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Excelsior-Henderson introduced its first production model, the Super X, in December 1998, and commenced production in early 1999. The company developed the Super X motorcycle as a new proprietary motorcycle, including a new engine, frame, and all related drive and styling components, adopting styling from the earlier Excelsior-Henderson motorcycles from the 1905-1931 timeframe. [3]
Wagner motorcycle, 1911 model The Wagner Motorcycle Company (1901–1914) was established in Saint Paul, Minnesota , by George Wagner as an offshoot of the former Wagner Bicycle Company. [ 1 ] It produced approximately 8,500 Wagner motorcycles and was one of the first manufacturers to position the engine low down, using a "loop frame" [ 2 ] at ...
El Forastero Motorcycle Club (EFMC) is a one-percenter motorcycle club [2] which was established after being turned down for a chapter by the Satan Slaves MC. The El Forasteros are well known for their criminal activities, and are considered by law enforcement to be among the many second-tier, after the "Big Four" , outlaw motorcycle clubs.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Minnesota designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Simplex was founded by Paul Treen (father of United States Congressman and Louisiana Governor David Conner Treen) in New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1920s with an initial investment of $25. [2] Treen had been a dealer in Harley-Davidson motorcycles and had pitched them the idea of making a lightweight motorcycle for young riders.
All internal bearings were self-aligning rollers made by SKF, in an era when many motorcycle engines still used plain bushes on shafts. The Cyclone was capable of over 100 mph top speed, although the engine lubrication was crude, and it was fragile over long-distance races of 100 miles or more that were popular on the board tracks of the era.
As above, but with "FEB M.C." in place of slogan 60-001 M/C to approximately 24-000 M/G: 2008–present Similar to current passenger base; "MOTORCYCLE" centered at bottom and "FEB" at bottom left 12345MB 24001MG to 89236MJ (as of October 2, 2021) [3] Special Registration c. 1995–2008
They acquired the rights to the Rotax engine-enduro motorcycle SWM XN Tornado from the Italian owners and developed the Armstrong MT500 military motorcycle used by the British Army. For most of the 1980s, Armstrong-CCM produced about 3,500 motocross and trail bikes, as well as military off-road machines. [ 1 ]