MYSTERY SOLVED
American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe reveals identity of mystery motorcycle rider after star finds early 1900s photo
Plus, Mike reveals when American Pickers will return
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has revealed the identity of a mystery motorcycle rider from an early 1900s photo he located.
The History Channel star first shared the photo on his Instagram feed days earlier, asking fans to reach out with any clues as to the biker's identity.
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On Saturday, Mike, 60, returned to the social media platform with an exciting update.
After sharing the original snap, asking, "Early Flying Merkel Photo I've never seen this bike before. If anyone is familiar with this bike or this rider please chime in on this post," he's identified the rider.
The American Pickers star posted a series of photos, including a side-by-side of the first photo he posted on Instagram, along with another pic of the same man.
"Thank you @frettedrevival for solving the mystery of the motorcycle raced in the photo I posted a few days ago!" he wrote.
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"Introducing Charles Fearless Balke. Started racing for Merkel around 1908 and later went to Indian and Excelsior. He passed in a tragic accident on his bike June 8, 1914, just shy of 23 years old."
Mike went on, "I love the community of History warriors that come together to keep all of these epic stories alive."
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WHAT A FIND
Fans in the comments praised the reality star for doing his research.
"Abosolutely fabulous pictures, sorry to say, but they are also very sexy," one commenter gushed.
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"Lovely story," another posted.
"What a turnaround of events for that rider so much more than an old picture but loaded with history," a third fan praised.
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"Awesome story," a fourth fan commented.
"Excellent story Mike. Like everything you publish..." someone else shared.
"Fantastic collection of historic photographs!" another fan wrote.
Fans are eager for American Pickers to return for a new season, despite the show's ratings struggles.
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Earlier this month, Mike shared a behind the scenes photo as well as details about when the show would return.
In the pic, Mike was seen standing in the desert with his back to the camera.
He was walking toward an old car while wearing all black.
"@JeremyThomas You have managed to take one of the hottest shoots I've ever been on and make it even hotter!" he captioned his post.
"Loved having you on the crew buddy your work is incredible and you're a beautiful human."
in the comments, Mike interacted with fans.
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One person questioned, "When is the new American Pickers back on?"
"October I think," Mike replied, teasing the show's return.
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