Hill climbing

Hill climbing

Where one rider on a motorcycle attempt to ride up an extremely steep hill, which usually is 45 degrees or more angle. The motorcycle of choice in th4e early decades was the Harley Davidson 45 cubic inch model due to its high torque at low rpms similar to farm engines. For years the national competitions was held at Mount Garfield near Muskegon, Michigan.

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