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The 1902 California Motor Bicycle on display in #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles was discovered and restored in the 1970s by newspaper mogul and collector Otis Chandler (1927–2006) and is very likely George Wyman’s cross-country machine. This tweet was posted on March 05, 2021.

“Early American Motorcycles” is on view pre-security in the International Terminal Main Hall and online at https://t.co/gk4H1rFqZs #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on February 16, 2021.

As it became increasingly hard to find pacers who agreed not to win, motorized pacing machines known as motor-pacers filled the niche created by bicycle racing. Soon after, motor-pacers raced against themselves in dedicated events.#EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on February 16, 2021.

The evolution of motorcycling dates to the bicycling craze of the late-1800s. Bicycle racers found they could pedal with less effort in the slipstream created behind another racer, a "pacer," and then use their reserve energy to pass that rider. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on February 16, 2021.

“Early American Motorcycles” is on view pre-security in the International Terminal Main Hall and online at: https://t.co/tVfPUz1lJl #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on February 12, 2021.

Coming soon to the International Terminal… #sneakpeek #comingsoon #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles This tweet was posted on January 28, 2021.