First Motorcycle
Show Opens
With the exhibitors for the first
motorcycle and bicycle show, the
opening night at Chestnut Street Hall
will present an attractive and inter
esting display of most everything that
pertains to the two-wheeled vehicles.
'The decorators have made the hall
into an attractive bower of colored
streamers tastefully arranged in tlie
gold and blue of the Harrisburg Mot
orcycle Dealers' Association, as well
as the national colors in profusion.
The various booths are divided by
columns on which are mounted largo
keystones, emblematic of the Key
stone Motorcycle clubs. As this is the
lirst exclusive motorcycle and bicycle
show ever arranged for Harrisburg, it
is expected that the public will respond
liberally to make it 3 success from the
standpoint of attendance. This indus
try has become among the largest in
the country, and millions of these ma
i-hines are in use throughout the
world for utility and pleasure pur
poses. Formerly these shows were
staged with the automobile exhibits,
but experiments in various cities prov
ed the success of separate exhibits
of the two-wheeled models. The two
wheeled mount has a distinct field
from its larger four-wheeled brother,
t lie automobile. Therefore those who
are in the market for a motorcycle or
bicycle would not usually consider a
lour-wheeled motor vehicle as adapt
■ cl to the*r purpose for the time being,
and those who prefer the automobiles
are not general users of motorcycles.
The exhibitors at the show and what
they represent are as follows:
Booth I.—Heagy Brothers. Harley-
Davidson motorcycles, Reading Stand
ard, Pullman and Appolo bicycles.
Sporting goods and accessories.
Booth 2—West End Electric and
Cycle Company. Indian Motorcycles,
accessories, Miami bicycles.
Booth 3—Charles Uhler. Thor mo
torcycles, Musselman, Vim, Hardware
and Llnwood bicycles.
Booth 4 —Excelsior Cycle Company.
Railroad Fares Going Up
Ride an Indian
Sit in a comfortable seat, get plenty of fresh
air, enjoy every minute of your ride to and
from work in the big out-o'-doors on an
ofaidian Motocycle
TROLLEY and railroad fares invested in an Indian mean health)
comfort, economy, time-saving, and all the big things that stßnd
for progress and pre-eminence in motorcycledom.
Drop in and learn, first-hand, just what the Indian is its marked
supremacy, its manifold improvements—a machine having the fewest
possibilities of defect of any in the world. The nine distinctively im
portant innovations which mark the great advance made by the Indian of
1415 are augmented by twenty other essential changes and refinements.
The made in America —is as well and favorably known in
every civilized country of the world as it is in the United States. g
An actual demonstration of the Indian
will make you an ardent Indian enthusiast.
West End Electric and Cycle Co.
Green and Maclay Sts., Harrisburg, Pa.
\Kcnt for Dniiplilii find Cumberland countlen. V«k tor entalogc and
demonstration nt Motorcycle nud lllcvclc Show nt C'hCMtnut Street
Auditorium.
gm MOTORCWEfe
Prices Ha ve Be
Model 15 A, 12 H. P $275 II Model S R, 7 H. P $250
Model 15 U, 8 H. P $265 II Model 15 W, 6H. P....5230
ELECTRIC equipped—4o extras include speedometer, front or rear drive. Consistency and re
liability at no greater cost than the ordinary motorcycle. Thor Control—simple. and effective.
New two speed—no gears to shift. Dry Cone Chitch. New Universal Starter.
WILL BE AT THE MOTORCYCLE AND
BICYCLE SHOW >» > LOOK iVIB UP
C. H. UHLER
1317 Derry Street BELL PHONE 1039R
Musselman, Vim, Hardware and Linwood Bicycles. Don't forget to look for the Three-Speed
Coaster Brake on Vim Bicycles.
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 6, 1915.
Excelsior autocycle. Dayton, Hudson,
Lenawee. Excelsior, Juvenile, Norse
man. Valiant, Motor-Bike, Hampden
and Commercial bicycles.
