History of the motorcycle by 1902, and would rise to 32,000, its best ever, in 1913. Indian produced over 20,000 bikes per year. The oldest surviving Russian-manufactured motorcycle, the Rossiya, dates from 1902. The American company Harley-Davidson started producing motorcycles in 1903. During this period, experimentation and innovation were driven by the popular new sport of motorcycle racing, with its powerful incentive to produce tough, fast, reliable machines. These enhancements quickly found their way to the public's machines. Chief August Vollmer of the Berkeley, California Police Department is credited with organizing the first official police motorcycle-patrol in the United States in 1911. By 1914,
Yonkers Motorcycle Club Yonkers Motorcycle Club The Yonkers Motorcycle Club originally started as The Yonkers Bicycle Club and was founded on November 19th, 1879.The Yonkers Motorcycle Club was was formed in 1903 in Yonkers, New York by President George "Usco " Ellis. George Ellis was married January 25th, 1916 to Miss Louise Smith of Yonkers. George "USCO" Ellis was appointed State Commissioner for New York of the Federation of American Motorcyclists in August 1915. The Yonkers Motorcycle Club served as a civil defense messenger service during the earlier part of the 1900's delivering messages to various government officials throughout the country. An article