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23 1915 Iver Johnston Twin – $299,600
This uniquely-built motorcycle was done so by Iver’s sons Fredrick, John, and Walter, who took over “Iver Johnston’s Arms and Cycle Works” which produced guns but also made bicycles. The Twin was made by improving upon the bicycle’s “truss bridge” frame design. The frame was then fitted with a 30.5 cubic-inch motor which was marketed in 1912. A couple of years later, a V-Twin was bolted snugly into the frame. The motor was an odd 60-degree, side-valved, V-Twin, which put down 7.5 hp and propelled the 265-pound motorcycle to 65 mph. This particular Twin comes with the $250 optional two-speed on the crankcase and is a beautifully restored example of the motorcycle’s beginnings that was sold at auction for just under $300,000 in Las Vegas.
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