The San Francisco call., 1910-06-20
|MOTORCYCLISTSON
CONTINENTAL RUN
Two Chug Chug Riders Hope to
Reach New York by
August 10

passed through San Francisco the early
mental trip by motorcycle from Los
Angeles to New York city They came
north by way of the coast route and
report the roads, especially over the
mountains, to. be in bad condition, the
dust being heavy and roads being badly
cut up. Heavy head winds prevailed,
making travelling slow, and they were
five days coming UP from the southern
city.
From here their route lies north to
Spokane. then to the Yellowstone park,
Bismarck. South Dakota, Chicago, along
the Great lakes, down the ST. Law
renee and Hudson rivers to New York,
where they hope to arrive about Au-
gust TO-
Johnson is riding five horsepower
twin Indian and tried the experiment
or pulling side car over the noun
tain road, but found the roads SO
rough that it made the trip a hard one.
He left the side car here, and from
this point is using a rear luggage car
rler. He had absolutely no trouble with
his machine and says he rode every
inch OF the way over the notorious San
Juan grade. pulling this heavy side
car loaded with 125 pounds of luggage.
Helgeson is riding a two speed Mime
apolis, using luggage carrier on the
rear.
The motorcyclists of the city and
members of the San Francisco motor
cycle club had an off Sunday yesterday.
there being no programmed event, the
members being at liberty to go where
they chose. Next Sunday, however, the
second of the series of three events will
take place. Just what the event will
be and where it will be held will be
decided at the meeting or the club this
week.
c. C. Hopkins. local agent for the
Indian, is in receipt of telegram
from Nolney E. Davis, vice president
of the San Francisco motorcycle club,
who has just completed a transconti-
mental trip by motorcycle. The mes
sage came from Springfield Mass and
read: Arrived in Springfield at p. M,
June Is. Machine running as we'll as
when | left Frisco. Best regards to
club and friends"
British exports for the month of
April, 1910. in motorcycles are shown
by statistics to be s55,9SO, as against
$30,940 in 1908. Imports in April, 1910
Were $55,100 and in 1909 $31S70. For
the four months ending with April
imports came to $179,0S5 in 1910 as
against $98.665 in 1909, while the ex-
ports amounted to s210.510 in the 1910
period and S12S,920 in the correspond
ing period in 1909. The re-exports of
foreign motorcycles and parts was
$s,l1O, as against S33,365 in the same
months last year
Another transcontinental trip is un-
der way. This time, however. it is
not powerful. fully equipped motor
car. but powerful, fully equipped Thor
motorcycle. The rider is Max Ger
matter, who left Los Angeles Saturday
morning with Chicago as his destina-
tion. This is not the first time that
Germatter has made long trip, as
he had ridden his motorcycle from New
York to Chicago and back, and about
three months ago made 600 mile run
from his former home in Denver to the
southwest The motorcycle used on
these trips is three horsepower one
cylinder Thor, and has already run {. 900
miles. Germatter has never had any
trouble with the little machine. only
having had to have one rim replaced
In all the time he has had it, notwith-
standing the hard, long trips over all
sorts and conditions of roads Germat-
ter's route will bring him to Oakland,
where he will spend two or three days.
then on to Denver. where a stop of
a week with friends will take place.
and from there on to the Windy City he
expects to average about 300 miles a
day.
That the speedy little motorcycle has
established a place for itself in Hawaii
is plainly evidenced by the fact that
second machine has been purchased by
the municipal government of Honolulu
for the use of the city water inspector
This machine is a Harley Davidson, and
in the short time it has been in use
has won its way into the select world
Of popularity.
Redlands now has motorcycle club
and 1t is strong one at that Upon its
organization, a short time ago, 80 MEM
bers enrolled. The following officers
are at the helm: Dr. C. HI. Lashlee.
president; Fred Fowler. vice president:
Cecil Grigsby, secretary treasurer; Ed
win Stowe, captain; c. A. Gibson and C.
a. summerville, lieutenants.
Brooklyn policeman, realizing what
an advantage 1T would be to him to be
apie 70 read his speedometer at night
mas htted his instrument with a tiny
electric bulb connected to small bat
terry, which illumines the metal dial
Mhiie the contact spring is depressed
Ine arrangement is easily applied at
small cost and has been found TO he
worth while, as it is not then necessarv
to stop, where oiling is by hand pump.
with an odometer attachment. to see
about the fabrication, or try to keep
tab on the distance Travelled bv guess
ing.