Daredevil Derkum, Motorcycles Wall Art, Metal Sign, Optional Wood Frame

Daredevil Derkum Board Track Racer Wall Art

Daredevil Derkum Wall Art metal sign is made from 24 gauge American steel (No Flimsy Tin Here). Select from three different sizes: Large, Medium, Small. Also, available with an optional rustic wood frame. Designs are baked into a powder coating for a durable finish. Unlike other tin signs, canvas prints, and posters, our metal signs will not bend, fold, dent, or wrinkle over time. You can take a hammer to our signs. Our signs are hand made just like in the days. Rest assured these metal signs are made to last!

Great wall decor for nautical themed rooms, offices, living rooms, industrial lofts, garages, man caves, government buildings and more.

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SIZES:
Large - Measures 24" x 24"
Medium - Measures 18" x 18"
Small - Measures 12" x 12"

FRAMED:
Framed signs come mounted on reclaimed barn wood with rustic screws for an authentic look and feel. Also Comes with a small saw tooth metal hanger on the rear, ready to hang.
The wood frame adds a 2" inch border to the final size of each panel.

NO FRAME:
Metal signs with no frame come drilled and riveted for easy hanging.

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An elite amongst the pioneer racers, that first curious and daring generation of American motorcyclists was California’s Paul J. C. Derkum, internationally known as “Daredevil Derkum.” Derkum was yet another one of motorcycling’s first class, born in 1881, just before the sweet spot of American bicycle racing. As a teen in Bakersfield he jumped into the thrilling sport of cycle racing and competed as a professional on a national level beginning at the age of 17. Through cycling he was introduced to the emerging motor-pacing machines and first motorcycles, befriending early operators and distributors like Los Angeles’ Will Risden, who opened up one of the first shops in the country in 1902. That same year, as Derkum’s cycling career died down he began working as a fireman on the Owl train from L.A. to San Francisco, tirelessly stoking the engine’s fires on the nightly passage between the two cities and tinkering with the new machines through the day.

His signature smile, one which reaches from ear to ear in nearly every photograph taken of the racing star is muted in this shot, Derkum no doubt still processing the loss of his little brother less than three months prior. Paul Derkum went on to win two races and set three new records on the same dirt that John died on that day, hitting a top speed of nearly 70 mph. The Daredevil had returned and within a few months would be among the first professionals to begin racing on the banked board track of America’s first motordrome, the LA Coliseum. Paul Daredevil Derkum would go onto become one of the biggest stars in the history of the sport, a true pioneer, an icon, and an ambassador of American motorcycle culture.

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