First motorcycles: Hildebrand & Wolfmüller

This motorcycle is part of "Made in America" exhibit (for 2011) at Trev Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. I highly recommend a visit if you're in town. Although not made in America it's a great example how the industry got started.

1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller Motorrad

The first vehicle to be called a motorrad (German for motorcycle) was also the first to be mass produced.

Engine type: 2 cylinder, four stroke, water cooled - 2.5hp output
Displacement: 1498 cc
Valve Train: automatic inlet, pushord exhaust
Transmission: direct drive
Weight: 60 kg (132 lbs)
Top seed: 50 kmh (31 mph)




There's a video of a running one, although they don't say if it's a restored original or a complete replica.
Running Hildebrand and Wolfmüller, first production motorcycle

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