and may still be available at Blue Moon Cycles. Wells’ collection has one of each. Another BMW copy-cat firm is repre-
sented by Jack’s Marusho, a Lilac Vee- Twin….ala’ upswept-jugs in’ Guzzi-fashion. Marusho is known by our clan as a Japa- nese firm that did a copy-cat flat-twin Slash Two in the 1960s, some also labeled as ‘Lilac.’ Judie and Jack are not limited by their
primary interest, vintage BMWs; they have accumulated a number of pieces that have apparently spoken to them. A 1911 Reading Standard, a belt-drive
bicycle-pedal motorcycle is being prepped for the upcoming 2016 Cannonball Run, the coast-to-coast vintage competition that has become quite popular. The machine will ridden by former BMW Motorcycles of Daytona owner, and renaissance moto-guy Norm Nelson, who rode in the 2014’ Run. Jack’s BMW R52, with Norm aboard, would have taken first place but for a last-minute questionable rule-change. The R52 finished
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2rd.. The Reading Standard, a 500cc Single, will get the addition of better rims and spokes, and a real front brake, for safety reasons. Where is the line between eclectic and
eccentric? Mebbe it’s when one buys a vin- tage Adler, a massive Euro 250cc two- stroke, or collects a gaggle of Brough Superior SS1000 machines, or quirky DKWs. A 1990 Soviet-era Neval/ Dnepr is in
residence, too, engine converted to a BMW R75/5; the Cossack rig is fitted with a side- car, and features two-wheel drive. Indian motorcycles are represented by an 841 Mili- tary model, a ’48 ‘Chief with a sidehack, and a ’48 741 ‘Chief motorcycle. Ariel’s iconic Square Four sits on the Display Mez- zanine, near a 1957 British Sunbeam bike, one of four such in residence. Nearby is another Ariel, a 500cc Red Hunter single. In the ‘You can’t make this stuff up’ cate-
gory, Judie and Jack have a motorcycle known as an Abingdon King Dick, made by
Front to back: 1931 R 2/1, 1937 R 20 and a 1959 R 26, Jack's first vintage restoration.
the UK’s Abingdon Engineering firm that first began operations in 1858; their foray into motorbikes began in 1903, and are known as the first maker to use telescopic shock absorbers on motorbikes. The name ‘King Dick’ was to honor Britain’s King Richard, according to Jack. Abingdon also produces tools for the UK market, and is still in that business today, including Whit- worth- sized tools for incurable masoch- ists. Besides a few BMW K-bikes, the only other 4-cylinder is a 1950 Danish Nimbus. A pair of Zundapps are in residence; the
KS 750 and a 601 EL. The KS 750 is a flat- twin with Cardan Shaft drive, and is similar to the Wehrmacht’s BMW R75, the iconic sidehack/machine-gun motorrad. Another quirky bit of moving metal is a
Neracar, or Ner-A-Car, depending on which side of the pond the machine is located. The Neracar (in US-speak) is a visionary feet-forward recumbent design with center-hub steering, and mayhaps famous racer and designer Dan Gurney
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