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| ===== Megola ===== | ===== Megola ===== | ||
| - | The Megola is a German motorbike that was manufactured between 1921 and 1925. It was available in two variations: touring and sporting. The Megola had two gasoline tanks, a fuel gauge, a tachometer, an ammeter, and a hand-controlled butterfly valve for throttle control. This antique motorbike was remarkable in that it had a 640cc radial engine positioned within the front wheel structure. The engine had side-mounted valves and five cylinders that rotated at six times the wheel speed around the front axle. Despite its adaptability, | + | The Megola is a German motorbike that was manufactured between 1921 and 1925. It was available in two variations: touring and sporting. The Megola had two gasoline tanks, a fuel gauge, a tachometer, an ammeter and a hand-controlled butterfly valve for throttle control. This antique motorbike was remarkable in that it had a 640cc radial engine positioned within the front wheel structure. The engine had side-mounted valves and five cylinders that rotated at six times the wheel speed around the front axle. Despite its adaptability, |
| ===== Majestic ===== | ===== Majestic ===== | ||
| - | Georges Roy designed it from 1928 to 1934. The bike had a pressed-steel structure that was more like to a car than to other two-wheel machines. The framework was excellent because it allowed multiple components to work together as a single entity. Roy's motorcycle design eliminated difficult welding processes by riveting steel panels together into a monocoque chassis that served as the bike's bodywork and frame. The steel panels created a semi-circular spar arrangement that connected the steering head to the bike's robust rear axle, enclosing the rear tire in a sleek steel fender. [([[https:// | + | Georges Roy designed it from 1928 to 1934. The bike had a pressed-steel structure that was more like a car than other two-wheeled |
| ===== Ner-A-Car ===== | ===== Ner-A-Car ===== | ||
| - | Carl Neracher invented the Ner-A-Car in 1918, which became legendary as the most successful hub-center steering motorcycle ever made. Carl created this motorbike with unique characteristics such as an all-encompassing bodywork, a low-slung perimeter frame chassis, a feet-forward riding position, hub-center steering, and a friction-drive transmission powered by the engine' | + | Carl Neracher invented the Ner-A-Car in 1918, which became legendary as the most successful hub-center steering motorcycle ever made. Carl created this motorbike with unique characteristics such as an all-encompassing bodywork, a low-slung perimeter frame chassis, a feet-forward riding position, hub-center steering and a friction-drive transmission powered by the engine' |
| ===== Piaggio MP3 ===== | ===== Piaggio MP3 ===== | ||
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| ===== Imme R100 ===== | ===== Imme R100 ===== | ||
| - | The Imme had interchangeable wheels, long-travel suspension, friction dampers, a 3-speed transmission, | + | The Imme had interchangeable wheels, long-travel suspension, friction dampers, a three-speed transmission, |
| ===== Quasar ===== | ===== Quasar ===== | ||
| - | The Quasar is a semi-enclosed motorcycle that uses the same feet forward design as the previous Ner-A-Car. This motorcycle was groundbreaking in that it shifted the rider' | + | The Quasar is a semi-enclosed motorcycle that uses the same feet forward design as the previous Ner-A-Car. This motorcycle was groundbreaking in that it shifted the rider' |
| ===== Rokon Trail-Breaker ===== | ===== Rokon Trail-Breaker ===== | ||
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| ===== Scott ===== | ===== Scott ===== | ||
| - | Alfred Scott transformed the two-stroke engine from a low-performance utility to a high-performance engine that shaped the motorcycle industry. Scott' | + | Alfred Scott transformed the two-stroke engine from a low-performance utility to a high-performance engine that shaped the motorcycle industry. Scott' |
| ===== Vespa 150 TAP ===== | ===== Vespa 150 TAP ===== | ||
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| - | The bike is powered by 16 Kawasaki two-stroke three-cylinder KH250 engines, which are placed in six banks of eight. This engine, which has a gigantic capacity of 4200cc, uses a whole 125cc single-cylinder two-stroke donkey engine as a beginning | + | The bike is powered by 16 Kawasaki two-stroke three-cylinder KH250 engines, which are placed in six banks of eight. This engine, which has a gigantic capacity of 4200cc, uses a whole 125cc single-cylinder two-stroke donkey engine as a starter |
| ===== Michaux-Perreaux Steam Velicipde ===== | ===== Michaux-Perreaux Steam Velicipde ===== | ||
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| - | In stark contrast to the airy Imme design, the Czech Bohmerland, which was built from 1925 to 1939, was designed for heavy-duty, rigorous use. The enormous steel double cradle structure housed a 598cc single-cylinder OHV Liebisch four stroke engine, and the top rails of the frame extended all the way back past the back wheel. To conserve weight on the very long wheelbase motorcycles, | + | In stark contrast to the airy Imme design, the Czech Bohmerland, which was built from 1925 to 1939, was designed for heavy-duty, rigorous use. The enormous steel double cradle structure housed a 598cc single-cylinder OHV Liebisch four stroke engine, and the top rails of the frame extended all the way back past the back wheel. To conserve weight on the very long wheelbase motorcycles, |
| ===== Ascot Pullin ===== | ===== Ascot Pullin ===== | ||
| - | Pressed steel monocoque and unit-body style methods became appealing alternatives to labor-intensive welded tube designs as manufacturers sought ways to streamline and economize on the manufacturing process. From 1928 to 1930, the English Ascot Pullen was made with a pressed steel chassis, front fork, and guards. The engine on this bike was a 496cc four stroke single cylinder with dry sump lubrication. [([[https:// | + | Pressed steel monocoque and unit-body style methods became appealing alternatives to labor-intensive welded tube designs as manufacturers sought ways to streamline and economize on the manufacturing process. From 1928 to 1930, the English Ascot Pullen was made with a pressed steel chassis, front fork and guards. The engine on this bike was a 496cc four-stroke single-cylinder with dry-sump lubrication. [([[https:// |
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| + | ===== Yamaha Maxam 3000 ===== | ||
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| + | The MAXAM 3000, which looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, is Yamaha' | ||
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| + | ===== Chevrolet Bel Air ===== | ||
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| + | Do you recall the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air? There was also a motorcycle variant. It was known as the Ness-Stalgic. Arlen Ness was in charge of the design, therefore it's a play on words. [([[https:// | ||
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