Motorcycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Standard/Single cyl/230cc/2cyc
- DATE
- 1922–1923
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0916.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NER-A-CAR CORP.
- MODEL
- NER-A-CAR
- LOCATION
- Syracuse, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LIGHT SHEET IRON BODY/ METAL RIMS, RACKS, HANDLE BARS ETC/ LEATHER SEAT/ RUBBER TIRES, HAND GRIPS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 210.0 cm
- Width
- 70.0 cm
- Height
- 96.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Motorcycle vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NER A CAR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Syracuse
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
The Ner-A-Car was a type of feet forwards motorcycle designed by Carl Neracher in 1918. About 10,000 of these motorcycles were manufactured in the United States by the Ner-A-Car Corporation under the Neracar name, while around 6,500 are believed to have been produced in England under licence in England by the Sheffield-Simplex company between 1921 and 1926 under the Ner-A-Car name. The Ner-A-Car was marketed as a low cost alternative to a motor car. The advertizers publicized the Ner-A-Car's step-through design and its protection from road grime and engine fluids, both of which allowed riders to wear ordinary clothes, including skirts, cassocks, and kilts, while riding the cycle - Function
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GENERAL TRANSPORTATION - Technical
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British licencee Sheffield-Simplex began production of Ner-A-Cars in 1921 with the original American design with the 221 cc two-stroke engine and the friction drive transmission. In 1923 the engine was enlarged to 285 cc, with a 70 mm bore and a 74 mm stroke. The design had several unusual features, including a friction drive transmission, and a low-slung perimeter frame chassis that was closer to those found on contemporary cars than other motorcycles. It also featured the first production example of hub-center steering on a motorcycle.The low-slung frame, front suspension, hub-center steering, and long wheelbase contributed to the cycle's exceptional stability. While similar in concept to a continuously variable transmission, the friction drive transmission has five fixed indents corresponding to pre-set drive ratios. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED INTO CRANKCASE TOP RIGHT IS: `1631B'
- Missing
- ALL MFR. MARKINGS, DECALS ETC/ HEADLIGHT(S) ?
- Finish
- BODY, FENDERS, WHEEL RIMS, FUEL TANK, HANDLE BARS, REAR LUGGAGE RACK, (ALMOST WHOLE MACHINE) PAINTED SHINY JET BLACK/ BLACK TIRES & HAND GRIPS/ SEAT ORIGINALLY BLACK IS WORN
- Decoration
- N/A
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NER-A-CAR CORP., Motorcycle, circa 1922–1923, Artifact no. 1979.0916, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0916.001/
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