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motorcycle history.The history is delivered to you the biker with the most important motorcycles ever built, that influence the industry, parts for motorcycle and motorcycle riders information. The motorcycle historyFirst Motorcycle in the world
The first bicycle to provide all of these features and
gain market acceptance was the Rover Safety, designed by John Kemp Starley in
1885. After the Rover pattern took over the market, safety bicycles were simply
called "bicycles."The first gas-engined motorcycle was produced in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler (if
the name sounds familiar it's the same Daimler from mercedes-Benz). First
steps: 1902 : Triumph CB750 1973 1902: First Triumph motorcycle is produced. It uses a single-cylinder Belgian Minerva engine. It is fitted onto a bicycle frame.
1903: The first Harley-Davidson Motor Company was launched
by William Harley and his friends Arthur and Walter Davidson. launch the
Harley-Davidson Motor Company. The Harley Davidson sportster was first to appear in 1957. A 55 cubic inch, 2 pistons, V-twin light motorcycle with sport capability. This sportster was also called Iron head and is in production even today with the new twin-cam engine. The first superbike as we know today is the CB 750 Honda 67 Horse power from the mid 70's. It was the first 4 cylinder motorcycle that was reliable and that had disc breaks. The chassis was typicaly Japanese for those days, and it did not held the road very well. Imports The American and British Motorcycles were very much in charge of the Motorcycle market during the 1950's. The downside to this was that in order to drive a Motorcycle at this time, one had to have a knowledge of how a Motorcycle worked not only on the outside but on the inside as well. Thus making life very difficult for those who wanted to own a motorcyle especially if you were not knowledgable of the Motorcycle mechanics. - Just to get the motorcycle started was mission impossible. Advancements in designs of motorocyles were coming to a standstill because there was still no new designs coming into the market thus no competition - untill the Japanese that is. As was the trend with most countries the main priority was to build cheap transportation for their citizens. Japanese motorocycles were not very popular in the USA as no one really had any use for a bicycle with an engine on it. The major motorcycle manufacturers around the world did not really take Japan seriously as the Japanese at this time were only concerned with making small motorocycles and they did not feel that Japan was a threat to them and therefore no competition, however this became a mistake. In the the 1960's Japanese made motorcycles were getting bigger and faster and no one was paying any attention to this untill Honda introduced their CD450. - The bike was awesome, not only was it good to look at and completely affordable it could outrun any Harley Davidson as it had more than twice the engine size and did not break down frequently as the Harley was known to do. Fallout As we know that all good things must come to an end, The baby-boomers
arrived and by then everyone that wanted one had more or less purchased a
motorcycle. This generation wanted speed and reliablity and they
found it in the Japanese motorcycles. However during the 1970's when
baby boomers were concentrating on starting families and getting 9-5 jobs,
Motorcyles were slowly starting to lose their appeal. The American
distributors found themselves with an overload of Japanese Motorcyles that
no one wanted to buy and were forced to sell stocks at half the cost
price. Thus driving many companies out of business. After the fallout of the last motorcyle disaster there was a need of something to revive the motorcycle from the dead. Harley Davidson being the most unlikely candidate stepped in to save the day, although Harley Davidson had a reputation of not being very reliable mainly because to own a Harley you had to have mechanical skills so it was not something the vast public wanted to own. in 1981 Harley Davison opened its own company and started to develop a new engine which bought forth the Evolution engine and opening up a totally new market for themselves. This new enginer turned Harley into the most reliable motorcycle that the public had been looking for. - It was now possible to own a classic Harley and not worry about it breaking down in the middle of the night in a dark road. Today Harley Davidson is the top motobike seller in the USA, each and every Harley that is made is sold before it even leaves the factory, whoever is and was a Harley Davidson fan will probably not settle for anything less. However there are now quiet a few other companies that make good and reliable motorcycles and it is possible to find in the market today a bike that is suitable for just about anyone. you cen learn more:
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