The Merkel brand first appeared in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1902 when Joseph Merkel set-up shop producing single cylinder motorcycles. Merkel was among the most innovative of the pioneer motorcycle companies. By 1905 Merkel had decided to engage in competition, and produced several racing machines...
The idea to build the first Polish engine for a speedway motorbike came about in a town called Rzeszow, the brain child of two profesional mechanics...
