HENDERSON STREAMLINER ► UMA VERDADEIRA MOTO DE LUXO.
Nas primeiras décadas do século XX, a Henderson era uma das grandes fabricantes de motos americanas.
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Era conhecida por produzir as motos mais rápidas e luxuosas, além dos motores a quatro tempos arrefecidos a ar.
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A marca nasceu na era dourada do motociclismo, fundada pelos irmãos Henderson, William e Tom, em 1912. Infelizmente, a Henderson não resistiu à Grande Depressão e fechou as portas em 1931.
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A Henderson Streamliner de que falamos foi construída tendo por base uma Henderson Streamline KJ de 1930, modificada por Orley Ray Courtney, tendo sido finalizada em 1935.
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Em 1941, Courtney decide patentear a ideia de modificar motos, com um estilo idêntico à Streamliner e desenvolve outra versão, mais convencional, a Enterprise, mas a produção nunca arrancou.
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Roy Finch e Frank Westfall resgataram as duas motas e iniciaram o seu restauro.
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A carroçaria é bastante aerodinâmica, inclusivamente tem uma grelha para arrefecimento do motor de quatro cilindros em linha, fazendo assemelhar-se mais a um automóvel, mais precisamente ao Chrysler Airflow.
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O elemento mais diferenciador, para as restantes motos, são as rodas de 10” tapadas, algo pouco convencional, estas retiradas de uma scooter e os pneus provenientes da indústria aeronáutica.
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O motor de quatro cilindros em linha é arrefecido a ar e tem 1.3L de cilindrada e 40 cv, que faz levar a Henderson para velocidades de 160km/h, bastante rápido para a época.all.
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O nível de detalhe desta moto é incrível, é quase como se fosse a Rolls-Royce das motos, com bastantes cromados, escapes que parecem rabos de peixe e o banco em pele castanha, inspirada no design Art Deco. all.
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