Currently there are countless models and brands of motorcycles: Urban, Super Sports, Scooter, Cruise, Cross, Naked, Dual Purpose, Tourism, Café Racer, Scrambler and let’s stop counting so as not to fill the entire page with all the versions that we can find in the market.
It could be said that for each person there is a motorcycle that fits like a glove and there is a motorcycle for each terrain, purpose and circumstance that we have. Motorcycles are a widely used means of transportation because of how practical it is, but to whom do we owe thanks for this innovative invention that has served us as transportation? Below is everything you need to know about Who Invented The Motorcycle.
What do you need:
- Weather.
- Eager to learn
- Interest in the topic.
- Good memory.
Who invented the motorcycle and how did it develop over time?
- In general, when we have a motorcycle, we have a practical means of transport since it is easy to handle, easy to store and it fits everywhere that a car would not go through. For that reason, we must be grateful to the American Sylvester Howard Roper, who with his inventiveness and ingenuity started the beginnings of the motorcycle, how he did it and how the motorcycle evolved:
- First of all, we must clarify that Sylvester started the idea of the motorcycle as such, since unlike the models that existed before, he came up with the idea of incorporating a cylinder engine, which worked on steam and was propelled by coal, to a structure that had wheels.
- Sylvester ‘s invention, although far from being a motorcycle as we know it today, by the years of 1867 and 1868, when it was patented, was an innovative prototype that would lay the foundations for future models.
- After a decade and a half later, in 1885 a motorcycle was already being created that was a little more like we know it today. Those with the idea were Whilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Daimler, engineers who took a step forward in the innovation of the motorcycle.
- To create it, they joined four wheels to a frame similar to that of a bicycle of the time, two main wheels and two support wheels, its engine was internal combustion. It could reach 18Km/h with 0.5 horsepower.
- After this advance, there was a time when there was relatively no apparent and notable change to be registered, until the year 1894 arrived.
- And this is when you should pay attention, concentrate and memorize: 1894 is the year in which the first motorcycle was produced for commercial purposes, this is when the complete history of motorcycles begins.
- Hildebrand and Wolfmüller in the company located in Munich, developed the first motorcycle that would be distributed and recognized as the best cylinder for the future 90 years, they called it H&W.
- It was a fairly complete motorcycle for the time, they built it with its metal frame, tires, water tank, protector against puddles and a good two-cylinder engine that could reach a speed of 45Km/h.
- From then on, many advances were made in terms of motorcycles, more were distributed, faults were discovered, improvements were sought, and new models and better brands emerged from these improvements, as we know them today.
Tips
- Do not get carried away only by the price or the brand, take into account what you are looking for and need from a motorcycle.
- Keep in mind that not all motorcycles run the same on each terrain, for example there are motorcycles made for urban areas and others are sports.
- Investigate about the safety offered by the motorcycle.
- And of course, do not forget to look for one that goes with your image.
- Now that you know more about motorcycles, what are you waiting for? Share it with your friends!
