in September 2010 owe a lot of respect to the Daimler Reitwagen, its rather distant ancestor. This remarkable machine from 1885 was a real pioneer in motorcycle history. For some, it was the very ...

You might still be too young to ride your own motorcycle ... The result was the Daimler Reitwagen or “Riding Car”, which was patented in August 1885. The design included a wooden bicycle ...

The first motorcycle was the 1885 Reitwagen made by German inventor Gottlieb Daimler, late of Mercedes-Benz fame. An un-named craftsman used detailed drawings and photographs of the original to craft ...

Since the very first 1885 Daimler Reitwagen motorcycle, the passion for two-wheeled goodness has covered the globe. Motorcycles fill all manner of human needs, from basic transportation to ...

By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer For local artist and creator Jim Carlton, the past does not have to remain in a photograph ...

Karl Benz designed and built the Patent Motorwagen around 1885, which was when Gottlieb Daimler and William Maybach created ...

Going back to the first-ever internal combustion petroleum-fuelled motorcycle in 1885, when Daimler Reitwagen was produced by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, the basic formula has been the same.

On the flip side, the motorcycle presented by Daimler and Maybach had four wheels, two big ones and two supporting wheels on the side, which restricted its lean angle, essentially making it a sort ...

The facts that explain the changing face of the motorcycle industry and those who support it. Motorcycles have come a long way since 1885, when Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built the first ...

Gottlieb Daimler deposited a patent for the world's first motorcycle on August 29th, 1885. Built from wood, it was powered by a 4-cycle 1-cylinder engine that produced 0.5 hp. This invention ...