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The first production motorcycle in the US was the Orient-Aster, built by Charles Metz in 1898 at his factory in Waltham, Massachusetts. In 1898, Peugeot Motocycles presents at the Paris Motorshow the first motorcycle equipped with a Dion-Bouton motor. Peugeot Motocycles remains the oldest motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
List of motorcycle manufacturers; List of motorcycles by type of engine; List of motorcycles of the 1890s; List of motorcycles of the 1910s; List of motorcycles of the 1920s; List of motorcycles of the 1930s; List of motorcycles of the 1940s; List of motorized trikes; Quadricycle; Safety bicycle; Timeline of motorized bicycle history
Printable version; In other projects ... Defunct motorcycle manufacturers (9 C, 3 P) M. Motorcycle museums (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "History of the motorcycle"
Motorcycle rider on his Rudge-Whitworth motorbike, Australia, c. 1935. By 1920, Harley-Davidson was the largest manufacturer, [31] with their motorcycles being sold by dealers in 67 countries. [32] [33] Amongst many British motorcycle manufacturers, Chater-Lea with its twin-cylinder models followed by its large singles in the 1920s stood out.
In 1984, the Kawasaki company vaulted the motorcycle world into a brave new era with the production of the Ninja, and the GPz900 started it all. It was the first of the modern sportbikes. It was ...
The BMW R 12 and BMW R 17, both introduced in 1935, were the first production motorcycles with hydraulically damped telescopic forks. [6] [9]: 34–36 In 1937, Ernst Henne recorded a top speed of 279.5 km/h (173.7 mph) on a BMW 500 Kompressor racing motorcycle, setting a world record that stood for 14 years.
List of motorcycles of the 1910s; List of motorcycles of the 1920s; List of motorcycles of the 1930s; List of motorcycles of the 1940s; List of motorcycle manufacturers; Cyclecars; Ford Model T; Horse and buggy; Safety bicycle; List of motorized trikes; List of motorcycles by type of engine