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MY FRIEND HAS KNOWN THIS 1914 EXCELSIOR PERSONALLY SINCE THE LATE 30'S,AND HE HAS OWNED IT FOR THE PAST 54 YEARS! TORN BETWEEN RESTORING IT BACK OR LEAVING IT ALONE,IT HAS BEEN LEFT AS IS. NOW IT IS TIME TO GO TO SOMEONE ELSE TO DECIDE. THE LEGEND GOES LIKE THIS... IN MAY OF 1923 CHARLES LINDBERGH RODE HIS 1914 EXCELSIOR TO SOUTHER FIELD IN AMERICUS GEORGIA, WITH THE INTENTION OF TRADING THE MOTORCYCLE,A CUSTOM SILVER JOB WITH A BIG RED X AND MEISSNER INTESIFIERS ,IN ON A SURPLUS WW1 CURTIS JN4 "JENNY' AIRPLANE ,WHICH HE DID. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS THEN SOLD TO A RAILROAD INSPECTOR WHO MODIFIED IT TO RIDE ON A SINGLE RAIL, MAKING THIS EXCELSIOR PERHAPS THE MOST EXTREME MOTORIZED HANDCAR AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR THAT. THIS MOTORCYCLE REMAINS AS MODIFIED,IT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE ESTATE OF A RAILROAD INSPECTOR IN 1956 AND HAS REMAINED WITH IT'S OWNER ALL THESE YEARS, IT STILL HAS THE INTESIFIERS, AND WHAT REMAINS OF THE SILVER PAINT.THE ENGINE STILL HAS COMPRESSION! FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS. THE AUCTION HAS A RESERVE THAT WILL NOT BE REVEALED! THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. On Jul-30-10 at 10:25:42 PDT, seller added the following information: NOTE: OBVIOUSLY THE MILEAGE STATED IS UNKOWN. DUE TO THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THIS SALE THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE EXCELSIOR WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.On Jul-31-10 at 13:15:20 PDT, seller added the following information: IN RESPONSE TO MANY INQUIRIES, LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR REGARDING THE LINDBERGH LEGEND. THERE IS NO "CERTIFICATE" OR ANY "HARD DOCUMENT" THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUBSTANTIATE OWNERSHIP BY LINDBERGH. THAT BEING SAID, THE LEGEND IS BELIEVED TO BE TRUE BASED ON MANY YEARS OF RESEARCH BY THE OWNER, WHICH WILL BE PASSED ALONG TO THE NEW OWNER.