
Short history of Motorcycles ° 1st Bikes!
Bike & Boat Motopedia!
The world's first models of Homo Sapiens came from Africa 200 000 years ago! The world's 1st motorcycle came from Germany 199867 years later... and it was not a Harley as Peter's grandmother believed. It was a 264cc Daimler-Reitwagen with 0,5 horsepower. The year was 1888. Indian, Peugeot and Royal Enfield came to the market 1901. Clement - Gerrand, Norton and Triumph came in 1903. First Harley Davidson and Husqvarna came 1903!


Daimler Reitwagen
Germany ° 1888


Royal Enfield
England ° 1901


Triumph
England ° 1902


Indian
USA ° 1901


Norton
England ° 1902


Harley Davidson
USA ° 1903


Peugeot
France ° 1901


Clement - Gerrard
England ° 1902


Husqvarna
Sweden ° 1903