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First motorcycle
The American Sylvester Howard Roper (1823-1896) invented a steam cylinder engine (powered by coal) in 1867. This can be considered the first motorcycle, if the description of a motorcycle is allowed to include a steam engine. -
Otto's invention.
Gottlieb Daimler used a new engine invented by engineer Nikolaus August Otto. Otto invented the first four-stroke internal combustion engine in 1876. He called it the "Otto Cycle Engine" and, as soon as it was completed, Daimler (Otto's former employee) turned it into a motorcycle that some historians consider the first of the history -
Motorcycle with 4 wheels.
Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Daimler built a motorcycle with a frame and four wooden wheels and an internal combustion engine in 1885. Its speed was 18 km / h and the engine developed 0.5 horsepower. -
First motor on the wheel
The Russian brothers living in Paris Eugéne and Michel Werner mounted a motor on a bicycle. The initial model with the engine on the front wheel began to be manufactured in 1897. -
Auto armchair
In 1902 the Scooter was invented (it comes from the English scooter), also known as auto chair, by the French Georges Gauthier. The scooter is a two-wheeled vehicle, bicycles, fitted with a protective dashboard. It was manufactured in 1914. It was very popular, especially among young people. -
The sidecar appears
In 1910 the sidecar appeared, a cart with a side wheel that is attached to one side of the motorcycle. It consists of a frame (single wheel) and a body that protects the passenger. The motorcycle that is dragging it becomes a three-wheeled vehicle and its driving is controlled by turning the handlebar, since the tipping cannot be executed. -
The motorcycle built
The Sideca Appears After returning from World War II (1945), American soldiers seemed unhappy with the motorcycles that were built by Harley-Davidson and Indian. The bikes they had ridden in Europe were lighter and more fun to ride. -
Present
Through the personalized style, the motorcycle has been updated at will by the companies that want it, obtaining a great variety of motorcycles
