For the antique automotive vehicle fans, the motorcycle which used as a mover device for a three wheel vehicle (becak) in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatera could "tickle" your desire to collect it.
The BSA motorcycle which made in England, according to the local inhabitants was used as a battle device by English soldiers in Java Island during the World War II - becomes an interesting item collection. Besides rare, the average age of the motorcylcle is about 60 years. Now the total amount of this so called motorcycle is only 200 units. The year of production is range from 1941, 1948, 1952 and the latest was in 1956.
Becak in Pematangsiantar which has the area about 79.97 kilometer square is really different with the becak in another towns in Indonesia. Located at the altitude of 400 meter above the sea level with the mountainous land surface, causing the roads in this town go up and down. With such a condition an ordinary tricycle is hard to be used. Finally, the three wheel vehicle was modified by "sticking" the BSA motorcycle on the right side of the tricycle as the power booster. This very becak which has become as a transportation equipment since the sixties then becomes the identifying mark and an interesting point for many tourists, although now little by little it is shoved aside by another public vehicle which is operating until late at night.
If you have the chance to visit my town, just try it...
Regards,
(Santoli Pantjalogam / Patrick Logan, from various sources)
The BSA motorcycle which made in England, according to the local inhabitants was used as a battle device by English soldiers in Java Island during the World War II - becomes an interesting item collection. Besides rare, the average age of the motorcylcle is about 60 years. Now the total amount of this so called motorcycle is only 200 units. The year of production is range from 1941, 1948, 1952 and the latest was in 1956.
Becak in Pematangsiantar which has the area about 79.97 kilometer square is really different with the becak in another towns in Indonesia. Located at the altitude of 400 meter above the sea level with the mountainous land surface, causing the roads in this town go up and down. With such a condition an ordinary tricycle is hard to be used. Finally, the three wheel vehicle was modified by "sticking" the BSA motorcycle on the right side of the tricycle as the power booster. This very becak which has become as a transportation equipment since the sixties then becomes the identifying mark and an interesting point for many tourists, although now little by little it is shoved aside by another public vehicle which is operating until late at night.
If you have the chance to visit my town, just try it...
Regards,
(Santoli Pantjalogam / Patrick Logan, from various sources)
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