motorcycle manufacturer, is owned by the Aurora Automatic Machinery Company. The company is also credited with growing American motorcycle industry, because the homemade machines utilized by other motorcycle manufacturers such as Indians, Reading Standard and Sears.
Cooperation with the Indians began in 1902 and ended in 1907, so that Thor took the initiative to build his own motorcycle.
In early models, Thor uses a single machine that is designed Thor-Indians and has been producing for five years. And when Thor introduced the first V-twin in 1910, triggering other manufacturers follow suit.
Thor engine, not in pairs up to form a V, but the front cylinder and a cylinder tends to fall back into an upright so hurf L similar to that in the modern era is now often adopted by produesen motorcycles from Italy: Ducati. Consequently in the back of the machine there is space and Thor use it to put the carburetor and magneto (generator?)
In 1913, Thor introducing new V-twin engine designed by himself and mounted in a conventional manner, as well as replacing the 76 cubic inch engine. Thor successful for several races, but could never escape the shadow of Indian and Harley-Davidson.
End of the story of Thor same period manufacturers of motorcycles that are not able to face intense competition, but Thor still managed to issue a final product in 1917 before completely disappearing because the parent company to concentrate more on industrial equipment and power tools.
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