The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-30
MOTOR CYCLE Craze
STORM|NC COUNTRY


This was bicycling. Young and old
rich and poor-man, woman and child
seized upon this two-wheeled vehi-
Gle as the one predominant machine
for amusement and health The era
Of the bicycle was an era of acquaint-
ance with American out-of-doors to
millions OF people who otherwise
would have scarcely known the natur-
al wonders and delights of their coun-
try.
This self-same era is repeating IT.
self today by means Of the motorcycle
But with an undreamed of comfort and
tenfold pleasure.
Gone is the fatigue of pedallng up
hills and against head winds-all the
exertions OF cycling have disappeared
with its motorizatioD. Likewise Its
qualifications have increased.
Fresh regions are constantly OPEN
ing up to the motorcyclist, thousands
upon thousands of miles of smooth
state roads.-macadamize and oiled
await his preference.
Not that a motorcyclist needs fine
roads Steep grades, sand, the mar
row riding space, rough surfaces
mean nothing to this machine. II has
the power, control, and comfort of
an automoble-poEitive features too
little realized by those who have not
given the motorcycle n careful con-
sideration.
On the other hand. the running cost
Of a motorcycle Is next to nothing per
mile. Sixty-five miles on salon OF
y soline, or five hundred miles on a
gallon OF oil, are average perform
ances. Repair charges are cores.
ponding low. official reports Of the
Detroit police motorcycle squad using
Indian motorcycles show the average
cost OF upkeep per machine to be s21S
for 5000 miles.
The motorcycle needs no garage.
and requlreG minimum ~ care. Il
Is always ready to take YOU 10 any
point within IA twenty-five radius with
In an hours time. Throw n leg over
the saddle--give twist of the wrist
and OF you go. You are master
OF the machine whether throhllng
down to a walking pace In congestcd
traffic or opening up to sixty miles
an hour on cleared road.
These brief facts explain why you
see motorcyclists everywhere-ln
many places where YOU do not see an
automobile because the motor ear
cannot negotiate all the highways and
byways that motorcycle easily rides.
The motorcycle has universal place
as a pleasure vehicle. You viii see
,his summer n legion of motorcycle
. thusia - touring the lierkshires,
the White MourdaIns, the scenic gran
deurs Cf Maine. visiting t'e Aidrol-
dacks, the Shenandoah valley, the gay
B d. .urts go soacoast and Great Lakes
Al the alhletlc meet. at the ball
game. AZ he links and tenniG court
at all the out-or-town gatherings
yon wiz GOO the motorlyclst In In
ereasing numbers, the machipo par
excellence lur ready service M mo
ments notice, putting YOU In luick
touch with points of interest far ana
near. iIt
llut the fact must not be overlook
ed that the motorcycle has IT, practi-
cal sde-for example, as help to the J
student In man. of his scholastic act
iyitles.
II In always available for immediate |
use on observation trips; for making |
/ I'D surveys at points near by or at "A
distance; for carrying the student 0t
mining To localities where interesting |
geological formations can be eXamin-
nj at first hand The student of |
agriculture can use his leisure mo-
nents to take runs through the near
By country. seeing practical demon
STATIONS of the theories and methods
covered in his course of work.
Indeed, the practical uses Of the mo-
.orcycle are almost unlimited.
The doctor uses II for emergency
'alls, where quick action is imperative
l'he architect finds the motorcycle a
ice-saver and an eaergizer in keep
ng every department. OF his work un-
Ter his immediate supervision, by its
ready aid the civil or sanitary engi-
neer can widen the radius U his
and crowd more vital accom-
into a days work than Wit
llishments into a day 5 work tlan
With any other means of transporta-
ion,
I'm farm life, the trips 10 town-the
lille errands for which It H. hardly
worth while to hitch up the horse
re taken care of quickly by the mo-