1885, German gottlieb daimler installed an engine on a machine, and the world's first motorcycle was born. Motorcycle-related motorcycle sport is a kind of military sport and a competitive sport with motorcycles as equipment. It is divided into two-wheeled and three-wheeled models, and each model is divided into several grades according to the working volume of the engine cylinder.
According to the competition form, it can be divided into cross-country race, multi-day race, road race, track race and travel race. Rank by driving speed or driving skill.
1884, an Englishman, Edward butler, added a power device to his bicycle and made a tricycle powered by kerosene. 1885, the German "father of automobiles" made a three-wheeled motorcycle driven by a single-cylinder air gasoline engine. On August 29th of the same year, he obtained a patent for this invention.
Therefore, Daimler is recognized by the world as the inventor of motorcycles. Daimler's first motorcycle was driven by a four-stroke internal combustion engine. The working pit of the cylinder is 264 cubic centimeters. At 700 revolutions per minute, the power can reach 0.5 horsepower and the speed can reach 65,438+02 kilometers per hour. The car is made of wood, the rear wheel is driven by a belt, and there are auxiliary support wheels on both sides.
In view of Daimler's irreplaceable historical position, after his death, the Wudenberg branch of the German Engineer Association erected his monument in Sheutat Square, where he drove his first motorcycle.