1912 Motorcycle For Sale

1911 harley davidson 8a silent grey restored silent grey fellow.

1912 motorcycle for sale.

The first of these a 298cc single cylinder side valve arrived in 1904. The first triumph motorcycle of 1902 used a belgian minerva engine but within a few years the coventry firm originally a bicycle manufacturer founded by german immigrants siegfried bettman and maurice schulte was building its own power units. Prior to the restoration this motorcycle was a low mileage survivor with all original sheet metal with the exception of the primary chain cover including gas tank fenders. Most were powered by a version of the french de dion bouton single cylinder engine one of the first commercially viable motorcycle engines.

This is a restored indian motorcycle twin cylinder chain drive. Harley davidson 8a silent grey 1912 motorcycles for sale in pembine wisconsin. 1912 indian standard twin motorcycle 7hp. One of the bikes produced by akd was this example a 500cc 3 1 2hp single referred to simply as the 3 1 2hp manufactured in 1912 it s now owned by florida based classic bike enthusiast jack wells who took his first motorcycle ride at the tender age of 12 on a cushman trike.

Indian motorcycle in 1912 was a hard tail motorcycle frame. By 1912 motorcycles had been manufactured commercially for 18 years. 1912 indian v twin this very correct and authentic example of indian s 1000cc v twin came out of the former amca president jack gormley s collection well over twenty five years ago and was restored shortly thereafter. 1912 colorado leather bought from old time collection original.

1918 pope model t twin. 1912 license plates for sale. Total for the event was 13 7 million. Engine type is 1000 cc overhead valve 3 speed.

Sold 1912 pope motorcycle model h single cylinder belt drive mecum auction 2016 sold 1913 excelsior 7sc motorcycle sold 1913 excelsior twin motorcycle model 7 c 1913 original parts bike. Most indian motorcycles and other marques of this eras were single cylinder motorcycles with a belt drive but this one sported the new high power twin motor with a single speed engaged by a clutch. Mecum had 949 bikes and with memorabilia the lot count topped 1 000. Alert for new listings.

This first engine was not without its weaknesses pistons and bores wore out. Mecum bills its sale as the biggest antique and vintage motorcycle auction in the world.