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.
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.