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Flying Merkel Inc.

A confluence of passions - Design and Progeny
Taking the Flying Merkel brand to the next step.

05/20/2026

Another fun Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. Amazing to ride around the city with a police es**rt and see the city a different way. And for a good cause.
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04/17/2026

Had the pleasure of seeing this beauty at the recently. 1914 Flying Merkel racer.

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas and happy holidays y’all.

08/15/2025

What an excellent book and what a great gift to receive. Thanks for taking the time to collect so much history and make such a beautiful compilation.
And such cool Merkel pics and info.
The Speed Kings. The Rise and Fall of Motordrome Racing. Emde Books.
Check it out.

06/07/2025

The was fun this year. Thanks all that participated and made the nyc ride the always fun event that it is. Here’s a throwback to last year and excellent photo of me and the .

05/21/2025

Meet talented artist and his amazing Flying Merkel artwork. These are just two paintings (just look at the detail) that he has done- he’s got many others that are of non-Merkel but these are the best in my biased view.
Go and check them out.

04/06/2025

Question for those original paint Flying Merkel owners - what paint color do you think is the modern equivalent? RAL, Pantone, or paint code?

11/16/2024

1913 Flying Merkel Model 71. Beautiful bike from the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham Alabama. A great example of an unrestored old bike with beautiful original paint.
As photographed by Merkel fan, relative, and fellow great great grand nephew Mark Griffin.
Thanks for sharing.

09/30/2024

A bit of a ‘holy grail’ of a Flying Merkel is going on sale via auction (Bonhams) - this 1913 Merkel was formerly owned by Bud Ekins who was known for his stunt work (most famously on the Great Escape) and friendship with Steve McQueen. It was then purchased by brit Vic Norman. It has quite the story and is all (the parts that matter) original. So cool, and quite a pretty penny.

This incredible time-warp 1913 Flying Merkel 996cc Twin Seventy-one 471 was acquired by Vic Norman in 1998 from none other than Bud Ekins (receipts on file). Vic’s work routinely took him to California for the air show season, and he and his dear friend Alain De Cadenet would often ride over to Bud Ekins’ place. A consummate off-road racer, bike restorer, motorcycle dealer, occasional stunt rider, and all-American hero, Ekins was a close friend of actor Steve McQueen and performed the famous motorcycle jump (as McQueen’s stunt double) in the movie The Great Escape. (Although the movie was set in WW2, Bud’s bike was in fact a post-war Triumph dating from 1962).

More history on the link.

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/29728/lot/305/formerly-the-property-of-the-late-bud-ekins-1913-flying-merkel-995cc-twin-seventy-one-471-engine-no-2x9397/

11/08/2022

Repost from
He picked up this 1917 Merkel motor wheel! Now all he has to do is find a bicycle for it!

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