One Man, 50 Days, 3,800 Miles
Incredible photos of the first motorcycle journey across America have emerged, revealing a tale of incredible endurance and dogged determination.
George Wyman traveled from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 in 50 days, across mountains, desert, mud tracks and railway tracks.
The journey had never been attempted before and his bike was so busted that in the last 150 miles he had pedal himself, reported Atlas Obscura.
George Wyman (pictured) traveled from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 in 50 days, across mountains, desert, mud tracks and cities
His California Moto Bike was essentially just a push bike frame with a small one and a quarter horsepower motor attached.
His route took him through Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, across Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois, from Chicago, through Buffalo, New York, to Albany, where he turned south and rode through the Hudson Valley to New York City.
He covered approximately 3,800 miles.
But the incredible journey was overshadowed by Horatio Nelson Jackson’s, who had traveled for 63 days west to east by car.
Though the journey was nowhere near as difficult, the car captured the American imagination more than Wyman’s humble bike and his journey was completely forgotten.
But several years ago, a small group of long-distance motorcycle riders discovered Wyman’s legacy and decided to bring it back to life.
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