Booth s—Pope motorcycles, Chester
B. Smith. Pope motorcycles, Pope
bicycles and accessories.
Booth 6—Reading Standard, G. W.
Gait. Marysville. Reading Standard
motorcycles, accessories, Perfection
side-seat, vulcanizing department.
Booth 7—Keystone Motorcyclist,
John F. Greeawalt, managing editor.
Booth S—Keystone Indies' Auxil
iary. Mrs. J. Harbolt, president: Miss
May Gallagher, secretary; Mrs. C. H.
Uhler, treasurer.
Booth 9—Keystone Cycle Company.
Dayton motorcycles.
Both 10—Harrisburg Motorcycle
Exchange. Emblem motorcycles, ac
cessories and repairs.
In addition to the program, door
prizes will be distributed every even
ing.
A XOVELTV IX MOTOR VEHICLES
A novel motor-driven racer is the in
vention of a St. Louis genius, who has
given the, name of the "unicycle" to
the great hoop. Though a couple of
small wheels, or rollers, are attached
to the side of the queer craft, they
merely servo to steady it when it is
still, and are raised when the device
is in motion. The motive-power is n
gas engine of the rotary type, with
three cylinders, and this drives a pro
peller. five feet in length, at such speed
that the wheel travels at a better rate
than a mile a minute —7 4 miles an
hour, be exact. The frame which
carries the engine, propeller driver
and fuel supply is very ingeniously
constructed with a set of rollers that
revolve against the inner side of the
big wheel. In this manner the frame
remains upright while the wheel re
volves. The latter is of aluminum and
has a diameter of 81 inches. Its cir
cumference is protected by a solid
rubber tire.—Strand.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF HARRISBURG MOTORCYCLE DEALERS' ASS'N
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H. 2. ROSS
SEC.& TREAS
United for the purpose of making a joint display of the efficiency attained by the motorcycle and bicycle
industry, the Harrisburg Motorcycle Dealers' Association have put forth their best efforts to make their first ex
hibit so meritorious that it will command the admiration and interest of the public in general as well as those
who are riders of the wheel. The group of men shown above represents the otficers and directors of the associa
tion to whose energy and resourcefulness is due the excellent display of wheels and accessories to be seen this
evening. C. H. Uhler is president; H.Feldstern, vice-president; H. Z. Ross, secretary and treasurer, and G. F.
Hewitt, H. C. Heagy, X. Feldstern and C. B. Smith, directors, and R. W. Heagy show manager.
Pope Motorcycles Embrace
Many Distinctive Features
The latest Pope model, the 5-horse
power single cylinder two-speed has
the characteristic two-speed control
and pedal starter. Finished in the
standard Pope colors, and with the in
let and exhaust valves mounted in the
overhead position, it is the first single
cylinder model of that make that has
been fitted with a variable gear set.
The quadrant on the left side of the
frame carries two levers, the forward
one actuating the gears and the rear
one the clutch. The gear lever has Its
throw regulated by a curved slot in the
quadrant and there is a long cam with
a tail wlUch' is acted upon by the
clutch lever when in its forward or
"out" position only. This cam thus
acts as a lock to the gear-shift when
the clutch is engaged. The combined
brake and clutch control by left foot
pedal fitted to the R-15 twin model
Is likewise fitted to this machine. The
starter, of the pedal and chain gear
type, similar to that used on the twin
models, is also used on this two-speed
single and the ge«r-set is, of course,
the same.
The twin machine, Model LIS, sin
gle-geared. is now fitted with the
pedal-starter, and like the two-speed
single it will attract many. The speed
model this year is so arranged that
the hand pump can be used without
the rider having to shift his position.
