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'Fly' at an airport! Good one! :) MT @aronsolomon: Very fly Italian Motorcycles of the 50s and 60s exhibit at SFO — http://t.co/HYtHtVSU This tweet was posted on January 23, 2012.

@JamesJetsOften Good morning! The #motorcycle exhibit is in the center, back of the International Terminal: http://t.co/FxEJWWlM This tweet was posted on November 29, 2011.

@TomIbis We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed our exhibit on Italian motorcycles - and we hope that your day improved eventually. This tweet was posted on December 05, 2011.

@jmspool Great pics of our Italian motorcycle & automata exhibits! Thanks for checking them out! This tweet was posted on February 09, 2012.

@joemoak Great pix of our motorcycle & microscope exhibits! Thanks for checking them out! This tweet was posted on February 02, 2012.

@junaidrashid Great photos of our exhibit on Italian motorcycles! We hope you liked the show! This tweet was posted on December 14, 2011.

@tweetclix We're glad you've enjoyed our motorcycle & mountain bike exhibits! Thanks for checking them out! This tweet was posted on July 27, 2012.

A Century of Vintage Toys

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between December 1991 and March 1992 in the F-02 North Connector gallery, located in North Terminal

A broken handlebar at top speed caused one damaging crash, and Wyman steered his motorcycle with a hardwood stick lashed across the handlebars for the next 400 miles until the bike was repaired. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.

A highly talented motorcycle engineer, Fabio Taglioni worked at Ceccato, Ducati, & Mondial. See his work on display: http://t.co/PPptIffq This tweet was posted on February 16, 2012.

Agustin Orengo is an Argentine humanitarian worker now based in Venezuela. After moving to East Africa in 2013, he began to venture on his motorcycle documenting hand painted barbershop signs from Kenya from Ethiopia. #ExtraO #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 21, 2020.

Allan's friend Mike Curb produced films & enlisted him to provide music for his soundtracks. Allan’s revolutionary “Blues Theme” featured a “fuzz” distortion guitar effect & was used in the opening scene of Curb’s 1966 motorcycle film The Wild Angels. 🎶👂 https://t.co/JH8GSnQYz0 This tweet was posted on April 05, 2021.

Although they built just three more of their simple, single-cylinder motorcycles the following year, Harley-Davidson moved to a new building on the company’s current Juneau Avenue site and increased production to fifty motorcycles in 1906. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on April 02, 2021.

Author, antique motorcycle collector, and American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Hall of Fame member Cristine “Cris” Sommer Simmons has ridden cross country on her 1915 Harley-Davidson 11-F three times. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles #womenwhoride This tweet was posted on August 24, 2021.

Before Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930) shifted his attention to aviation, he was one of the first manufacturers to design motorcycles that significantly improved on their bicycle heritage. This image was posted on March 19, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #motorcycletouring #vintagemotorcycle #glenncurtiss

Before Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930) turned to aviation, he was one of the first to design motorcycles that significantly improved on their bicycle heritage. An avid cyclist and racer, he ran a small manufacturing and retail shop in NY in the late 1890s. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on March 19, 2021.

Before the 21st Century: An Ode to Boats, Cars, Motorcycles, Planes, and Trains

This nonaviation exhibition was on display between December 1992 and April 1993 in the F-02 North Connector gallery, located in North Terminal

Bellissima! RT @spara: On BART to #whereconf, had to stop at the Italian motorcycles display in SFO. Highly recommended. This tweet was posted on April 02, 2012.

Best nickname for a motorcycle? How about "Disco Volante" ("Flying Saucer") for the 1950s 175cc MV Agusta CSS http://t.co/aGRjzz3t This tweet was posted on November 08, 2011.

Clubs have long offered camaraderie and support for motorcyclists. The Alpha Motorcycle Club of Brooklyn formed in March 1902 as the first such club in the U.S. Soon after, the Pacific Coast Motor Bicycle Club organized in San Francisco as the first club on the West Coast. This tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.

Daughter & mother, Effie and Avis Hotchkiss were the first women to ride across the United States on a #motorcycle. In 1915, with Avis in the sidecar of a Harley-Davidson 11-F, they departed Brooklyn for San Francisco on a 2 month, 9,000-mile journey. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on August 13, 2021.

Davie Allan is an instrumental rock guitarist who enjoyed popular success during the mid- to late-1960s, even as the demand for surf music and instrumentals by many other artists waned. This video was posted on April 05, 2021. #instrumentalsurf #surfrock #instrumentalrock #davieallan

Did you know that from 1954-59, Maserati made motorcycles? We've got one (a beauty!) on display in the IT: http://t.co/2SKLuZAo This tweet was posted on February 15, 2012.

EPIC STORY ALERT! This image was posted on March 05, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #motorcycletouring #vintagemotorcycle #sfhistory

Image: Installation view of "Early American Motorcycle"

Early American Motorcycles

This exhibition was on display between February 2021 and September 2021 in the 4C International South Wall gallery, located in International Terminal

Effie (1889–1966) and Avis (1863–1958) Hotchkiss were the first women to ride across the United States on a motorcycle. This image was posted on August 13, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #vintagemotorcycle #womenwhoride

Excelsior was one of the “Big Three” American motorcycle brands during the 1910s, along with Harley-Davidson and Indian. Like other motorcycle makers, Excelsior had deep roots in bicycling. Their first model used a Thor engine built under license. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on May 10, 2021.

Excelsior was one of the “Big Three” American motorcycle brands during the 1910s, along with rivals Harley-Davidson and Indian. This image was posted on May 10, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #vintagemotorcycle

Glenn H. Curtiss (1878–1930) started the Curtiss Company in 1902 to manufacture engines and motorcycles. This image was posted on April 21, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory

Happy International Women’s Day! This image was posted on March 08, 2021. #internationalwomensday #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycles #vintagemotorcycles

Harley-Davidson survives as the only continuously operating company of the approximately 100 motorcycle manufacturers that existed in the United States during the early twentieth century. This image was posted on April 02, 2021. #earlyamericanmotorcycles #motorcycle #vintagemotorcycle #harleydavidson

He soon dropped the Hercules name in favor of Curtiss and in January 1907, he entered a modified racing motorcycle fitted with the new V-8 aircraft engine at the Winter Speed Carnival in Ormond Beach, Florida. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on March 19, 2021.

Hey gear heads, did you see @SFGate's article, "5 Places to Take Your Motorcycle Passion"? How many have you been to? http://t.co/slrW84wX This tweet was posted on December 12, 2011.

In 1902, he advertised single-cylinder motorcycles, engines, and casting kits under the brand Hercules, and the next year he was winning races on a powerful new twin-cylinder machine. In 1904, Curtiss made a twin-cylinder Hercules capable of an impressive 5 to 50 miles-per-hour. This tweet was posted on March 19, 2021.

In 1903, Curtiss introduced one of the first two-cylinder motorcycle engines, a powerful five-horsepower, V-Twin design that boasted a greater power-to-weight ratio than a comparable single-cylinder engine. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on May 21, 2021.