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ORIGINAL PHOTOS .....continued 05......
The Flying Merkels racing to victory.
Famous and legendary riders gained successes with Merkel. See below DePalma, Jones, Balke, Pineau, Whittler, Gast and others.
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Great uncle Perry Powell. The Powell brothers ran a motorcycle shop in Grand Island, Nebraska around 1910 to 1915. On this photo from 1915 Perry is getting ready for a test run on one of their racing Flying Merkel\'s. By courtesy of Bob Powell, Oregon City, OR; Great grandson of Walter Powell, one of the Powell Brothers.
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Lon Taylor, with his Flying Merkel, showed his ability to ride a long distance event in remarkably fast time. He won the 50-mile race, at 1914 racemeet held at the Randall one-mile track, from a field of eight riders in 42:27 1/5. Shorty Matthews, on a Thor, was a close second.
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Ralph DePalma on Merkel ca. 1910
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Balke on Merkel ca.1909
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F.E.Whittler on Merkel ca.1910 From the Digital Collections of the Utah State History, visit http://history.utah.gov/ research_and_collections/photos/ index.html
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Maldwyn Jones
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Jones and Pineau team up for the 1913 great 300-mile Savannah Grand Prize Race
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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Margaret Gast - courtesy of www.nagengast.org
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The Flying Merkel Racing Team Automobile Journal 1913, showing no less than 3 competitors on Flying Merkel motorcycles
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