Roadside Mysteries

…and a few Harleys to boot:

The Henderson Motorcycle

The favorite of police, they were the fastest machine on the road; then the Great Depression came and the Henderson was gone.

But in Northern Colorado, you can still see some of them on display

Thanks in part by a guy named Floyd Clymer who used to be a car salesman in Greeley at the age of 13! By the age of 15 he owned his own Harley-Davidson Dealership and soon became a well known promoter of motorcycle racing.

As I have learned earlier, the term ‘Biker’ refers to a motorcycle rider and ‘cyclist’ refers to a bicycle rider. While there are many cyclist events in the area, there are also several biker events as well; Now that I know of  that  local boy Floyd Clymer, it now makes more sense. The biker rides include Frank’s Ride for Children, The Realities Ride, Thunder in the Rockies, The Nut Run, and the POW/MIA Memorial Ride.  I just have to make sure I don’t bring my RAGBRAI road bike to any of them!

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