A short lever mounted near the left
forward part of the tank has a pit
man connecting it to the horizontal oil
pump plunger, so that the rider needs
only to move his left hand a short
distance from the twine-wound grip to
grasp the ball end of the "pump han
dle" and inject oil by a backward and
forward motion of the same. The
twine on grips and handlebars was
j spoken of by all familiar with racing
as one of the best ideas yet seen for
the speedman, owing to the firm grip
it affords the hands. The Pope motor
cycles are represented in the city by
t'hester P. Smith at 1815 North Third
street, and will be among the interest
ing exhibits at the show.
Excelsior's New Clutch
and Brake Control
Tile combination of hand and foot
control for both clutch and brake is the
[ unique feature to be seen for the first
I time on the Excelsior, that is being
exhibited by-the Excelsior Cycle Com
pany, of 8 South Market Square. This
control allows of the rider operating
the clutch only by foot lever on the left
side or by turning the left grip.
Otherwise he may first operate the
clutch and follow it by setting the
foot brake, employing either the foot
lever or the left grip. The regular
foot brake pedal is on the right side,
but the new arrangement permits the
rider controlling his machine by hand
if he should become stalled in crowd
ed streets or climbing steep hills, and
have to plant his feet. The new con
trol is to be seen on the new Model
15-3 twin, that is fitted with external
and Internal brakes. The external
are operated by Bowden lever and
wire mechanism from the left handle
bar latch. Recent changes since the
1915 models were first exhibited in
the Chicago show fncludes the mak
ing of the manifold on the twin
models shorter, which gives more di
rect flow of the mixture to the valve
chambers. The position of the spark
plugs has been changed: on the twin
models, the plugs are set in apertures
at an angle in the head, the front
plug inclining to the front and being
toward the front of the cylinder and
the rear plug inclining to the rear at
the rear part of the cylinder. The
priming devices are inclined toward
each other on the twin-cylinder ma
chines and are very convenient to the
priming gun and close to the car
bureter.
Regarding the gear-sets on the
various models, it is stated that the
two-speed gear is to be given up and
the 15-1 model will be fitted with a
neutral countershaft or "single-speed"
set. Thts is of the dog-clutch type
and is, of course, countershaft-mount
ed, as is the case with the three-speed
set, and the final drive is on the right
side with the brake apparatus on the
left side of the hub. The frame is
[of 12-gauge tubing of special steel,
' and the reinforcements, having been
found unnecessary, have been re
moved. The mudguards are fitted
with different forms of valances, giv
ing greater protection to the rider and
the power plant also.
Indian Has Automobile
Type of Clutch Pedal
Among the noticeable improve
ments on one of the three-speed In
dian models to be exhibited by the
West End Electric and Cycle Company
is a new interlock between the clutch
and the shift-rocker. This consisting
of a substantial curved piece with
square notches on its broad face to
correspond to the different speed po
sitions and the neutral point also. To
the center of this sector is fastened
the rod leading to the sliifter-handle
mounted at the rip/ht side of the
frame convenient to the rider's hand.
Attached to the clutch operating
rod is a rocking piece at whose upper
part is a piece at right angles to the
length and at whose forward end is a
vertical stop. A flat spring tends to
keep this piece toward the rear. The
horizontal portion is formed into a
lip. When the clutch is freed, the
rocking piece is forced forward by a
block on the rod, thus releasing the
tip from the notch in the shift sector
!n which it happens to be, and allow
ing the rider to move tho sector and
mesh the desired gear. As soon as
tho clutch is again engaged, the rock
!na piece goes toward the rear under
he action of its spring, and the lip
ilides into the notch corresponding to
tho gear position, locking the sector
from motion. This lock is in addition
to the knife-latch device incorporated
in the slider mechanism and makes
issurance doubly sure.
