Revenge of the Motobike- Motobike Fever - All Motobikes Please Stand Up!

[mike j]

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[redline1968]

All original

 

[redline1968]

19teens older restored

 

[redline1968]

Schwinn western union bike..orig..

 

[kccomet]

a little off base from the required teens, 20s, but hey it says motobike

 

[ssum2]

1924 elgin haven't seen one yet so thought would post

 

[cr250mark]

Nice display of M- Bikes
Thanks Brant for opening the door
15 Sears Chief here

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Mark

 

[cyclingday]

So, my question is, does the term Moto/Motorbike, only refer to a bike with a straight middle bar, or does it apply to any bike from the 10’s/20’s with 28” wood or metal rims?

This 1927 Schwinn, Excelsior has 28” wood/steel lined clincher rims.
But does it qualify as a Motobike?

 

[Archie Sturmer]

For some, the context may include only the original 28” motorbikes, from the teens and twenties; for others perhaps also 26” balloon tire motorbikes with the double drop bar frame; many manufacturers continued the use of the term (or similar) for their semi-streamlined or streamlined bicycles with curved tubes.
I would call the arch bar bikes - curved truss frame roadsters, yet include them in the greater motorbike “era” (even though they were closer to the ToC for the original designer).

 

[cyclingday]

Motobike era, 1918 Excelsior, Auto-Bike.