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4. Henderson Excelsior Streamline
Nicknamed “KJ,” the Henderson built Excelsior Streamline motorcycle was first made in 1929 and featured a number of wicked innovations for the time—notably a 40bhp engine and an illuminated speedometer that was situated on top of the fuel tank. This blew minds back in the day. This motorcycle also boasted improved cooling, down draft carburetion and a five main bearing crankshaft. The biggest and fastest motorcycle of its era, the Excelsior Streamline was another bike that was widely used by police forces for traffic patrol. Sadly, the Henderson company went out of business in 1931—a victim of the Great Depression.
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