Re: [CR]Re: Is this a Derny motorbike?

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Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:10:38 -0500
From: Marcus Coles <marcoles@ody.ca>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Is this a Derny motorbike?
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David Bean wrote:
> I think it's an American product. The headlight suggests it's meant for the
> road anyway and not the track. The motor is an American "Tecomsa" which
> would be "Tecumseh" by a better speller. (Tecumseh was a famous Indian
> chief in the now state of Ohio, who died fighting to keep the whites out of
> the Northwest Territory.)
>
> Tecumseh died in 1813 at the Battle of the Thames (War of 1812) near Chatham, Ontario, Canada about 60 miles from Detroit, Michigan. A monument on Highway 2 marks the event. An interesting ride for those who like flat terrain.

Marcus Coles
London, Ontario, Canada