Shepherd Charles Kenilworth (w3396)
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- Description: Charles Kenilworth Shepherd served as a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer in World War I, reaching the rank of Captain. In June 1919, aged 23, he arrived in New York and purchased a Henderson Model Z-2 four-cylinder motorcycle, which he named "Lizzie". Eleven days later he headed west on a solo transcontinental crossing of the United States. He covered approximately 8,000 km (5,000 miles) in just over two months, reaching San Francisco in August 1919. The route traversed roads that were little more than unpaved tracks; he used railway lines for river crossings and rebuilt the engine twice along the way. On arrival in San Francisco he sold "Lizzie" on the street and returned to England. In 1922 he published Across America by Motor-Cycle, a travelogue that has become a classic of motorcycle literature
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://acrossamericabymotorcycle.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Shepherd, C.K. Across America by Motor-Cycle. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1922.
