1913 Flying Merkel Racer

Cover: Surely one of the most fascinating periods of motorcycle history is the board track racing era. Huge crowds would turn out to see brave young men race their motorcycles around steeply banked, circular board tracks. They ran wide open with short, open exhaust pipes and oil flowing freely from the motors. Our 1913 Flying Merkel cover bike is one of the few machines that has survived from those years.

Contents: 1913 Flying Merkel Racer; Van Order Collection part IV - photos of a few of the men and machines of the "Roaring Twenties"; Resource Spotlight - Fair Spares; Friedman Files - photos of motocross machines early 1970's; Reader Restorations - Velocette Thruxton; Wheels of Time Museum; Collecting Motorcycle Trading Cards; Best of Vintage Mounts; more

1993 June Motorcycle Collector Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com