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Dudley
Perkins (1893-1978) "Dud"
Perkins of Maggini & Perkins, San Francisco, California, sends us this
photograph taken on the occasion of the San Francisco Motorcycle Club´s
run to Mount Hamilton.
"I was the only one, to make the Trip with sidecar. The Gentleman on
the Tandem-Seat is Jack Osthoff, who weights 175 pounds. Miss Lacey, in
the sidecar, tips the scales at 125 pounds. I am a 180-pounder, total 480
pounds. We made the entire Trip without a bit of trouble."
(The
Harley-Davidson Dealer, May 1914)
In April of
1913 Dudley obtained the first H-D Dealership, and on December 13, 1913,
opened their doors as "Maggini and Perkins", later to buy out
Maggini and establish the Dudley Perkins Co.
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