Tag Archives: Classic Motorcycle

1903 Indian Motorcycle

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Matt Storms

This is a 1903 Indian motorcycle which is claimed to be the oldest-known unrestored example in existence. I laugh that electric bicycles are becoming the rage now when these were made back in the early 1900’s. This is nothing more than a motorized bicycle, the 1.75-horsepower Indian. It was owned by the late Charlie Alder, Jr., who passed away last year. His carpenter father obtained it through a $50 barter in 1950, when he discovered it hanging on the wall of a dentist’s office, unused since 1920. Sadly it has spent most of its life in storage, although it has been taken … Continue reading →

Mrs. Sally Halterman is the first woman to get a motorcycle license

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Matt Storms

Women riding a motorcycle is cool to me. I think all guys look at a woman riding and we give them the respect that they have with riding a motorcycle entails. I do not know what motorcycle this is I know that the photo and press story were cited as of Sept. 15, 1937. This classic motorcycle is in front of the Lincoln Memorial which construction was started in 1914 with $300,000 and finished May 30th 1922. Sally was the first woman to get a motorcycle license in the District of Columbia. If we think about the time back then this had to be pretty scandalous … Continue reading →