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9781586857325
In the Beginning so much excitement surrounds a machine that was born as an accident-the happy result of early attempts to refine the internal combustion engine. It's often the case with technological innovations; no one person can take sole credit for the invention of the motorcycle. In the process of developing an air-cooled, four-stroke engine for automotive use, Gottlieb Daimler (who later teamed up with Karl Benz to form the Daimler-Benz Corporation) constructed a petrol-powered bicycle in 1885. Within a few years they appeared in large numbers in France and Germany, and by 1896 these contraptions, flitting about at a top speed of about 24 mph, had taken on the familiar shape of the modern motorcycle.Wieland, R. Louis is the author of 'History of the Choppers Rolling Sculptures', published 2007 under ISBN 9781586857325 and ISBN 1586857320.
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