The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-04-21
TWENTY POPULAR POWER
BICYCLES IN THIS CITY
WITH PROSPECTS
OF MORE.
Carl RiddiCk of Winamac Repub-
lican is an Enthusiast and
Tells of Trip Into
Michigan.


struck Plymouth with the effect
and force OF the present rage,
which among the young fellows
OF the city seems to be the motor
cycle craze. There are at present
twenty OF the popular gasoline
driven bicycles in the city, and
the prospects OF several more,
before the end If the present sea
son. Until within the past couple
OF years, the motorcycle has been
4 sort OF luxurious contraption,
which sometimes could be ridden
as much ais four or five miles
without getting out OF order. and
requiring the rider to jack his
machine upon its stand OF a dusty
road, get out his wrenches, screw
drivers, and other paraphenalia
and burn his hands dreadfully on
the hot cylinder, while fixing the
pesky thing. Now it is different.
Motorcycles are built nowadays,
that give no trouble at all. If pro-
perlv taken care OF. With their
four horse power motors, the
strongly built machines, are able
to pillow their way through heavy
sand, and UP the Steepest hills,
With speed, and comfort and re-
liability. To ride a motorcycle
nowadays. and especially a good
one, is JOY supreme,-an expe
rience, which is thrilling and ex-
alting. TO see an open level road
ahead. and a clear path, and
open her up, to hear the engine
pulsing beneath you, the machine
lurching forward, carrying you
along with it,-yOu strike hill
and mount up. and up-the sum-
mit is yours without effort, and
as she starts down, your daring
is tested a little more. the speed
keeps gaining, and gaining until
fear finally forces you. TO close
llle throttle a little. to check your
flight through space. as it seems.
The fields, woods, a bridge. hills,
ell fly past YOU, like an endless
panorama. IT sand looms up.
YOU tighten your grip on the
bars a little. and test Your skill.
Sand l. the true test OF every
motGrcyclist. and in the bunch
| making a cross country run, When
YOU come upon cOmrade, who
has skidded into the ditch. and
is pushing her out on the road
again. If YOU are able ito shoot
her through, make your sand.
and the next hill-then to look
back and see the other fellows
just getting started again, IS
more fun than winning a fast
race on level ground. Anyone can
ride a bicycle where the roads
are smooth. but experience and
skill, is what takes the boys
through the bad places.
Plymouth Cyclists.
The following are the motor
cyclists OF Plymouth. and the
names of the different makes OF
machines owned by them: Ray
| Logan. Winona Telephone Ex-
change; Earl Troutman, Wagon
err: Leo Pesch. Eugene Pesch.
! Yale; ID. w. Dewitt, Harry Ho-
ham, Indian; George Weaver,
! Roller kleckner, Keith Richter,
LLOYD Zumbaugh. Luther Hoham
THOR; c. NJ. Walker, Alonzo
Walker. Hubert Tanner, Howard
MAGELLAN, VIM. Hendricks. Har
| ley-Davidson; Otto Robbins Cur
tbs: George Morelock. Armac w
c. Hendricks Armac. Orders
have been placed by other local
residents for machines. among
which are two Crowns for Geo.
Firestone and Ben Took.
Experience of a Rider.
The following from the Wilma
mac Republican. concerning a
ride taken by Carl Riddick. editor
of that paper, and his II year old
son whom he carried on a tandem
attachment. from Winamac to
Albion, Mich. and back dis
tance OF some four hundred miles
which he made upon his motor
cycle. pOrtrays. the atmosphere a
little more clearly.
To those OF our readers who
have never ridden a motorcycle,
we might say THAT 1T is much like
riding cross between a scenic
railroad and a bucking broncho.
For speed. the swiftest automo-
bile is hike an ice wagon oOmpar-
ed with the motor bicycle. For
real hair raising nerve testing, for
a swiftly moving picture panor-
anna of the country. for economy
of travel and for healuhful eXer
else that brings into action every
muscle and sets every nerve TO
tingling with health and life. a
motorcycle ride over a stretch