1914 Indian

1914 Indian

Description

1914 Indian

Glenn Curtiss, unlikely to have been aware of the prior uses of the twist grip, used it in his 1904 motorcycle land-speed record machine, and is sometimes credited as the inventor of the device. Indian claimed in their advertisements, also for their 1904 models, to have invented the twist grip. Whether Curtiss, Gottlieb Daimler, or Roper were the true inventors, the 1904 Indian would be the earliest use of the device on a production motorcycle.



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Equipment Specifications
Year1914
ManufacturerIndian
LocationHammondsport New York
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Detailed Description
On display at the Glenn Curtiss Museum
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