American in Italy – 1916 Reading Standard

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It might not be obvious from the visual condition of this bike, but it’s a one-kick bike that’s ridden every weekend!

Reading Standard - Tank

Built between 1903 and 1924, Reading bikes were built out of Pennsylvania. Their claim to fame was in their sidevalved 1096cc V-Twin engines – they also made some OHC bikes but those were just for works racers and were not made available to the public.

This example is numbers matching and has been in the seller’s family collection in Italy for 40 years. Find this Reading Standard for sale in Albiano d’Ivrea, Italy with bidding up to $11,211 and the reserve not yet met