176:
184:
192:
205:
167:
that hung in front of the rear wheel. In 1920, the motorcycle's weight increased from the addition of fenders, a larger fuel/oil tank, and in 1921 the seat was enlarged, along with a still larger fuel/oil tank, and a battery was added. The displacement was increased to 269 cc
243:
In 1929 Cleveland announced their
Tornado model, with a lowered frame and seat height, lightweight pistons, larger valves, and a higher compression ratio. A Century model, with a guaranteed top speed of one hundred miles per hour, was announced.
212:
In 1924, two years after buying out
Reading-Standard, Cleveland replaced their two-stroke engine with a 21.5 cubic inches (352 cc) four-stroke single-cylinder engine. In 1925 they released a motorcycle with a 36.5 cubic inches (598 cc)
664:
195:
1919 cutaway diagram of the longitudinal-crankshaft, two-stroke, single-cylinder engine. The worm drive to the two-speed transmission is above the countershaft, which extends back to drive the magneto.
972:
657:
977:
836:
650:
225:, Cleveland's first four-cylinder motorcycle did not sell well. In 1926, Cleveland replaced the Fowler engine with a new design by E. H. DeLong. The new engine had an
38:
168:(16.4 cu in) to handle the increased weight of 195 lb (88 kg) from these changes. During World War I, US forces used the Cleveland as a base
175:
438:
229:
valve configuration and a displacement of forty-five cubic inches. The displacement was increased to sixty-one cubic inches the following year.
609:
448:
24:
302:
159:
by 90°. The transmission was a two speed with a sprocket turning a chain final drive. Besides driving the transmission, the engine's
916:
582:
531:
491:
408:
369:
327:
283:
639:(1919) - 17-page promotional brochure including photographs, pricing, specifications, and additional information on the motorcycle.
183:
236:. Harley-Davidson considered the offer, as Cleveland's new four-cylinder motorcycles offered a ready-made competitor to Indian's
550:
In 1926, Cleveland took a step toward that goal with the Model 4-45 (four cylinders, 45 cubic inches), designed by E. H. DeLong.
745:
841:
806:
37:
740:
636:
941:
901:
248:
911:
705:
191:
217:
four-cylinder engine designed by L. E. Fowler. With a smaller engine than rival four-cylinder motorcycles by
156:
685:
144:
946:
771:
720:
237:
222:
886:
856:
831:
816:
735:
710:
298:
218:
20:
951:
936:
871:
861:
821:
796:
715:
331:
138:
921:
786:
750:
169:
483:
400:
574:
906:
826:
730:
605:
578:
535:
487:
444:
404:
365:
279:
141:
232:
By 1928 Cleveland had financial problems. That year, the company offered itself for sale to
851:
755:
700:
361:
164:
19:
Not to be confused with the
Cleveland Motorcycle Manufacturing Company, a low-volume custom
204:
725:
695:
690:
642:
233:
567:
476:
393:
251:, after building only a few prototypes of the Century, Cleveland went out of business.
622:
Cleveland was in financial trouble, and had offered to sell out to the
Milwaukee firm.
966:
846:
214:
48:
896:
866:
160:
599:
519:
454:
926:
781:
226:
152:
148:
122:
105:
539:
881:
876:
791:
126:
89:
179:
Sales, Advertising and
Administration staff at a conference in March, 1917.
931:
137:
The first
Cleveland of 1915 had a 221 cc (13.5 cu in)
891:
801:
357:
240:-based fours, but rejected it in favor of developing their own four.
328:"The Same, But Different: 1927 Cleveland 4-45 and 4-61 Motorcycles"
776:
203:
190:
182:
174:
646:
276:
The
Illustrated Directory of Classic American Motorcycles
601:
Harley-Davidson
Memories: The Golden Age of Motorcycling
129:, Ohio, from 1902 to 1905 and again from 1915 to 1929.
513:
511:
509:
507:
505:
503:
474:
Wilson, Hugo (1995). "The
Directory of Motorcycles".
391:
Wilson, Hugo (1995). "The
Directory of Motorcycles".
