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First Motorcycle Ride Birthday 11/10/1885
- Thread starter 72r60/7
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Just wanna little bump as a reminder.
“On this day in 1885, Paul Daimler made the first ever journey on a motorcycle. The short drive, over a distance of 5.5 kilometres from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim in southern Germany, was made on the petroleum reitwagen, the invention of Paul's father Gottlieb Daimler, and his colleague Wilhelm Maybach.”
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“On this day in 1885, Paul Daimler made the first ever journey on a motorcycle. The short drive, over a distance of 5.5 kilometres from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim in southern Germany, was made on the petroleum reitwagen, the invention of Paul's father Gottlieb Daimler, and his colleague Wilhelm Maybach.”
History Channel | Foxtel › au › articles
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Wkoppa
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I vote for Roper - Diamler may have been late to the party, maybe the French.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_steam_velocipede
Something pretty scary riding a steam powered cycle.
Here is a citation that also covers an early French effort.
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/264790/ask-rideapart-what-was-the-first-motorcycle-ever-built/
Wayne Koppa
Grayling, MI
#71,449
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_steam_velocipede
Something pretty scary riding a steam powered cycle.
Here is a citation that also covers an early French effort.
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/264790/ask-rideapart-what-was-the-first-motorcycle-ever-built/
Wayne Koppa
Grayling, MI
#71,449
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