General Information

Serial #

KJ30202

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

TUBULAR STEEL FRAME/ CAST METAL CRANKCASE TOP/ METAL PARTS/ CHROMED EXHAUST PIPES, HEADLIGHT RIM, MISC. PARTS/ LEATHER SEAT/ GLASS HEADLIGHT/ RUBBER TIRES, HANDGRIPS, FOOTREST PLATES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

236.0 cm

Width

83.8 cm

Height

114.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

227.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Motorcycle vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

EXCELSIOR

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Henderson produced 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because they were faster than anything on the roads. The company began during the golden age of motorcycling, and ended during the Great Depression. On Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the Wall Street stock market crashed, but Henderson sales remained strong, and business continued. At this point Excelsior Motor Mfg. & Supply Co. was one of America’s "Big Three" of motorcycle production, alongside Harley Davidson and Indian. In 1917 the Hendersons sold the firm to Ignaz Schwinn, owner of Schwinn, the manufacturer of Schwinn bicycles and Excelsior motorbikes.[9] Production was moved to Schwinn's Excelsior Motor Mfg. & Supply Co., 3701 Cortland Street, Chicago, Illinois.Hendersons were marketed extensively overseas as well as in the United States during the Schwinn years.

Function

GENERAL TRANSPORTATION

Technical

The Streamline model, commonly called the "KJ", appeared in 1929, and featured improved cooling and a return to the IOE (inlet over exhaust) valve configuration, gave 40 bhp @ 4000 rpm. It had a five main bearing crankshaft, and down draft carburetion. Advertisements boasted of "57 New Features". The Streamline was fast - capable of a genuine 100 mph (160 km/h), and advanced for its time, with such features as leading-link forks and an illuminated speedometer built into the fuel tank. The Streamline model was produced from 1929 until 1931, and sold for $435.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED INTO FRAME BELOW SEAT ON LEFT IS: `2798'/ STAMPED INTO ENGINE CASE BELOW KICKSTARTER ON LEFT IS: `KJ30202'/ IN CAST REAIED FIGURS ON LEFT TOP OF CRANKCASE IS: `3 30 29/ KJ1000'/ STAMPED INTO MAGNETO BASE SHIM ON LEFT IS: `KJ30202'/ DECAL ON BOTH SIDES OF FUEL TANK HAS LARGE GOLD TRIMMED RED `X' SURMOUNTED BY BLACK EDGED GOLD WINGS WITH: `HENDERSON' IN RED IN CENTER, & ABOVE: `EXCELSIOR/ MOTOR/ MFG', & BLOW: `AND/ SUPPLY CO./ CHICAGO USA' IN B & W/ DECAL ON BOTH FENDERS HAS RED TRIMMED GOLD `X' WITH `EXCELSIOR' & `AUTOCYCLE' ON EITHER ARM, A SILVER CROSS BEHIND `X' HAS CO. NAME & LOCATION/ CIRCULAR: `SCHWINN' DECAL ON FRONT FORKS

Missing

BATTERY/ BATTERY BOX COVER/ CABLE FROM REAR WHEEL TO INSTRUMENT PANEL

Finish

FRAME, FRONT & REAR FORKS, HANDLE BARS, HEADLIGHT CASE, TOOL & BATTERY BOX, HORN ALL PAINTED BLACK/ FUEL TANK & FRONT & REAR FENDERS PAINTED DARK BLUE WITH GOLD TRIM/ WHEEL RIMS PAINTED CREAM/ CHROMED EXHAUST PIPES &HEADLIGHT RIM/ FADED & WORN BLACK SEAT/ CREAM COLOURED STRIP RUNS DOWN CENTER OF FUEL TANK/ BLACK RESIDUE ON UPPER REAR ENGINE BLOCK

Decoration

DARK BLUE FENDERS HAVE TWO GOLD STRIPES WITH BLACK TRIM/ FUEL TANK HAS SAME COLOURING, THE PINSTRIPING HERE SUROUNDS THE MFR. LOGO DECAL ON BOTH SIDES CREATING A PANEL LIKE EFFECT