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1960 NSU Supermax Cynophere Blick Wolter Roller Coaster - 1-Page Vintage Motorcycle Ad
Original, vintage magazine advertisement / article.Page Size:Approx 8\" x 11\" (21 cm x 28 cm)Condition: Good
three initialsand what theystand forNSU stands for Neckarsulm, the West German town whereNSU has been established since 1873. Obviously for motor-ing enthusiasts all over the world NSU stands for a good dealmore... for the best in engineering design of motorcycles,scooters and mopeds ... and also for all world speed-recordsfrom 50 to lOOOcc ... for the NSU Wankel engine that isgoing to revolutionize the gasoline engine held...and forthe riding fun of more than 2.5 million NSU owners in 92countries and everywhere NSU\'s super-fast service keepsthem happy.NSU SUPERMAX: 250 cc,18 BHP, 4 stroke, OHV.Also available: NSU MAXI.175 cc, 12.5 BHP, 4stroke, OHV. All equippedwith the outstanding UltraMax valve timingDID YOU KNOW?T^ID I OU KNOW that in 1922, a motorcycle was ridden allthe way around the tracks o( a roller coaster?That s right. It was on the occasion of the Los Angeles Motor-cycle Club’s 10th Annual Run to Santa Monica, September 17,1922. Many games were held involving motorcycles, which weresimilar to the field meets we have today. Over 400 motorcycles werein attendance, and over 20,000 people watched the various events.1 hat day, a rider by the name of Nielson rode off the end ofthe pier, and the crowd went wild. It was a breath-taking perform-ance, and it appealed to the people. What followed, though, madethis seem tame by comparison.“Blick” Wolter announced that he would ride around the rollercoaster tracks! The motorcycle he chose for this stunt was a four-cylinder Ace, which was,very popular in the 20’s. This trick wasall the more difficult because of the ties on the center runway,which were spaced about a foot apart. Outside the little 22 inchrails, there wasn’t even room for a man to put his foot down.A group of men picked up Blick’s machine and placed it in thecenter of the tracks. Roy Artley and “Cannonball” Baker, two ofthe most famous cross-country racers of their time, laboriouslyclimbed to the top of the first long ascent and stood there, waiting.Blick Wolter started his engine, and that was the only soundheard throughout the entire gigantic amusement park.The carousel ground to a halt, and the laughter of the peoplefaded off into the distance. Blick checked over the engine and then,with a mighty roar, the powerful Ace began its climb to the summit.Thirty, fourty, seventy feet up, and the machine was starting tolabor. No one in the crowd was breathing. Then, with its last bitof power, the Ace reached the top. Blick was grabbed by Cannon-ball and Artley, and an audible sigh was heard to pass throughthe crowd.Blick was asked if he wished to go on. When he answered yes,the people far below roared their approval. A moment\'s pause, anddown the almost vertical tracks he went, around the bends andthrough the turns until man and machine were almost lost in themaze of rails and scaffolding. Then, before the people could realizeit, there was Blick, sitting calmly at the starting point.This was more than the crowd could stand. Pushing, screamingand tearing down anything that stood in their way, they carriedBlick off on their shoulders. In a contest that took riding skilland an iron nerve, Blick Wolters and his mighty Ace had defeatedthe meanest “Whip” in the country. The date—September 17. 1922.NSU PRIMA V: 175 cc. 4speeds, shaft drive, 2stroke, electric starter,9.5 BHP. Also available:NSU PRIMA III: 150 cc,7.4 BHP, electric starter.NSU PRIMA III K: 150 cc,7.4 BHP, kickstarter.NSU QUICKLY TT-2: 50 cc,1.7 BHP. Also available:QUICKLY T-2: 1.7 BHP;QUICKLY S: 1.3 BHP.NSU CYCLE PRODUCTS OF USA INC. !571 I Blvd. East, West New York, N. J. IGentlemen: Please send me literature on the: |Prima Supermax and Quickly |Scooters Maxi motorcycles mopedsj N A M || |j CITY CYNOPHERE.Invented by M. Huret, of Paris, France, and Patented in theUnited States, December 14, 1 875.The Cynophere consists of two large wheels, between which is a com-fortable seat and rest for the feet. In front is a small guide wheel,the direction being controlled at will by a rod held in the right hand,while at the left is a brake by which the speed is regulated. Poweris furnished by a dog within each of the side wheels, and so lightis the draft that it is no more exertion for the dogs to run upon thetreadway of the wheel than it is for them to go at the same speedat their own pleasure. The French Society for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals, to whom the subject was submitted by the inventor, unani-mously endorsed the system.The vehicle is light and graceful in its mechanism, and can be usedby ladies and children, as well as gentlemen, without the slightestdanger, discomfort or exertion. For pleasure purposes it is unsurpassed,and when fully introduced to the American public is destined to achievea popularity far greater than that of the velocipede, while the moderateexpense will bring it within the easy reach of all.
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