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Online Greybeard

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Another amazing early bike!
« on: 13.03. 2019 14:53 »
It's practically a bicycle frame with a V8 engine!

From Facebook. The text says: World speed record? 136.4 mph in 1907 at Ormond Beach, FL.


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Re: Another amazing early bike!
« Reply #1 on: 13.03. 2019 17:33 »
GB..Looks like a lot of faith in the metal joining skills available at the time. That steering stem support looks scary to me. Searched for any mention of the 1907 Ormond/ Daytona Beach meets, plenty of cars, no bikes. Perhaps I looked in the wrong place.

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Re: Another amazing early bike!
« Reply #2 on: 13.03. 2019 19:08 »
Hi All,
Search for the "Curtis flyer" to find that V8

Peugeot made a big ohc engined bike in he early days as far as I remember

John
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