Origin of Bikes

   Hello and welcome back. We learned about the Excelsior Motor Co. in the last blog. So are you excited about the next bike? Today we are going to take a look at the first steam bike.    The name Geneva steam bicycle itself explains the functioning of the motorcycle. It was the very first steam bike designed by the Geneva Cycle company, manufactured in Geneva, Ohio, USA back in 1896. This bike was equipped with a steam engine built on the design of Lucius Copeland, who built his first steam vehicle based on a Star high wheeled bicycle in 1886.       The bike can travel at a speed of 12 MPH/ 19.30 KmPH, which was quite impressive back then. The bike was equipped with a boiler made up of copper at the front. It has vertical fire tubes, and the drop tubes are filled with water. The burner is fueled by naphtha, and operates similar to a Coleman camp stove. The engine of this bike was able to produce 100 to 120 psi of steam. It also had 1 gallon of wa...

 I'm really into bikes. I love bikes like anything. I wanted GODSPEED. And I'm sure every bike enthusiast is somewhere connected to the bikes by their HEART.     There are various super fast bikes available in the market these days. But I really want you to have a look over this one bike which changed the industry upside down.     Today I'm writing about a British manufacturer  Excelsior Motor Company,  based in Coventry, Warwickshire (England). It started its production for sale in 1896. And later moved to Birmingham in 1921.     As per the revolution in the Motorcycle industry, Excelsior Motor Co. gave the big hand. As officially it was the very first bike to reach 100 MPH. Excelsior then got collaborated with the Henderson Motorcycles in 1927. And left their footprints in the US market by 1928. Excelsior was in third place in the US following India and Harley Davidson. From 1910 to 1920 they produced their first 1000...

In the last blog we heard about the first Motorcycle produced i.e. Daimler Reitwagen . And now it is the time to take look at the specifications of that beauty. -Production year -        1885 -Place of Production - Outskirts of Stuttgart, Germany. -Engine Used -              Engine 264 CC (16.1 cu in) Air-Cooled. -Start Type -                  Crank Start ( Rotating internal combustion engine ). -Bore / Stroke -             55 mm * 100 mm -Top Speed -                 11 kmPH or 6.8 MPH -Power -                         0.5 Hp @600 Rpm -Transmission -            Single speed, belt drive (1885) Two speed, belt primary, pinion gear final                  ...

Everyone who is interested into Automobile industry (specifically Motorcycles) are always wondering where and when was the first motorcycle was produced or manufactured. To solve this query of yours I'm giving you the following details which may help you to understand the origin and the starting era of the BIKES (the ULTIMATE MACHINE). The origin of the two-wheel vehicle i.e. Motorcycle or Bike can be found in the second half of the 18th century. -  Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Germany made the first   internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle named  Daimler Reitwagen,  in1885 . -  Hildebrand & Wolfmüller  was the first in place for the production of motorcycles in 1894. Daimler Reitwagen