Roper Steam Motorcycle Of 1894 Vintage For Auction
Roper Steam Motorcycle of 1894 Vintage, will be auctioned at Las Vegas in January 2012. This is one of only two bikes built by Sylvester Roper of Roxbury. Roper is one of the first American auto makers. The 117-year old steam motorbike is an important milestone of the American auto history. The bike has a bicycle like frame with compact rectangular boiler, a burner, a grate and a little steam engine on the side. This bike did not have pedals. It attained a record speed of 40 MPH. The bike ...
















