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The California Motor Company was founded in San Francisco to produce the motorcycle created by Roy C. Marks formerly of Toledo, Ohio. The 1896 Marks Motorcycle was the first motorcycle made in the United States.
During this early period of motorcycle history there were many manufacturers, since bicycle makers were adapting their designs for the new internal combustion engine. Diagram of 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller. In 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle, and the first to be called a "motorcycle" (German: Motorrad).
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.
During 1925, Hayward Powell developed appendicitis, and in early 1926 had an appendectomy. During Hayward's recovery, the brothers took a five-month cross-country trip. When they returned to Los Angeles, they started Powell Manufacturing Company in 1926 to make battery eliminators, soon also making box-style table radios typical of the 1920s.
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 .
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. It becomes the California Motorcycle. [6] 1897 – Most likely the first electric bicycle was built in 1897 by Hosea W. Libbey. [7]
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May, George S., Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography, Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1990, ISBN 0-8160-2084-1; McComb, F. Wilson, Behind the wheel: the magic and manners of early motoring, Paddington Press, 1977