The 1885 Daimler Reitwagen was powered by a single-cylinder, four-stroke engine. It used petroleum - a rarity back in the day - for internal combustion and produced 0.5 horsepower at 600 RPM. The ...

Internal-combustion engine maker Gottlieb Daimler demonstrates a pedal-less, gas-powered bicycle—arguably the first modern motorcycle—in November 1885. Daimler's son Paul takes the first spin ...

In November 1885, Daimler's son Adolph Daimler drove the riding car along a three-kilometer stretch of road between Caanstatt and Untertürkheim and back. The patent was awarded on Aug. 11, 1886.

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 ...

Daimler traces its roots to Germans Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. The Library of Congress and other histories credit Benz with the first internal combustion-powered car, a three-wheeler, in 1885.

If you want the full historic motorcycle experience, visit the National Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac. There are many other bike, car and transport museums in Australia, but none has such a strong ...

Inspired by the technology being developed in Britain, in 1885 Daimler teamed-up with Wilhelm Maybach to develop the first engines designed specifically for motor vehicles.

Daimler traces its roots to Germans Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. The Library of Congress and other histories credit Benz with the first internal combustion-powered car, a three-wheeler, in 1885.

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 ...