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San Francisco circa 1925. "California State Automobile Association -- Emergency Road Service motorcycle." Perhaps an adjunct to the Broken Glass Department. 8x10 nitrate negative from the Wyland Stanley collection. View full size.
When I searched in my box of Dinky Toys of some 60 years ago, looking for the model of a Blaw-Knox Bulldozer, I also found this model of an AA Emergency Road Service motorcycle.
A 1925 Model B Harley. 61 cubes with an "F" valve arrangement (overhead intake valves, exhaust valves are in the cylinder).
Pics here too: http://thaiclassicclub.com/99
That's a lot of weight to be hauling around on a device that has only the rear brake to rely on. (No front brake and no sidecar brake.)
I imagine that every fast stop would be a "panic stop" when riding this bike! I guess he could always throw an anvil on a rope overboard!
Probably not a lot of it: 2 wheels out of 3 are visible, and neither has a brake of any kind. If these things were used in San Francisco, must have made for an adventurous day.
If the emergency road repair doesn't work out he could convert that unit to an ice cream cart.
If that rear tire blows who does the driver call?
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