Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer)

Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer)

Excelsior is the name of several historical makes of motorcycle:

* Excelsior (Bourgoin)
* Excelsior (Brandenburg)
* Excelsior (Chicago)
* Excelsior Motor Company of Coventry and Birmingham, England.
* Excelsior (München)
* Excelsior-Henderson
* Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle (Belle Plaine)


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