The foot release for the clutch Is
tnique to Indian design, consisting as
t does of a regular automobile type
if clutch pedal mounted near the left
foot-board and acting by a rock-shaft
passing through lugs in the crankcase
underside. The right side of the rock
shaft carries an arm with a curved
hand at its upper part. This curved
part Is attached directly to the for
ward end of the clutch rod. The
•lutch lever fits behind this rod,, and
the "fingers" of the hand rest against
the lever normally. When the rider
wishes to draw the clutch, he pushes
lown on the pedal and the clutch Is
vithdrawn by the forward motion of
the arm. Should he deslro to operate
he clutch by hand, the lever acts on
he "fingers" and through the rod to
the clutch as before. Thus the rider
•an set any tension he desires on the
clutch, and make gear changes, stops*,
etc., by withdrawing the clutch with
the pedal, knowing that the same ten-
sion will be resumed as soon as he
releases the pedal.
Thor Models Have
Thirty Improvements
Novel designs, all with some practi
cal purpose which benefits the rider,
have been characteristic of the Thor
product since th<s lirst single cylinder
motor with the tank back of the sad
dle and forming part of the mudguard
was brought out. For 1915 the most
recent refinement, lies in the use of a
unique breather which projects up
ward from the crankcase and termi
nates in a pipe whose end is flush with
the top of the tool box under the sad
dle and back of the seat mast. This
breather incorporates a glass-body cup
about half way up, tliis cup being de
signed to catch any oil ejected from
the crankcase, hold it there and de
liver it again by gravity to do further
work in lubricating the bearings. The
thin tube that leads upward from this
cup allows of the pressure being dissi
pated without oil emerging from the
crankcase and spattering the rider or
his mount.
The inlet valves for the new sea
son are enclosed in a triangular top
ped casing of considerable capacity,
giving the mixture a chance to collect
therein and ensuring a constant sup
ply to each cylinder as a result. There
are two openings through the cap, the
forward one or that nearest the car
bureter being for priming, while the
second one being for lubricating the
valve rocker. The face of the covey
is packed to ensure alr-tiglitncss thus
preventing any dilution of the mixture
by air taken in outside of the carbure
ter.
Other features of the product of the
Thor, represented here by Charles H.I
Uhler, of 1317 Derry street, consist in i
the two-speed models of the char-1
acterlstlc ratchet-faced countershaft j
disc for starting, this disc being actu-j
ated by a pawl-litted pedal which acts'
on the forward motion only. The c-as
ing which covers the entire chain drivo !
and starter device is unique and gives j
ample protection to rider and ma- ]
chine. The pear shift rod is flattened
and slotted near its rear end to allow j
of adjustments when the hub-located'
two-speed is moved back with the rear j
wheel on making chain length adjust
ments, etc. The Thor motor contains
all the original features that have al
ways distinguished same and which
makes it among the most reliable mo
tors on the market. 1
PERFECTION IN EVERY DETAIL
MODEL 15-1 MODEL l!>3
*Oie iwallow dees Make ■ ranaer," nor doea Nickel Steel Neutral Mutt* with Imrr alltlig Jaw
one or two cood point, make a rrall, satisfactory Citcfc and automatically oiled annular ball beari>«a.
noUrcycle; it must be RIGHT la every detail. _ , A , 7
la coaatderlnK the 15 modela of the knock-out axle., hub. with tool steal
cups ana oodm,
p 1 ■ - ■ a ■ Powerful double brake*, hand and foot operated.
(LVNNLOLAV 1 HIITAAIIAIA ' rh<- P° wer,u ' EXCELSICR frame with lfl raure
rll MlVllSl 2111 I 111 111 IP aeamle.. .teel tnblnc aad alekel steel Cardan
LAUuIOIUI fIUIUUj wlu throughout, low .addle po.ltlon aad permaacat aide
.. . . Beautiful round cornered tank with aatt-leak
do not .tap your Inspection, no matter haw well aat> aeedle valve flttlas*.
lulled, at one feature of superiority. _ ' _
w , , . . . ... L«B|, double hinged Foot Hoard., Non-.plsah Fea-
Jlate the powerful aad .peedy 'Hl r X" motor (the 4er . Hnd heavy, uabreakahle armlm .taad.
only motorcycle engine tfcat ha. ever attained a MODEL 15-3 Three S|.e d KRB
.peed of JOO mile, per hour), with overalse eacloaed
valve., large eihnunt pipe., near driven oil pump MODEL 15-1 Single Speed..»s?
aad po.ltlve delivery lubricating ay.tem. COWINCEI?' DKMOIVBTIIATIOK AND BE
Antomohlle type, Three Speed Tran.aUa.lon with Our new'catalo* fully describe* theae aad four adha*
aver.lme onaular ball bearf... aad heavy alekel .teel «£u,taT A Xtal cVrt It. ?t UZ?
