Oldtimer picture gallery. Motorcycles. Pre-1932 USA motorcycles. De Luxe.
1912-1915, Excelsior Cycle Co., Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The marque was not connected with F. W. Spacke Machine Co., - De Luxe motors producer, but used only De Luxe motors.
Excelsior Cycle Co. was not connected with Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Co., - Excelsior motorcycles producer, although both companies were based in Chicago.
De Luxe motorcycles have many clones, different only by color and the name on the tank. Indeed Crawford, Dayton and perhaps Eagle and Sears were built at the same factory in Chicago by the Excelsior Cycle Co..

1915 (I haven't data, seems De Luxe motors were not in production in 1916-1918)
1914 (new: footboards added, sidecar for extra $60)
   De Luxe 9 h.p., V2-cyl. 4-cycle L-head Spacke De Luxe 9hp, 60.89 cu in (997.8cc), bore 31/4", stroke 3.67", Bosch magneto ignition, 1-speed transmission, chain, ? mph, $285, 398k photo.
   De Luxe 7 h.p., V2-cyl. 4-cycle L-head Spacke De Luxe 7hp, 36.03 cu in (590.4cc), bore 21/2", stroke 3.67", Bosch magneto ignition, 1-speed transmission, chain, ? mph, $250, 64k photo.
? - VIII 1912 - 1913 (new: small "De Luxe" on the tank)
   De Luxe 9 h.p., V2-cyl. 4-cycle L-head Spacke De Luxe 9hp, 60.89 cu in (997.8cc), bore 31/4", stroke 3.67", Bosch magneto ignition, 1-speed transmission, chain, ? mph, $285, 26k photo.
   De Luxe 7 h.p., V2-cyl. 4-cycle L-head Spacke De Luxe 7hp, 36.03 cu in (590.4cc), bore 21/2", stroke 3.67", Bosch magneto ignition, 1-speed transmission, chain, ? mph, $275, 20k photo, 19k photo (VIII 1912).
Some between IV 1912 and VIII 1912 (new: skirted mudguards, large "DE LUXE" on the tank, the data are as above)
   20k photo, 17k photo.
? - IV 1912 (half-skirted mudguards)
   De Luxe 9 h.p., V2-cyl. 4-cycle L-head Spacke De Luxe 9hp, 60.89 cu in (997.8cc), bore 31/4", stroke 3.67", Bosch magneto ignition, 1-speed transmission, chain, ? mph, $285, 39k photo.
   De Luxe 7 h.p., V2-cyl. 4-cycle L-head Spacke De Luxe 7hp, 36.03 cu in (590.4cc), bore 21/2", stroke 3.67", Bosch magneto ignition, 1-speed transmission, chain, ? mph, $250.
Early 1912
   Pre-motorcycle bicycle poster, 131k photo.

Photos and data are from:
Author's archive.
Standard Catalog of American Motorcycles 1898-1981 by Jerry Hatfield.
Motorcycle Illustrated, 1914.
Motorcycling, 29 VIII 1912.
The bicycling world and motorcycle review, 1912.
Staten Island Region Antique Automobile Club of America Facebook.
WorthPoint.
American Ikons.
Motorcycle Memories.
The Vintage Retro Signs Company.
The Classic & Antique Bicycle Exchange.

Thanks for help to:
Evgenii Pevzner (Moskva), motorcycle historian,
Thanks to all authors of books, articles and internet resources, to photographers - contemporary and old, to restorers and collectors!
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