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The Excelsior 20R was the first production bike which could reach a top speed of 100mph.
1885: Gottlieb Daimler patents what is generally considered to be the first true motorcycle.
The 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycle is so rare that the few in existence are housed in museums in London, Germany and Detroit Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/wonder_wheels_RKZBe3uhkHVTtruOs2Y54L#ixzz0mENdFGDb
It had a 1,5 hp motor, imported from Zedel of Switzerland
Scott motorcycles were produced until 1978.[2]
The 1907 bike cost $210
980 c.c. / 61 cu.in. V-twin, 4-stroke Inlet over exhaust
The rarest of American production bikes. Built from 1910 to 1916.
In 1914 Indian had been the first with both electric lighting and an electric starter
BMW M2B33 486 cc side-valve air-cooled flat-twin
600cc engine. With an amazing double cradle tubular frame, room for 3 passengers, two fuel tanks, two gearboxes sometimes(one operated by a passenger) cast aluminium disc wheels, friction shock absorbed front fork and bright paint jobs
first appeared as the Indian Ace, after Indian bought the Ace Motor Corporation in 1927. The Ace was heavily modified to become the Indian 401, which then became the 402 after adopting the frame from the Indian Scout.
In 1906, Harley and the Davidson brothers built their first factory .