American Motorcycles Norway

Just got this pic with a cool dude on his Harley outfit. Check them roads these guys had to live with, wet gravel, endlessly.

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This pic is unfortunately not a close up, but the motorcycle is one of the coolest ever made. This is a single cylinder Iver Johnsen made by the "Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works"








The company was started by a Norwegian, Iver Johnsen who emigrated from Norway
in 1863. He came from Sogn og Fjordane, a pretty poor region back in these days.
He started as a gunsmith and soon did it well with several gun related inventions. In 1891 Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works was established and when the old man died in 1895, his three sons took over the bussines. They soon bicame big with bicycles and allso had a go for their own brand motorcycles. This did not last very long as they very to technical for their selling price. The Iver Johnson is today a very rare motorcycle.

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Bringin back granma and granpa after a Sunday visit, granma gets the chair.

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Harley Davison, fun for the entire family.





Same bike and folks, must have been taken a few years later?

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Here are two photos of another Reading Standard. This cool big sidevalve is equipped with wheel covers to protect its wheel from the gravel roads.

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During the 20`s and 30`s American Motorcycles of several brands where used in the Scandinavian racing scene. Most common where Harleys and then Indian as number two. Norway had less tracks than Sweden and Denmark. In Norway most racing took place on horse race tracks.

Some of these pics I might have previously posted on the AMCA board, some not.

Three photos of Swedish daredevil Erik Westberg. He did get two 8 valve Harleys from the factory during his carreer. Many of Eriks speed records where set on ice during winter. These guys where brave!



















Danish Harley racer`s,


















More Harley`s,

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Back in the days even members of the Royal families where interested in American made iron.



Norways previous king HMK Olav with his "baby" Harley opposite twin.



Swedish princes Gustav Adolf (later to become king) and prince Sigvard taking part in a trial run. They use a sidecar rigged Indian.