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The reason they call a certain style of bikes "crotch rockets" dates back to this bike, which has a V-8 engine and was clocked at 136.4 mph in 1907... and on a beach no less (Ormond Beach near Daytona)!!!!
Riding this bike to that speed proves that Glenn Curtiss had an enormous set of brass cojones... which probably required a larger than normal crotch... hence the nom de guerre
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The real bike is at the Smithsonian... there's also a full scale recreation (shown here) at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY
Riding this bike to that speed proves that Glenn Curtiss had an enormous set of brass cojones... which probably required a larger than normal crotch... hence the nom de guerre
The real bike is at the Smithsonian... there's also a full scale recreation (shown here) at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY
