List of motorcycles of the 1890s aka ''motorrad'' (DE) sometimes ''motor cycle'' or ''moto cycle''
Motorcycle
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Hildebrand & Wolfmüller
The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller was the world's first production motorcycle. Heinrich and Wilhelm Hildebrand were steam-engine engineers before they teamed up with Alois Wolfmüller to produce their internal combustion ''Motorrad'' in Munich in 1894. ...
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Geneva steam bicycle
The Geneva steam bicycle was a steam powered motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike; uni (if one-wheeled); trike (if three-wheeled); quad (if four-wheeled)) is a lightweight private 1-to-2 passenger personal motor vehicle Steering, steer ...
*Marks motorcycle (1896–1901)
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Millet motorcycle
*Pennington motor bicycle
*Roper 1896 steamer bike (see also
Roper steam velocipedes)
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Werner Motors
The Werner Brothers, Michel and Eugene, were of French nationality but were originally from Russia. They started to experiment with motorized bicycles (Moto Bicyclette) in 1896 and are credited with the first use of the word "Motocyclette" in ...
1897 model(motor over front wheel)
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Excelsior Motor Company (UK) 1896 Crystal Palace motorcycle with Minerva
*Perks & Birch Motor-wheel (1899–1904)
Tricycle
*Ariel tricycle (1898)
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Benz Patent-Motorwagen
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German engineer Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical automobile and was the first car put into production. It was patented in January 1886 and unveiled in public ...
(1885–1893)
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Léon Bollée Voiturette
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De Dion-Bouton tricycle (produced 1897 to 1904)
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Long steam tricycle
*Indian Tri-Car (1907)
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* Motrice Pia
* Orient tricycle
*Pennington Autocar (1896)
*Clark gasoline tricycle (1897)America on the Move - Clarke gasoline tricycle
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Quadricycle
See also
* History of steam road vehicles
* History of the motorcycle
*List of motorcycles by type of engine
List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of motorcycle engine used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration.
A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's cr ...
* List of motorcycles of 1900 to 1909
* List of motorcycles of the 1910s
* List of motorcycles of the 1920s
* List of motorcycles of the 1930s
*List of motorized trikes
Motorized tricycles, also called trikes, are sometimes considered cars. There are three typical configurations: motorized bicycle with sidecar; two wheels in the rear, one in the front (aka trike); and two in front, one in the rear (aka reverse ...
* Roper steam velocipede
*Safety bicycle
A safety bicycle (or simply a safety) is a type of bicycle that became very popular beginning in the late 1880s as an alternative to the penny-farthing (also known as an "ordinary" or "high wheeler") and is now the most common type of bicycle. Ear ...
*Scooter (motorcycle)
A scooter (motor scooter) is a motorcycle with an underbone or step-through frame, a seat, a transmission that shifts without the operator having to operate a clutch lever, a platform for their feet, and with a method of operation that emphas ...
* Steam tricycle
* Timeline of motorized bicycle history
*Steam car
A steam car is a car (automobile) propelled by a steam engine. A steam engine is an external combustion engine (ECE), whereas the gasoline and diesel engines that eventually became standard are internal combustion engines (ICE). ECEs have a low ...
References
External links
Motorcycle.com Motorcycle History: Part 1 Milestones: the genesis of the motorcycle
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