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Style on two wheels.
Modern motorbikes may deliver blistering performance that verges on the insane, but there's not many bikes from any era that can boast a design as eye-catching as one recently exhibited for the first time in America.
The bike in question is a 1930 Henderson that was fitted with unique 'streamliner' all-enveloping bodywork just before World War 2 by a Mr O. Ray Courtney.
The Henderson motorcycle company is now defunct, but in their heyday they were one of the 'big three' in American motorcycles, alongside the likes of Harley-Davidson.
The bike is now owned by a collector in Syracuse, who is more than happy to show off its Art Deco styling to passers-by at various bike shows around the country.
If I really had to own a motorbike, this would be the one!
(Images courtesy of www.thecoolhunter.com.au and Grail Mortillaro.)
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The bike in question is a 1930 Henderson that was fitted with unique 'streamliner' all-enveloping bodywork just before World War 2 by a Mr O. Ray Courtney.
The Henderson motorcycle company is now defunct, but in their heyday they were one of the 'big three' in American motorcycles, alongside the likes of Harley-Davidson.
The bike is now owned by a collector in Syracuse, who is more than happy to show off its Art Deco styling to passers-by at various bike shows around the country.
If I really had to own a motorbike, this would be the one!
(Images courtesy of www.thecoolhunter.com.au and Grail Mortillaro.)
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