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  2. Three-wheeler - Wikipedia

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    One of these, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, [4] is regarded as the first purpose-built automobile. It was made in 1885. In 1896, John Henry Knight showed a tri-car at The Great Exhibition. [3] In 1897, Edward Butler made the Butler Petrol Cycle, another three-wheeled car.

  3. Timeline of motorized bicycle history - Wikipedia

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    1885 – Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach of Cannstatt, Germany put their newly developed "grandfather clock" engine in a two-wheeled frame to demonstrate their automobile engine. The Daimler Reitwagen is the first internal combustion motorcycle. [3] [4] [5] 1896 – Roy C. Marks of San Francisco produces the first motorcycle made in the USA.

  4. Tricycle - Wikipedia

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    The trike pictured is called the SUV (Sensible Utility Vehicle) and is produced by the company Organic Engines, which operates in Florida in the United States. It is a front wheel drive tricycle, articulated behind the driver seat, and has hydraulic double disc brakes and internal hub gears. The passenger is protected from rain and sun with a ...

  5. De Dion-Bouton tricycle - Wikipedia

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    Jules-Albert de Dion, the engineer of Georges Bouton and his brother-in-law Charles-Armand Trépardoux, founded a workshop in 1882 near Paris.The first project was the production of steam boilers, then a fairly successful steam-powered tricycle from 1887, [1] which should have already reached a speed of 65 km/h. [3]

  6. List of motorized trikes - Wikipedia

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    1934 Morgan Super Sports with Matchless engine Ariel 2.25 HP Tricycle. List of motorized trikes is a list of motorized tricycles also called trikes, and sometimes considered cars. There are three typical configurations: motorized bicycle with sidecar; two wheels in the rear, one in the front (aka trike); and two in front, one in the rear (aka ...

  7. Motorized tricycle - Wikipedia

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    Motorized trike in Bristol, England The Mego 250S 3-wheeler was originally introduced in 1962 and produced, with upgrades (with or without cab), for 25 years. A motorized tricycle, motor trike, or motortrycle is a three-wheeled vehicle based on the same technology as a motorcycle, and powered by an electric motor, motorcycle, scooter or car engine.

  8. Motorcycle - Wikipedia

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    With the rear wheel driven by a belt, the Model H was fitted with a 499 cc (30.5 cu in) air-cooled four-stroke single-cylinder engine. It was also the first Triumph without pedals. [28] [better source needed] The Model H in particular, is regarded by many as having been the first "modern motorcycle". [29]

  9. Steam tricycle - Wikipedia

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    In the early days of motorised vehicle development, a number of experimenters built steam-powered vehicles with three wheels. The first steam tricycle – and probably the first true self-propelled land vehicle – was Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's 1769 Fardier à vapeur (steam dray), a three-wheeled machine with a top speed of around 3 km/h (2 mph) originally designed for hauling artillery.