A 1916 Indian Power Plus 1000. The Van Buren sisters rode two of these bikes across the country in that year.
A 1916 Indian Power Plus 1000. The Van Buren sisters rode two of these bikes across the country in that year.
The Lincoln Highway in Nebraska. Circa 1925
It took an unimaginable amount of Grit to ride a motorcycle across America circa 1915. A thousand times more if you were a woman.
The 1916 route of the Van Buren Sisters. They truly had Grace and Grit!
The Dodge City 300 - aka The Coyote Classic - was once one of the most famous motorcycle races in the country, running from 1914 into the 1950s. In the early years the race pitted Harley Davidson against Indian motorcycles, with each company having rabid supporters.