278:, Prospero Books div. of Chapters Inc., p. 49,
764:
678:
101:
84:
69:
54:
44:
566:
475:
392:
187:1920 Cleveland Lightweight A2 de Luxe 221 cc.
299:"America on the Move | Cleveland motorcycle"
155:to turn the axis of rotation of the drive to the
432:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
420:
386:
384:
382:
380:
565:Wilson, Hugo (1995). "The A-Z of Motorcycles".
560:
558:
443:, MotorBooks International, pp. 102–105,
269:
267:
265:
263:
973:Motorcycle manufacturers of the United States
658:
8:
30:
321:
319:
978:Manufacturing companies based in Cleveland
665:
651:
643:
115:Cleveland Motorcycle Manufacturing Company
36:
31:Cleveland Motorcycle Manufacturing Company
29:
200:Four-strokes, four cylinders, and failure
440:The Illustrated Directory of Motorcycles
673:Motorcycle marques of the United States
259:
16:Former American motorcycle manufacturer
573:. London: Dorling Kindersley. p.
482:. London: Dorling Kindersley. p.
399:. London: Dorling Kindersley. p.
604:. Turner Publishing. pp. 66–67.
25:Cleveland motorcycle (disambiguation)
7:
303:National Museum of American History
569:The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle
520:"Classics: 1929 Cleveland Century"
478:The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle
395:The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle
14:
532:American Motorcyclist Association
326:Siegal, Margie (May–June 2017).
598:Tyson, Bob (15 November 2005).
208:1927 Cleveland Model 4-45 1927.
518:Wood, Bill, ed. (March 1992).
1:
151:orientation, necessitating a
354:The History of Motor Cycling
741:Marine Turbine Technologies
994:
23:builder (Since 1986). See
18:
942:Wagner Motorcycle Company
907:Riverside/Montgomery Ward
249:Wall Street Crash of 1929
163:extended back to drive a
35:
637:The Cleveland Motorcycle
247:A few months after the
437:De Cet, Micro (2003),
352:Ayton, Cyril (1983) ,
274:Rafferty, Tod (2001),
209:
196:
188:
180:
145:single-cylinder engine
812:Cleveland (1915–1929)
524:American Motorcyclist
207:
194:
186:
178:
736:Lightning Motorcycle
711:Cleveland CycleWerks
356:(Revised ed.),
147:with a longitudinal
119:Cleveland Motorcycle
872:Johnson Motor Wheel
842:Excelsior-Henderson
332:Motorcycle Classics
117:, sometimes called
32:
787:American IronHorse
751:Z Electric Vehicle
227:inlet-over-exhaust
210:
197:
189:
181:
133:Two-stroke singles
960:
959:
611:978-1-59652-046-2
450:978-0-7603-1417-3
111:
110:
985:
756:Zero Motorcycles
667:
660:
653:
644:
625:
624:
619:
618:
595:
589:
588:
572:
562:
553:
552:
547:
546:
515:
498:
497:
481:
471:
465:
464:
463:
462:
453:, archived from
434:
415:
414:
398:
388:
375:
374:
362:Orbis Publishing
349:
343:
342:
340:
338:
323:
314:
313:
311:
310:
295:
289:
288:
271:
125:manufacturer in
80:
78:
65:
63:
40:
33:
993:
992:
988:
987:
986:
984:
983:
982:
963:
962:
961:
956:
760:
726:Harley-Davidson
674:
671:
633:
628:
616:
614:
612:
597:
596:
592:
585:
564:
563:
556:
544:
542:
517:
516:
501:
494:
473:
472:
468:
460:
458:
451:
436:
435:
418:
411:
390:
389:
378:
372:
351:
350:
346:
336:
334:
325:
324:
317:
308:
306:
297:
296:
292:
286:
273:
272:
261:
257:
234:Harley-Davidson
202:
135:
97:
93:
76:
74:
61:
59:
28:
27:for other uses.
