Logan Republican | 1916-06-24 | Page 9 | Steep Incline at Panama Climbed by Motorcycle

STEEP INCLINE AT PANAMA CLIMBED BY MOTORCYCLE As 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 duwu a sharp Incline at the Gatun locks of Panama Can-ul. Can-ul. Tho pnth Ib a narrow, smooth, concrete, runway bordering a cog track over which the big electric mulos, used In towing ships through tho passago climb to reach tho upper level. This Incline has a grade of 45 degrees. de-grees. The motorcyclist mado thin rilmb a number of times on high, second se-cond and low speeds. This was dono both with and without a tandem passenger, pas-senger, and demonstrates strikingly the reservo power of somo of theso machines.