| 词条 | Sears Dreadnought |
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Sears Dreadnought was a motorcycle sold by Sears in the 1910s.[1] The motorcycle featured a {{convert|70.62|cuin|adj=on}} V-twin made by Spacke.[1] It was sourced from Spacke's cyclecar and had {{convert|9|hp}}.[1] This engine was also used by Dayton, Eagle, Minneapolis and Crawford.[2] In addition to the internal combustion engine, it also had foot-pedals like a regular bicycle.[3] (This was for getting the engine started as the kick start had not been invented yet.) The motorcycle was a designed for Sears in conjunction with Excelsior Company of N. Sangamon Street, Chicago.[4] They put together popular components and features of the period including the Spacke V-twin engine, a Schebler carburetor, Musselman hub, chain drive, etc.[5] It was offered with various options such as a two-speed hub and a lightning package.[6] Sears sold the motorcycle like its other products via mail order for 250 dollars in 1913.[1] People would shop out of large catalog of thousands of items rather than the local store, then the product would be delivered to them.[10] Sears sold motorcycles from 1912 to 1916.[1] The motorcycle is also called the Sears De Luxe Dreadnought Twin.[7] DeLuxe was the marque of the Spacke engine company and was on the engine itself.[8] By the year 2001 it was thought about ten Sears Dreadnoughts remain, and one went for a Sotheby's auction for over 100,000 USD.[9] By the end of the 20th century the motorcycles of this era were lauded as works of art, being featured for example in the prestigious Guggenheim Museums.[10] Features
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 913 Sears Dreadnaught V-Twin Share Mail-order motorcycling, from Indiana to your doorstep 2. ^National Motorcycle Museum Featured Motorcycle 1913 Sears De Luxe Dreadnought Twin 3. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/automobiles/old-motorcycles-take-the-stage.html Old Motorcycles Take the Stage By JIM McCRAW Published: September 14, 2001] 4. ^1912 SEARS De Luxe Dreadnaught Twin 5. ^1912 SEARS De Luxe Dreadnaught Twin 6. ^1912 SEARS De Luxe Dreadnaught Twin 7. ^National Motorcycle Museum Featured Motorcycle 1913 Sears De Luxe Dreadnought Twin 8. ^Spacke And the CycleCar Era 9. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=CfsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=Sears+Dreadnought+V-twin&source=bl&ots=BkFXyaRlTb&sig=BWMoghAVELZtVelB0oMBcgxH6Cw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9jsiou_XLAhUGVyYKHdbgCTAQ6AEIQTAG#v=onepage&q=Sears%20Dreadnought%20V-twin&f=false American Motorcyclist Dec 2001] 10. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/automobiles/old-motorcycles-take-the-stage.html Old Motorcycles Take the Stage By JIM McCRAW Published: September 14, 2001] 11. ^ 12. ^1 2 3 Sears 1913 9HP Dreadnaught 1157cc 2 cyl ioe Further reading
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