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Origins of the motorcycle
The motorcycle was created from two streams of invention: The bicycle and the combustion engine. Both have their roots in the industrial revolution. Over the years, motorcycles have been manufactured in over 30 countries by more than 2,500 companies, although only a small percentage of these remain active motorcycle manufacturers.
The bicycle
In 1817 a "walking machine" was invented by the Baron von Drais to help him navigate the royal gardens in Paris more quickly. It had two in-line wheels mounted in a wooden frame which was straddled by the rider, but no seat. The front wheel could be turned for steering, and the device was propelled by pushing the feet against the ground. Known popularly as the "hobby horse", or Draisienne (after its inventor), the vehicle achieved only a brief popularity due to its weight and scarcity of suitable smooth paths or roads.
Pedal driven bicycles appeared in the mid-1860s, with the pedals attached directly to the front axle. This design was known as the velocipede, and there were many variants incorporating wheels of different sizes, seats and various accessories. These were also made of wood (and then with metal tires), as metallurgists were not capable of producing metals light enough for bicycle use until the 1870s. The bicycles were made without springs - the ride on the cobblestone roads common at the time must have been unthinkably bruising. The so-called "safety bicycle", with its two equi-sized wheels, became the bicycle design platform that was to underlie most motorcycle development.
The engine
Steam engines (external combustion) first appeared in the eighteenth century, but were far too bulky and heavy for use in a light vehicle, but were widely used for rail and road locomotives. Practical internal combustion engines (and the first practical automobiles)appeared in the 1880s. In both cases, it was advances in metallurgy and the understanding of the physics of engines that made the melding of the engine and the bicycle even remotely feasible. Transportation improvements were a major focus of technological development in the 19th century, and inventors and engineers of all the technically advanced nations of the era eagerly explored the possibilities.
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