| History of Motorcycles
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| | extensive work done on two stroke bike
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| The history of the motorcycle goes back
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| | engines due to Walter Kaaden's work in
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| over 100 years, when an American
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| | the 50's in East Germany.
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| gentleman made a steam powered motor that
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| | Although Harley Davidson is still the
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| would be small enough to fit onto his
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| | leading bike manufacturer for the
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| bicycle. Howard Roper from Roxbury,
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| | motorcycle market, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki,
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| Massachusetts, got tired of pedaling his
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| | and Kawasaki are also doing very well
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| bicycle over long distances. Taking
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| | with their developments of a durable and
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| months and months to draw diagrams and
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| | elegant looking street bike.
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| thinking just how he could make a steam
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| | Motorcycles have even gone into dirt bike
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| engine that would be small enough to
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| | track racing and cross-country racing.
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| relieve the pressure from his legs and
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| | Several world records have been made on
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| feet as he traveled from place to place
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| | dirt bikes and some bike names have ended
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| on dirt roads and paths. Finally in 1867,
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| | up in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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| Roper succeeded; it was powered by
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| | Motorcycles have a place in some of the
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| burning coal to create the steam. This
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| | Olympic Games as the advancements and the
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| bike has been displayed in many fairs and
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| | changes have been changed to the extent
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| circuses over the years.
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| | of taking parts off the original bike to
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| In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm
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| | make it lighter.
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| Maybach (later to be the founders of the
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| | Motorcycles have jumped many cars,
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| Mercedes, the forerunner of the Mercedes
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| | trucks, and even the Grand Canyon. Today
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| Benz), produced the first petroleum
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| | riders are doing back flips, hand stands,
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| powered motor bicycle. However, not until
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| | and various other daredevil stunts.
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| 1894 was a motorized two wheeled vehicle
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| | Looking through EBay, you will be able to
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| (Hildebrand & Wolfmuller) made available
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| | find many different antique motorcycles
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| for the transportation market.
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| | from the old Indian Frames to the Harley
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| As engines became too powerful for just a
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| | Davidson 1983 Wide Glide, a TR6 Triumph
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| bicycle, and the designs changed very
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| | Trophy, and Suzuki DRZ 2003 and DRZ 250.
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| quickly, the leading manufacturer of
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| | Some of these bikes have been Chromed Out
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| motorcycles, (the Indian brand), had
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| | and restored to a very beautiful luster.
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| already produced well over 20,000
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| | There is no better feeling than to be
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| motorcycles a year until World War I.
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| | riding down the road and being able to
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| By the 1920's, Harley Davidson took this
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| | feel the wind in your face and the
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| lead away from the Indian Company as the
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| | freedom you feel when you are riding a
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| Harley Davidson Company had acquired many
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| | motorcycle. Motorcycles are today
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| dealers in as many as 67 countries
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| | becoming more and more popular due to the
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| throughout the world. By the end of World
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| | fuel crises all around the world. With
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| War II, BSA bikes took the title away
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| | the smaller size engine and the less fuel
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| from Harley Davidson, and until the
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| | consumption, motorcycles may be the next
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| 1950's had produced 75,000 bikes a year.
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| | thing we see for commuters.
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| Through the 1990's, there had been
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