Take a Minnesota winter ride on a Harley, circa 1918

Curt

Curt Lindberg, Mom's housemate at Kell Avenue, emailed us (that's right) emailed this photo of his Dad today. Curt says his Dad, who was born in 1893, had a Harley Davidson dealership when he was about 20 years old. Here's Curt's prized photo of his Dad with a motorcycle and sidecar that Curt has on his iPad (that's right) on his iPad. Curt, 91, says his Dad courted his Mom in a sidecar like this. His Dad was the youngest of nine children. Curt's grandfather immigrated from Sweden and farmed near Karlstad, Minnesota, in the Red River Valley.
Look closely, and you can see the Harley Davidson logo on the door of the plush side-car. It looks like there is some kind of homemade windshield that has been worked out for the intrepid Minnesota winter driver out to impress the ladies.

From Wikipedia: By 1920, Harley-Davidson was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, with 28,189 machines produced, and dealers in 67 countries. In 1921, a Harley-Davidson, ridden by Otto Walker, was the first motorcycle ever to win a race at an average speed greater than 100 mph. During the 1920s, several improvements were put in place, such as a new 74 cubic inch (1,212.6 cc) V-Twin, introduced in 1922, and the "Teardrop" gas tank in 1925. A front brake was added in 1928.