Henderson
In 1911 The American Henderson Motorcycle Company was founded in Detroit, Michigan by William G. Henderson & brother Tom W. Henderson. They produced long wheelbase inline 4 cylinder motorcycles starting in 1911 and offering them to the public in Jan., 1912. Henderson made the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, appealing to sport riders and police departments, alike. Police favored them for traffic patrol them because they were faster than anything on the road. In 1917 the Hendersons sold the firm to Ignaz Schwinn, owner of Schwinn, the manufacturer of Schwinn bicycles and Excelsior motorbikes. The company began during the golden age of motorcycling, and ended during the Great Depression in 1931.
