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In 1913, five Flying Merkel models were available featuring redesigned single- and twin-cylinder engines supported internally by ball bearings, along with wider forks, larger tires, and rear mono-shock suspensions like those found on modern #motorcycles. #EarlyAmericanMotorcyclesThis tweet was posted on September 08, 2021.
Joseph Frederic Merkel road-tested his first #motorcycle in 1900. Like many early manufacturers, Merkel based his initial design on a small engine attached to a bicycle-like frame with a simple belt-drive to the rear wheel. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles#FlyingMerkelThis tweet was posted on September 08, 2021.
In 2010, Sommer Simmons rode Effie from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to Santa Monica, California, from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Carlsbad, California, in 2016, and again in 2018 from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles#womenwhorideThis tweet was posted on August 24, 2021.
Sommer Simmons’ motorcycle is nicknamed “Effie” in honor of Effie and Avis Hotchkiss, who, in 1915, became the first women to ride across the United States on a motorcycle. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles#womenwhorideThis tweet was posted on August 24, 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#womenwhorideThis tweet was posted on August 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. #EarlyAmericanMotorcyclesThis tweet was posted on August 13, 2021.
“Early American Motorcycles” is on view pre-security in the Int'l Terminal and online at https://t.co/gk4H1rFqZs. Don't miss the online-only catalog!
#EarlyAmericanMotorcyclesThis tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.
The SFMC quickly reorganized, and in 1908 they hosted events that included a seventy-mile ride to Mount Hamilton and a weekend of racing at Tanforan Park in nearby San Bruno. #EarlyAmericanMotorcyclesThis tweet was posted on June 24, 2021.