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A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat. [1] [2] [3] Motorcycle designs vary greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising, sport (including racing), and off-road riding.
Three riders on a motorcycle in Tehran Motorcycle social activity A video of a person riding a motorcycle. Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle.For some people, motorcycling may be the only affordable form of individual motorized transportation, and small-displacement motorcycles are the most common motor vehicle in the most populous countries, including India, China and Indonesia.
Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
MotoE was introduced in 2019 as a "World Cup" until 2022 and thus statistics from that time span is not included here. [5] MotoE gained World Championship status in 2023 . The Riders' World Championship is awarded to the most successful rider over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results.
Related to the chopper motorcycle is the bobber, a solo bike which is created by "bobbing" a factory bike by removing superfluous weight and bodywork from a motorcycle to reduce mass and increase performance. A common element of these motorcycles is a shortened rear fender that creates a "bobbed" look.
1912 Henderson motorcycle: Circumnavigation. Dublin–New York 18,000 mi (29,000 km) Unsupported First man to go around the world with a motorcycle [4] Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960) 1912 1912 Indian motorcycle: United States, Jamaica, Cuba, central America 14,000 mi (23,000 km) Unsupported Demonstration tour sponsored by Indian [5] [6]
[7] the Butler Petrol Cycle (first recorded use of the term) [7] It was a three-wheeled vehicle, with the rear wheel directly driven by a 5 / 8 hp (466W) 600 cc (40 in 3; 2¼×5-inch {57×127-mm}) [7] flat twin four stroke engine (with magneto ignition replaced by coil and battery), [7] equipped with rotary valves and a float-fed carburettor ...
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... recent changes. D. List of deaths by motorcycle crash; Jeremy Dewitte; ... Creative Commons ...