History Continues.......

Scott, 1905
Now here is an interesting machine! Twin cylinder, two-stroke water cooled, as were all Scotts, it also had a two-speed gearbox. Notice the rocker pedal just above the footrest, this shifted and acted as a clutch for shifting between gears. Scott latter won fame starting in 1910 at the famous Isle of Man TT races by being the first two-stroke winner. In 1911 it gained the title of fastest average speed for the next three years as well as wining in 1912 and 1913.




Deronziere, 1907

This incorporated a single cylinder 282 Cm, single speed belt drive, equipped with front suspension with rigid rear frame. Weight, 45 Kilograms with a top speed of 45 km.h .



Harley Davidson, 1907
1907 HD single, single speed belt drive. Note the hand operated "clutch" that placed tension on the belt thus engaging motor to wheel. This was the year HD incorporated, added additional employees for a total of 18 and expanded the workshop to double its area.



Harley Davidson Model 7, 1911
The factory offered four singles with either 26- or 28-inch wheels (wheels were measured from the outer edge of the tire back then), and either battery or magneto ignition. These were referred to as the Model 7. Single cylinder, single-belt drive, battery ignition, 4.34 HP, 35 c.i., 28-(or 26) inch wheels.



Harley Davidson Model 11J w sidecar, 1915 Model 11J - twin-cylinder, twin-chain drive, generator, 8.68 HP, 60.34 c.i. equipped with sidecar.



Flying Merkel Model V, 1911
50 cubic inch Inlet Over Exhaust V-twin. 6 hp with a top speed of 60 mph. Last year this model was produced in the Pottstown, PA factory.




Indian V-twin, 1914
7 hp Twin, 3speed tank shift, twin 6 volt batteries $325 new. First electric start motorcycle.




Indian Boardracer, 1920
Here we have a typical Board Track Racer from Indian. This is an Indian 8 valve twin. Note that while there is a rear brake, it has been disconnected, as brakes and throttle were not used in board track racing.


Personally I find this one a particular stunner. While it is very similar to other machines of the time, there is something about this machine that just plain grabs me. Perhaps it the way the cylinders seem to merge with the curvature of the frame, or the clean nickel alloy sheen of the machined parts, the subdued color scheme. This is a truly awesome machine, and indeed lives up to the company's claim of "Mechanical Perfection". It did incorporate a rather advanced mechanical design in that it had two crankshafts thus allowing both cylinders to reach top end simultaneously and thereby providing a smooth power stroke to the rear wheel. Specifications: 31 c.i., twin cylinder, chain drive, with pedal start and hand operated three speed gearbox.

World's First Introduced Bike.....

Motorcycle History begins in the second half of the 1800s. Motorcycles are descended from the "Safety Bicycle," with front and rear wheels of the same size and a pedal crank mechanism to drive.

Gottlieb Wilhelm
Daimler (March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900)

Gottlieb an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist was born in Germany.

Wilhelm Maybach

Pioneer of Internal-Combustion Engines and Automobile Development.

Daimler and his lifelong business partner Wilhelm Maybach were two inventors whose dream was to create small, high speed engines to be mounted in any kind of locomotion device. In 1885, they invented Modern Petrol Engine which they subsequently fitted to a two-wheeler, Inventing World’s First Motorcycle, in the next year, they invented a stagecoach, and a boat.

Later, in 1885, German Gottlieb Daimler founded Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG) and invented the First Motorcycle which was an engine attached to a wooden frame.They sold their first automobile in 1892.

Daimler due to bad health had to take break from the company.After recovery he started facing difficulty with the other Stock Holders that led to his Resignation in 1893 .Soon May Bach resigned .Both partners returned back to join the company, but, In 1900 Daimler
died and Maybach quit DMG in 1907.

Karl Benz's

In1924, the DMG management signed a long term co-operation agreement with Karl Benz's Benz & Cie., and in 1926 the two companies merged to become Daimler-Benz AG, which is now part of Daimler AG.

First Commercial Motorcycle

The Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the 1St motorcycle available to the public for purchase in 1894. However, they were able to manufacture few hundred of this motorcycle. Soon, as the engines became more powerful and designs outgrew the bicycle origins, the number of motorcycle-oriented manufactures increased.

European Bikes.......

As bikes were invented in Germany by Daimler, but Daimler was not the only person who manufactures bikes.

This site contains information of all the bike manufacturing companies in Europe.

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Two Former Bicycle Racers founded The Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company, in 1904 the so-called "diamond framed" Indian Single, Engine was built by the Aurora Firm in Illinios. The Single was made available in the deep red color that would become Indian's trademark. By then in 1913, Indian's production was up to over 500 bikes annually and would rise to 32,000, its best ever.