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[[Image:1920-Ace.jpg| | [[Image:1920-Ace.jpg|right|thumb|1920 Ace]] | ||
[[Image:1923-Ace-XP4.jpg|right|thumb|1923 Ace XP4]] | |||
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American Bill Henderson set up ACE after selling [[Henderson]] to the Schwinn bicycle company in 1917. Ace produced bikes with an inline-four layout. The most popular was the XP-4, which set a world record of 130mph (209kph) in 1923. The rights to the ACE brand were sold to [[Indian]] who built a similiar [[Indian Four|Four]]. | American Bill Henderson set up ACE after selling [[Henderson]] to the Schwinn bicycle company in 1917. Ace produced bikes with an inline-four layout. The most popular was the XP-4, which set a world record of 130mph (209kph) in 1923. The rights to the ACE brand were sold to [[Indian]] who built a similiar [[Indian Four|Four]]. | ||
[[Image:1925-Ace-Four.jpg|left|thumb|1925 Ace Four]] | |||
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[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | [[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] |
Revision as of 15:13, 21 December 2006
American Bill Henderson set up ACE after selling Henderson to the Schwinn bicycle company in 1917. Ace produced bikes with an inline-four layout. The most popular was the XP-4, which set a world record of 130mph (209kph) in 1923. The rights to the ACE brand were sold to Indian who built a similiar Four.