A very cool newsreel of a motorcycle road race featuring three of the leading brands of bikes: Harley-Davidson, Excelsior, and Indian. Features some notable bikers of day including Otto Walker, Teddy Carroll, Red Parkhurst, and Ralph Hepburn. Walter Davidson, president of H-D, appears at the end!
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BMW’s motorcycle …
BMW’s motorcycle history began in 1921 .Thay ran 207 miles at 90 MPH back in 1919 WOW
These guys are …
These guys are heroes.
Damit, now I’ll …
Damit, now I’ll have to watch Faster again!
Awesome vid – …
Awesome vid – amazing the conditions by todays standards.
HD kicked that …
HD kicked that day. Nice video, show us some more oldies.
I bet that video …
I bet that video was taken at Bike week at Ocean City Md in 1919.
My sound is not …
My sound is not working on this video, neither is the color.
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