Motorcycle

First motorcycle

Jan 1, 1867

1867 - Invented, 2-cylinder steam engine by Sylvester Howard Roper - (About.com, 2014)

First 4 stroke

Jan 1, 1876

1876 - Invented, first 4 stroke piston cycle internal combustion engine by Nicolaus Otto - (Bellis, 2014)

First Gas Powered Motorcycle

Jan 1, 1885

1885 - invented, first gas powered motorcycle by Gottleb Daimler - (Antique, 2014)

Pneumatic Tires

Jan 1, 1888

1888 - invented, by a Scottish veterinary surgeon named John Boyd Dunlop - (dunlop, 2014)

First Series Production

Jan 1, 1894

1894, - Hildebrand & Wolfmüller created the first series production motorcycle right before the car was first invented - (First, 2010)

De Dion-Buton Engine

Jan 1, 1895

1895, Created an engine by French firm DeDion-Buton that was easy to produce and allowed mass production of motorcycles. used by many companies including Harley-Davidson - (Lawless, 2014)

Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company

Jan 1, 1901

1901, Indian motorcycles were manufactured in Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1901 to 1953. The company was originally called the Hendee Manufacturing Company and was renamed the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company in 1928 - (Ojibwa, 2014)

Harley Davidson

Jan 1, 1903

1903, the Harley Davidson company was found in 1901. William Harley and brothers Arthur and Walter Davidson pieced together their first motorcycle in 1903 (The, 2007)

Pneumatic Suspension Forks

Jan 1, 1908

1908, The Scott Motorcycle Company started to produce motorcycles with telescopic pneumatic suspension systems. these suspentions are still used for cars, motorcycles, bicycle etc. (The, 2014)

BMW Boxer Engine

Jan 1, 1923

1923, BMW has created the boxer engine that was enclosed with the transmission inside an aluminium housing. BMW also manufactured cars and more motorcycle in the following years up to today. (Fisher, 2012)

Hydrualic Suspension Forks

Jan 1, 1935

1935, BMW started to mass produce motorcycles that were equipped with hydrualic teloscopic forks. This is good because its hydrualic which makes it safer and better. (Suspension, 2014)

Yamaha

Jan 1, 1955

1955, Yamaha launches their first production of motorcycles. They helped create larger advances in CC's of engines. Also a big influnce in motorsports to this day. (Hsu, 1955)

Motorcycle Gear Shifter

Apr 11, 1978

1978, Charles W. Lindquist patented an adjustable stirrup type motorcycle gear shifter allows the cyclist to slip his shoe into shifting position, either sidewardly or lengthwise, for safe retention during up and down gear shifting. (Controls, 2014)

Motorcycle Airbag

May 15, 2003

2003, Yasuhito Miyata patanted the first airbag designed for a motorcycle. It was a bad invention because it may hurt the driver more. (Rider, 2013)