It was the sort of story that all of us live for.

In 1967, a building in Chicago needed to go through some renovations, and at some point

in the project, the plumber told the owner that an entire brick wall had to come down.

Now if you love uncovering mysteries, those are practically magic words.

Think about how many times a lost burial has been located in unexpected places.

Like the time in 2012 when archaeologists found the remains of King Richard III under a parking

lot, but this plumber found something entirely different.

It was a motorcycle.

And not just any motorcycle, but a one-of-a-kind hand-built masterpiece by a guy named Richard

Trowebb back in 1917.

It had features that were years ahead of its time, and when experts got their hands on it

upon removal from the wall in 1967, they were blown away.

The story about how it ended up behind the bricks, if you're curious, is the stuff of legend.

Apparently the previous owners of that home had a teenage son, and that son was assumed

to have stolen the motorcycle.

After finding out about his dirty deed, the boy's parents forced him to enlist in the army,

which is why he died in Europe during World War I and never returned.

It's a journey, for sure.

But the thing I love about this story is that it's one more in a long line of items we've

discovered that are connected to something humans have been passionate about for thousands

of years.

Transportation.

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