Megola is not a name of a country in Africa, it's the name of a motorcycle. During the past century many crazy motorcycles were build. Many new technologies were tested and a really awesome bike was the 1922 Megola. Megola was a German motorcycle that was build by the Deutsche-Megola-Werke GmbH in Munich between 1921 and 1925. The idea of the Megola was to build a bike with a rotating engine included in the wheel.
The 1914 Cyclone Motorcycle is truly one in the row of the legends. Do you have the guts to ride a bike that has no breaks, no clutch and that runs 110 mph? I'm pretty sure, I have not. But what makes that bike to a legend? Let's take a look at some facts...
The Cyclone was manufactured by Joerns Motor Manufacturing Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company was founded in 1912 and abolished in 1917. Various sources tell that 300 Cyclone motorcycles where build, but only 6 of them are known to exist today. A Cyclone from the private collection of former actor Steve McQueen (1930-1980) was sold early 2015 for $775000, making the Cyclone to the most expensive motorcycle ever sold. But that's just the price for a legend, not the facts that created the legend.
A very nice Ford Model T Doctor's Coupe with a beautiful, nearly 100 year old patina was sold on ebay (de) yesterday. The body is unwelded, has no dents or rust holes and has it's original painting. Production date was around 1920. Restauration so far was engine, front axle, rear axle, generator and starter. The wooden rims have new tires on it.