Pope_Model_L

Pope Model L

Pope Model L

American motorcycle model

The Pope Model L was a motorcycle produced by Pope Manufacturing Company in Westfield, Massachusetts,[1] between 1914[2] and 1920.

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The Model L was, at 70 miles per hour (110 km/h), the fastest motorcycle in the world when introduced.[3]

It was technologically advanced for its time, with features not found on other motorcycles, such as overhead valves, chain drive (from 1918) and multi-speed transmission.[4][5] It was also expensive at $250, as much then as a Model T automobile.[1][4] (Another source of competition were cyclecars)

Specifications

Specifications in infobox to the right are from the Smithsonian Institution.[1]

Postage stamp

A five cent United States postage stamp was issued in October, 1983, with an engraved image of the Pope Model L.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "America on the Move | Pope Model L motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. [2]
    "Pope advertisement", The Saturday Evening Post, April 4, 1914
  3. [3]
    Carroll, John (1997), The Motorcycle a Definitive History: A Comprehensive Chronicle of Motorcycles Throughout the World, Smithmark, ISBN 0-8317-6292-6
  4. [4]
    "1918 Pope Motorcycle", Jay Leno's Garage (blog), November 2, 2007, retrieved 2013-10-16
  5. [5]
    Motorcycle: The Definitive Visual History, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 0756690528
  6. [6]
    Thomas Myers (May 16, 2006), "5-cent motorcycle [stamp]", Arago: People, Postage and the Past, Smithsonian Institution
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