Kears, Good news Is always looked forward to. therclMt
Overslse, automatically oiled, multiple Dlac Clutch. we wish to aaaouace that we have remote* to
iO S. Market Sq.,
FUTURE HOME OF EXCELSIOR CYCLE CO., WHEUE WF, WILI. BE GLAD TO MEET OUR FIUEND#
Where we will bundle oil., gaaollne and do all kind, of motorcycle and bicycle repatriate at moat ltmmrnm
nble rates, alao an nuu.ually flae .took of motorcycle, aad bicycle, will be on haad. Also parts to all mshiia.
we are ready to oirrhnul any make of motorcycle or bicycle. See us at the Motorcycle Shaw. The oaly exclusive
motorcycle store la Ceatral Pena.ylv.ala. Bell Phone. Opea every evening.
Motorcycle Models Show
Many
Harley-Davidson Has
Entirely New Model
The 1911 Harley-Davidson, repre
sented by Heagy Brothers at 1204
North Third street. Includes an entire
ly new model, with high duty motor
and great flexibility, a unit three-speed
transmission and clutch, and a rede
signed frame strongly enforced to
handle all the strains incidental to
sidecar use. These, with a number of
important improvements like the mar
velously compact oil pump, and the
new and highly efficient muffler, make
the new Harley-Davidson better than
ever.
The new 1915 Harley-Davidson is
not the result of a solitary inspira
tion or idea. It is a development—the
direct result of nearly fourteen years'
production of one typo of motor.
A great building is not put up In a
day. It is the culmination of years of
experience of great engineers. Careful
designing and planning must precede
the actual construction. Experience
gained from previous w6rk guides the
engineers, architects, and mechanics.
So it is with a motorcycle. A per
fected motorcycle cannot be produc-
Take the Girl Along
This machine will climb a 45% grade with side
car. 11 H. P. guaranteed. 3-speed sliding gear.
CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS
See Us at the Motorcycle and Bicycle Show
Heagy Bros,
1204 North Third Street
OPEN EVENINGS
nnpr The Motorcycle With
rUIL Unequalled Comfort
It is like traveling in a Pullman to ride a Pope, Tor neither you
nor the machine feels the bumps in the road. Our construction
conforms to most advanced ideals. Remember, it i 6 better to
buy a Pope, than to always wish you had.
SEE ME AT THE MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCI.E SHOW
Chester B
Pope Motor Cycles and Bicycles
1815 North Third Street HARRISBURG, PA.
Ed in a day. It is impossible. Years
of production of thousands of ma
chines, careful study of the results at
tained In tlie hands of thousands of
owners under varying conditions must
guide the designers. Skilled mechan
ics—the Hnest specialized artisans in
the world must iinally produce the
finished product.
A good motorcycle must be an in
genious blending of good material,
good design, and good workmanship.
Should a manufacturer slight any ono
of these requisites then the finished
product will suffer.
A progressive engineering corps
must keep their cars to the ground—
they must anticipate what new fea
tures riders will demand before the
riders themselves actually ask for
them. No motorcycle manufacturer
can forget the riders. He must build
the machine they will want whon'it is
placed on the market.
The manufacturer depends on the
dealers of his business. The dealer
depends on the riders for his sales.
The dealer cannot sell a machine the
rider does not want, so it falls back oil
the manufacturer to build a motor
cycle that will lill the bill. Speed,
power, economy, reliability, durability,
comfort and convenience—all these
.features must be a part.
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