1918 Reading Standard Motorcycle
by Paul Ward
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1918 Reading Standard Motorcycle
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Paul Ward
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The American motorcycle industry’s so called “Big Three”, Indian, Harley Davidson, and excelsior, were the most successful of all the other companies. Reading Standard could be considered the fourth. They were around from 1903 until 1923.
Reading Standard offered Flathead engines, these were the first flatheads offered in America. The V-Twin engine had been around since 1908, which was before the flathead. The first year it displaced 722cc, but when this 1913 model came out RS increased the displacement to 990cc. The R S also had a Prest-O-Lite on the handlebars and a brake light on the rear fender, powered by acetylene gas. The motorcycle also featured a gas shut off valve, gas and oil caps, regulator for oil drip to the engine, and a pump to fill the oil reservoir, all of which were located on the gas tank.
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