Oldtimer picture gallery. Motorcycles. Pre-1932 USA makes. Pierce.
1908 - IV 1914, The Pierce Cycle Co., Buffalo, New York, USA.
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Motorcycles
Pre-1932 USA motorcycles Pierce-Arrow cars Pierce-Arrow trucks
1914 (4-cyl.: U-shaped handlebars, rear wheel removal arrangement, Siro carburetor; 1-cyl.: new handlebars, chain drive)
Pierce Four-Cylinder, 4-cyl. T-head, 42.00 cu.in. (688.2cc), bore 27/16", stroke 21/4", 2-speed, ?hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, shaft drive, ? mph, $300
Pierce One-Cylinder, 1-cyl. SV, ? cu.in., 1-speed (optional 2-speed), ?hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, chain drive, ? mph, $200
1913 (coil spring and pneumatic suspension of the saddle, both fenders extended to the sides, footrests on the Model Four,
colors - black, carmine)
1913 Pierce Four-Cylinder, 4-cyl. T-head, 42.00 cu.in. (688.2cc), bore
27/16", stroke 21/4", 2-speed, 7hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, shaft drive,
Breeze carburettor, 4...60 mph, $400, 24k poster
1913 Pierce 13-A Single, 1-cyl. SV, 36.08 cu.in. (591.2cc), bore
31/2", stroke 33/4", 1-speed, 5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, flat belt drive,
Breeze carburettor, 6...50 mph, $?, 132k poster
1913 Pierce 13-B Single, 1-cyl. SV, 38.48 cu.in. (630.6cc), bore
31/2", stroke 4", 1-speed, 5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, flat or V-drive belt drive,
Schebler carburettor, 5...55 mph, $?, 32k poster
1912 (oil sight tube outside the crankcase, shortening of the fork spring housing, with a lowering of the handlebars, band
brake replaced the internal hub brake, two-cam arrangement and wooden rear wheel pulley (nor steeel) for 12B, 12C, new head fins of
1-cyl. models. Lever on the right for Model Four. Optional: tandem attachment, luggage carrier, speedometer and a lamp with
Prest-O-Lite gas tank)
1912 Pierce Four Cylinder, 4-cyl. T-head, 42.00 cu.in. (688.2cc), bore
27/16", stroke 21/4", 2-speed, ?hp/?rpm, ? ignition, shaft drive, ? mph, $400,
27k poster, 72k photo,
29k photo
1912 Pierce 12A Single, 1-cyl. SV, 36.08 cu.in. (591.2cc), bore
31/2", stroke 33/4", 1-speed, 5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, flat- or V-belt drive,
Breeze carburettor, 6...50 mph, $225, 56k photo,
51k photo (V-belt)
1912 Pierce 12B Single, 1-cyl. SV, 38.48 cu.in. (630.6cc), bore
31/2", stroke 4", 1-speed, 5.5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, flat belt drive,
Schebler carburettor, 5...55 mph, $250, 19k photo,
65k photo,
61k photo
1912 Pierce 12C Single, 1-cyl. SV, 38.48 cu.in. (630.6cc), bore
31/2", stroke 4", 1-speed, 5.5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, V-drive belt drive, hand lever operated Eclipse
clutch, Schebler carburettor, 5...55 mph, $265, 156k photo,
75k photo,
69k photo
1911 (1-cyl.: changed muffler, modified piston, different gear ratio, belt stretching compensation adjustment; 4-cyl.: large
flywheel)
1911 Pierce Four Cylinder, 4-cyl. T-head, 42.00 cu.in. (688.2cc), bore
27/16", stroke 21/4", 2-speed, 6hp/?rpm, ? ignition, shaft drive, ? mph, $?,
25k photo, 193k photo,
183k photo
1911 Pierce Single Cylinder, 1-cyl. SV, 38.48 cu.in. (630.6cc), bore
31/2", stroke 4", 1-speed, 5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, belt drive, Schebler carburettor, 5...55 mph, $?,
25k photo, 333k photo,
192k photo, 183k photo,
30k photo, 7k photo
1910 (new 1-cylinder model, new for 4-cyl. model: 2-speed, sliding gear transmission, multiple disc clutch, both controlled by
single lever; black paint is standard, Pierce red - optional)
1910 Pierce Four Cylinder, 4-cyl. T-head,
42.00 cu.in. (688.2cc), bore 27/16", stroke 21/4", 2-speed, 7hp/3000rpm,
magneto ignition, shaft drive, ? mph, $350, 307k photo, 61k photo (prototype, the same
photo in 1911 and 1912 ads), 16k photo
1910 Pierce Single Cylinder, 1-cyl. SV, 38.48 cu.in. (630.6cc), bore
31/2", stroke 4", 1-speed, 5hp/?rpm, magneto ignition, belt drive, Breeze carburettor, 6...50 mph, $250,
52k poster, 35k photo,
21k photo
1909 (the first american 4-cylinder motorcycle, gas- and oil tanks inside the frame)
1909 Pierce Four Cylinder, 4-cyl. T-head, 33.82 cu.in. (554.3cc), bore
23/16", stroke 21/4", 1-speed, 6-7hp/?rpm, Bosch magneto ignition, shaft drive,
? mph, $350, 168k photo, 210k photo,
116k photo, 92k photo
December 1908 Pierce Four Cylinder prototype, 75k photo
Pierce motorcycles have been mentioned in Motorcycle magazines in 1906 and 1907, but no real production took place. The first
machine has been built in Summer 1908.
In 1891-1940 the company produced Pierce bicycles.
1897 Model 44, 41k poster
ca. 1920 Pierce with Briggs & Stratton motor wheel: 89k
photo, 67k
photo, 56k
photo
1930 Juvenile Tricycle, 60k poster
Photos and data are from:
Author's archive.
"The Motorcycle Industry in New York State" encyclopedia by Geoffrey N. Stein
eBay.
HiFi Archiv.
MECUM Auctions.
The Cabe.
Bonhams.
Classic Driver.
Standard Catalog of American Motorcycles 1898-1981 by Jerry Hatfield.
"Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal", 1911.
Wisconsin Historical Society.
"The Bicycling World and Motorcycle Review", 1911.
Kruse International. (no more oldtimer business)
WorthPoint.
Pinterest.
AACA Library & Research Center.
Staten Island Region Antique Automobile Club of America Facebook.
What else in the net:
Pierce-Arrow Society.
Thanks for help to Evgenii Pevzner (Moskva), motorcycle historian.
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Last updated 21 II 2021. Andrei Bogomolov. Contact Information.