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Do you like antique American-made motorcycles? Want to impress friends with your knowledge of those first American-made motorcycles? Do the names Orient, Thomas, Patee, Light or Black Diamond ring a bell? Ever wonder when the Harley-Davidson was first advertised in trade journals? Curious what the first Indian motorcycle advertisements looked like? Remember who built motors that attached to bicycles and turned them into motorcycles? Well look no further, American Motorcycle Advertising Volume 1: 1900-1906 is your year-by-year source providing a unique look at American motorcycle history through national advertising for motorcycles made in America over 100 years ago.The collection of over 545 historic company and private "For Sale" ads displays unique art work, the latest in engineering specifications and technological advancements, real period photographs, listings of racer names with results, and general information. This volume of single and two-page ads is now being published in an effort to help preserve and keep American motorcycle history alive. These little known and seldom seen classic advertisements are found in two rare collections of digitalized issues of the very first motorcycle magazines published in the USA. These magazines include Bicycle World and Motor Cycle Review, Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, and Motor.