the history of motorbikes

American, Sylvester

1868

1868 - American, Sylvester H. Roper presented his twin cylinder steam velocipede with a coal burn furnace. He died in 1896 while performing a demonstration of one of his steam motorcycles.was the second motorbike made

the first motorbike

1885

The Daimler Reitwagen is widely considered as the world's first true motorcycle. Gottlieb Daimler is often referred to as “the father of the motorcycle” because of this invention and it was his son

the first motobike made in french

1895

First motorcycle came to USA via the French circus group. In the same year, American inventor E.J. Pennington demonstrated his first version of motorcycle that had top speed of 58mph.

first racing bike

1903

Several big manufacturing plants started their production of motorcycles, most notably English Royal Enfield, Triumph, American Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company.

the first harley davidson

1912

German company DKW managed to become largest motorcycle maker in the world, surpassing American builders Indian and Harley-Davidson.

fastest bike

1930

Before the start of Second World War, there were over 30 models of motorcycles in England.in 1930 england had the fastest bikes