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The following outline is provided as an overview of motorcycles and motorcycling:
Motorcycle – single-track, engine-powered,[1] two-wheeled[2] motor vehicle. It is also called a motorbike, bike, or cycle.
Motorcycling – act of riding a motorcycle, around which a variety of subcultures and lifestyles have built up.
The design of a motorcycle reflects the purpose for which it is to be used. The main types of motorcycle include:
First motorcycle ride – it is generally accepted that the first motorcycle ride was by Gottlieb Daimler's son Paul on a new machine called Einspur ("one track") near Stuttgart in Germany on 10 November 1885.[18] However, several pioneering engineers and inventors preceded Daimler, mostly with steam engines powering their cycles. These include:
Many pioneering engineers and inventors followed Daimler in using internal combustion engines. These include:
There are a number of museums which feature collections of motorcycles, either as part of a larger exhibition of vehicles, or dedicated entirely to motorcycles as in the list below:
Riders have raced motorcycles for over a hundred years, with the first official competition recorded as the Paris–Rouen race in July 1894. This was quickly followed by races all over Europe and the US. In 1907 the Isle of Man TT races took over 66 kilometres (41 mi) of the island's roads and has continued since.[18] Motorcycle sport now takes many different forms, including:
Motorcycle racing is a motorcycle sport involving racing motorcycles. Types of motorcycle racing include:
Although motorcycling can be a solitary form of transport, there are clubs for almost every aspect, including charities, social clubs, criminal or outlaw clubs, lobby groups that guard against restrictive legislation, and specialist clubs for specific makes or types of motorcycle.[18] Examples include:
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