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1920's Five-Cylinder Megola - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article published 1963

1920's Five-Cylinder Megola - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article published 1963

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    1920's Five-Cylinder Megola - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article
    Article published in 1963.
    A five-cylinder rotary engine revolving with the driven front wheel may not be the early German Megola's only claim to fame, but it certainly qualifies as its most obvious one. It would be pretty hard to ignore 640cc's spinning around in front on one's self in a down hill corner though men who raced this Munich product had particular praise for its absolute true tracking in deep sand. The Megola, named for Meyer, Gockerell and Landauer, who had the drawings, money and shop space stemmed from an honest desire of the twenties to separate man from his oily machine in a manner approaching the automobile. Their publicity also noted that putting the motor up front moved he rider further from the accident and allowed rapid (sideways) exits in case of need...
    Original, Vintage Magazine Article
    Size: Approx. 8" x 11" each page.
    Condition: Good
    mb4578-6310-08