17:
12:
11:
5:
991:
989:
981:
980:
975:
965:
964:
958:
957:
955:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
777:Allstate/Sears
774:
768:
766:
762:
761:
759:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
682:
680:
676:
675:
672:
670:
669:
662:
655:
647:
641:
640:
632:
631:External links
629:
627:
626:
610:
590:
583:
554:
499:
492:
466:
449:
416:
409:
376:
370:
364:, p. 84,
344:
315:
290:
284:
258:
256:
253:
201:
198:
134:
131:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
95:
88:
86:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
990:
979:
976:
974:
971:
970:
968:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
847:Flying Merkel
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
767:
763:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
683:
681:
677:
668:
663:
661:
656:
654:
649:
648:
645:
638:
635:
634:
630:
623:
613:
607:
603:
602:
594:
591:
586:
584:0-7513-0206-6
580:
576:
571:
570:
561:
559:
555:
551:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
514:
512:
510:
508:
506:
504:
500:
495:
493:0-7513-0206-6
489:
485:
480:
479:
470:
467:
457:on 2013-12-30
456:
452:
446:
442:
441:
433:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
421:
417:
412:
410:0-7513-0206-6
406:
402:
397:
396:
387:
385:
383:
381:
377:
373:
371:0-85613-517-8
367:
363:
359:
355:
348:
345:
333:
329:
322:
320:
316:
304:
300:
294:
291:
287:
285:1-55267-118-6
281:
277:
270:
268:
266:
264:
260:
254:
252:
250:
245:
241:
239:
235:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
206:
199:
193:
185:
177:
173:
171:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
143:
140:
132:
130:
128:
124:
120:
116:
107:
104:
100:
91:
87:
83:
72:
68:
57:
53:
50:
49:Motor vehicle
47:
43:
39:
34:
26:
22:
897:Pierce-Arrow
867:Iver Johnson
811:
621:
615:. Retrieved
600:
593:
568:
549:
543:. Retrieved
527:
523:
477:
469:
459:, retrieved
455:the original
439:
394:
353:
347:
335:. Retrieved
307:. Retrieved
305:. 2008-10-24
293:
275:
246:
242:
231:
211:
161:countershaft
157:transmission
139:displacement
136:
118:
114:
112:
85:Headquarters
106:Motorcycles
967:Categories
807:California
617:2012-09-30
545:2012-09-30
461:2012-09-30
309:2009-08-14
255:References
153:worm drive
149:crankshaft
142:two-stroke
123:motorcycle
882:Motus MST
877:MotoCzysz
857:Henderson
837:Excelsior
792:Bi-Autogo
701:Boss Hoss
686:Alligator
540:0277-9358
219:Henderson
127:Cleveland
90:Cleveland
927:Highland
337:June 21,
121:, was a
102:Products
45:Industry
947:Whizzer
937:Victory
932:Vectrix
917:Simplex
887:Mustang
832:Cyclone
827:Cushman
822:Crocker
797:Big Dog
765:Defunct
721:Fischer
716:Curtiss
679:Current
170:courier
165:magneto
75: (
70:Defunct
60: (
55:Founded
21:chopper
952:Yankee
902:Ridley
892:Penton
862:Hodaka
852:Gelbke
817:Cooper
802:Brammo
731:Indian
608:
581:
538:
534:: 87.
490:
447:
407:
368:
358:London
282:
215:T-head
92:, Ohio
912:Roehr
746:Rokon
706:Buell
530:(3).
922:Thor
782:Alta
691:Arch
606:ISBN
579:ISBN
536:ISSN
488:ISBN
445:ISBN
405:ISBN
366:ISBN
339:2017
280:ISBN
221:and
113:The
77:1929
73:1929
62:1915
58:1915
772:Ace
696:ATK
484:271
401:269
238:Ace
223:Ace
172:.
96:USA
969::
620:.
577:.
575:45
557:^
548:.
528:46
526:.
522:.
502:^
486:.
419:^
403:.
379:^
360::
330:.
318:^
301:.
262:^
94:,
666:e
659:t
652:v
587:.
496:.
413:.
341:.
312:.
79:)
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
