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first motor bike
- powered by a steam engine
- created by Sylvester Howard Roper -had a twisting hand throttle -powered by a charcoal-fired two-cylinder engine, powersports.honda.com/
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first gas powered motor bike
-gas powered
-Hildebrand & wolmuller
-included water cooled engine
-radiator www.xtimeline.com/timeline/The-History-of-Motorcycles -
first motorcycle with DeDion-Buton engine
-small & light four stroke engine
-made possible the mass production of motorcycles
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1903 triumph was made
- name of company was triumph
- was a german company
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first harley davidson motorcycle
-called serial number one
-built without fenders
-used in competitions http://www.virginiawind.com/byways/history_01.asp -
first honda motorcycle
-was a motor scooter basically
-called typoe a
- by soichiro honda
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suzki motorcycle
- by yamaha suzuki
- called 36cc Diamond Free
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first kawasaki motorcycle
-by kawasaki aircraft co. www.xtimeline.com/timeline/The-History-of-Motorcycles -
1970 bikes
-bikes that were multi-cylinder
-higher performance sports bikes http://www.virginiawind.com/byways/history_01.asp -
windprotection bikes!!!
- National Cycle was the first company in the world to introduce and use General Electric's new MR4000 polycarbonate material for windshields -first opticallty clear windshield for motorcycles http://www.virginiawind.com/byways/history_01.asp
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choppers!
- choppers were the popular kind of motorbikes -they were lighter and faster, -less attatchments
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motorcycle sales decline
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1982 honda
- first modern v-4 motorcycle engine powersports.honda.com/
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VF750F Interceptor®, (honda)
- the most important performance bike built by honda -perimeter frame and narrow v-4 engine established design architecture still used on bikes today
- won five superbike titles in that decade http://www.virginiawind.com/byways/history_01.asp
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’83 VT™ 750C V-twin Shadow cruiser- most successful honda
-most successful honda\
-liquid-cooled, narrow-angle V-twin engine
-including three-valve combustion chambers - vibration-canceling offset dual-pin crankshaft, -
CBR®600F Hurricane®.
-One of Honda’s brightest stars of the ’80s
-inline-four-cylinder CBR
-Fully clad in aerodynamic bodywork
-changed the notion that a motorcycle’s engine must be seen (meaning has a hidden engine) http://www.rhinebecknationalmeet.com/timelinepics.html
-establish a new manufacturing direction for sport bikes -
Suzuki RGV250
-90s performance two-stroke and fast becoming a collector’s item.
-It’s a corner demon rather than a straight line
- V-twin engine needs regular re-builds and expensive oil. -
Suzuki GSX-R750 SRAD
-signalled the end of the double-cradle frame
- introduced a twin spar frame!! YAY www.xtimeline.com/timeline/The-History-of-Motorcycles -
triumph thunderbird 2000
-top speed is 175 mph!!!
-famous 885cc, three-cylinder engine produces 70PS http://www.rhinebecknationalmeet.com/timelinepics.html
