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**Navyguy** · 20th December 06, 01:52 AM

I am just testing to see if I posted a picture right. This is a picture of my Great Grandfather on his motorcycle after a race c.1903.

**Navyguy** · 20th December 06, 01:53 AM

Hey it worked.

**Pour1Malt** · 20th December 06, 02:04 AM

aye... it did!

**Tattoo Bradley** · 20th December 06, 02:29 AM

cool picture!

**nixphotography** · 20th December 06, 05:08 AM

That an excellent piccie. Thanks for sharing it with us, and yes it worked.

Brett

**McMurdo** · 20th December 06, 05:11 AM

Great shot, thanks for sharing it with us.

**Splash_4** · 20th December 06, 05:33 AM

I love picts of old bikes. Do you know what brand that is?

**ozmeath** · 20th December 06, 07:41 AM

What a pedigree you hail from NG. Your Great Grandfather looks so young! I've got a few racers,both cars and bikes on both sides of my mob. Does it it give you a quite justification when your hooting down the highway, or is that just me...?:rolleyes:

**Navyguy** · 20th December 06, 07:52 AM

Wow thanks for the replies, I was going to delete the thread after the test, but I guess "I" can't do that. To answer the questions, I have a full size picture at home and the tank reads xcelsior (hope I spelled that right), the company is still around but smaller. My great Granddad raced while in the army, he also did trick riding, sadly, I don't know much about my family history, (wasn't intrested as a kid) but I am going to work on a family tree when I get home and can talk to my Grand parents. Yes it gives me justification, this picture helped me convince my wife I "needed" a Harley, family pride and tradition.

**Scott Gilmore** · 20th December 06, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Navyguy

... To answer the questions, I have a full size picture at home and the tank reads xcelsior (hope I spelled that right), the company is still around but smaller. ...

Yes, it's an Excelsior (pre-Henderson from the date). It's an atmospheric side valve V-twin (air cooled, of course) that appears to be set up for either flat track, or perhaps even board track racing. The rear wheel is almost certainly driven by a leather belt. It didn't have a clutch in the normal sense -- the rider engaged the belt by rolling forward and increasing the tension on the belt on the pulleys.

It took mui grande huevos to race a bike without any front brake (and only the rumor of a rear brake, if any at all) back then. No suspension to speak of either. Racing deaths were fairly common.

Nice photo. You're right to treasure it. Thanks for posting.
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