Pic of the Day - November 1, 2020

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                            Mike Love

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                            • Originally posted by badger34
                              Do you recognize this fellow and do you know what role he was in at the time? The photo is from 1970.
                              Whoever he was, he looked a lot like Smokin' Joe!

                              ....Cotten
                              Last edited by T. Cotten; 11-01-2020, 09:48 AM.
                              AMCA #776
                              Dumpster Diver's Motto: Seek,... and Ye Shall Find!

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                              • The bike in the 31 Oct photo looks like a 36 VL with those one year horn brackets and rear stand.

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