Logan Republican | 1916-06-24 | Page 8 | Steep Incline at Panama Climbed by Motorcycle

STEEP INCLINE AT PANAMA CLIMBED BY MOTORCYCLE An nn Indication of tho hill climbing climb-ing ability of certain high powered motorcycles, a rider of a well known domestic machine recently amused himself and thrilled bystanders by riding up and down a sharp incline ut the Gntun locks of Panama Can-ul. Can-ul. Tho pnth Is n narrow, smooth, concrete, runway bordering a cog irnck over which the big electric mul?s, used in towlug ships through tho passage climb to reach the upper level. This Incllno has a grado of 4S degrees. de-grees. Tho motorcyclist mado this climb a number of times on high, second se-cond nnd low speeds. This wns done both with nnd without a tandem passenger, pas-senger, nnd demonstrates strlklngly the reserve power of somo of these machines.