- ENGINE: 61 cu. In. 1000 CC V-Twin with overhead valves
- ENGINE NO: 3L44A9
- DRIVE: Chain
- MAGNETO: Bosh
- PAINT: Original
Pope Manufacturing Company was one of the earliest motorcycle makers in America, founded in 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts,
by Albert Augustus Pope. They made a variety of things, from bicycles and automobiles to guns, but it wasn't until 1902 that the production
of motorcycles began. It was his son, Albert Linder Pope, who elevated their motorcycles to one of the most technologically advanced
of the 1910s. Under his guidance, overhead valves and full front and rear suspension were developed well ahead of most manufacturers. They
were manufactured in Westfield, Massachusetts, not far from where Indian Motorcycles got their start in Springfield,
until 1918 after manufacturing turned to the efforts of World War I. The Columbia brand of bicycles started by Pope has survived despite
many changes to company and ownership, carrying the torch for the fire that once lit the development of the early motorcycle. They are
now considered one of the most collectible of American motorcycles as such an important part of history.
The Pope Twin was the fastest production motorcycle in the world at the time and the most sought-after early American
motorcycle of that era. The 1917 and 1918 T models were Pope's best and most powerful. This is the last of Pope's overhead twins and
the model presented here is in its completely unrestored original condition.
It is extremely rare to find an all original early Pope motorcycle available for sale.
Here is your chance to own this museum quality motorcycle.
