Pictures and Story from the Quail Gathering

[Lumpy Idle]

Pipeburn just put up a great collection of pictures and a story from the Quail Motorcycle Gathering. It is worth a look. Lots of amazing bikes here. Mid way down the set of pics is a bacon slicer tuype engine on a bike that has the name "Douglas" painted on the tank. I am unaware of the history of other maker's bacon slicer engines and i have never heard of the Douglas marque before.  Interesting stuff.

https://www.pipeburn.com/home/2019/05/09/the-quail-motorcycle-gathering-2019.html

[fotoguzzi]

what IS that blue BMW with all the duct work? looks like my furnace and I don't mean hot.

[BrotherJim]

Looks electric.

[RinkRat II]

   Good Stuff there Lumpy,  Thanks for sharing.

           Paul B

[Lumpy Idle]

the quail is only a couple of hours south of me but i have yet to go. one of these days i will get down there. i believe patrick hayes has been more than once.  if anyone has more info about bacon slicer type bikes and their history please throw up a note or two. as to the odd beemer - dunno.

[Lumpy Idle]

oh, and one more thing. does anyone know anything that orange bike with the stamped steel frame. its so odd ... and yet i like it. it is right near the end - pic #53 of 55.
thanks.

[jwinwi]

Pipeburn just put up a great collection of pictures and a story from the Quail Motorcycle Gathering. It is worth a look. Lots of amazing bikes here. Mid way down the set of pics is a bacon slicer tuype engine on a bike that has the name "Douglas" painted on the tank. I am unaware of the history of other maker's bacon slicer engines and i have never heard of the Douglas marque before.  Interesting stuff.

https://www.pipeburn.com/home/2019/05/09/the-quail-motorcycle-gathering-2019.html

Looks like the Douglas is a boxer with cylinders in line with the frame...

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

the quail is only a couple of hours south of me but i have yet to go. one of these days i will get down there. i believe patrick hayes has been more than once.  if anyone has more info about bacon slicer type bikes and their history please throw up a note or two. as to the odd beemer - dunno.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_(motorcycles)

oh, and one more thing. does anyone know anything that orange bike with the stamped steel frame. its so odd ... and yet i like it. it is right near the end - pic #53 of 55.
thanks.

I'm guessing it's a mid-'50s Aero Caproni/Capriolo 75 Corsa. Confirmed: https://www.velocetoday.com/brandes-elitch-true-believers-and-monterey/

[Lumpy Idle]

nice work charlie! thank you.

if it had the money and the room i would collect bikes like capriolo 75 corsa. i like the quirky eccentric bikes like this and like the aeromacchi chimera and that wonderful, bulbous old henderson.

[Roebling3]

Robert E. Fulton II, upon deciding to circle the globe, acquired a 1937 Douglass (horizontal across the frame twin). At the time he was with the US Foreign Service in UK.
In the 50's iirc he moved to Newtown, CT as did I in early 70's. Some may have read, or seen the film "One Man Caravan". We were friends for many years. I treasure those memories.
Who else had a Luscome Silvaire, Stinson Reliant and P-51, all at the same time?
Meeting him and sleuthing out with whom I had spoken; then finding him where we both had our radios and tire service done was a hoot for all.  R3~