Daimler Reitwagen

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early motorcycle experimental vehicle historical vehicle internal combustion engine vehicle prototype

The Daimler Reitwagen was an early experimental two-wheeled vehicle built in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, widely regarded as the first true motorcycle powered by an internal combustion engine.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Daimler motor carriage	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early motorcycle ⓘ experimental vehicle ⓘ historical vehicle ⓘ internal combustion engine vehicle ⓘ prototype ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Daimler riding car NERFINISHED ⓘ Einspur ⓘ
category	19th-century inventions ⓘ motorcycle history ⓘ
completionDate	1885 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	German Empire ⓘ
designer	Gottlieb Daimler NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Maybach NERFINISHED ⓘ
driveType	belt-driven rear wheel ⓘ
engineConfiguration	single-cylinder ⓘ
engineDesigner	Gottlieb Daimler NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Maybach NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	four-stroke engine ⓘ
frameMaterial	wood ⓘ
fuelType	ligroin ⓘ petroleum ⓘ
hasComponent	belt drive ⓘ outrigger wheels ⓘ saddle ⓘ timber frame ⓘ wooden wheels ⓘ
hasNo	front or rear suspension ⓘ pneumatic tires ⓘ
hasReplica	Deutsches Museum, Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottlieb Daimler Memorial, Bad Cannstatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1885 ⓘ
influenced	development of modern motorcycles ⓘ
inspiredBy	Daimler stand-alone engine experiments ⓘ
locationOfCreation	Bad Cannstatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer	Gottlieb Daimler NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Maybach NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	first gasoline-powered motorcycle ⓘ first practical internal combustion motorcycle ⓘ
poweredBy	single-cylinder internal combustion engine ⓘ
steeringType	pivoting front wheel ⓘ
testRideDate	1885-11-10 ⓘ
testRideLocation	Bad Cannstatt NERFINISHED ⓘ
testRider	Paul Daimler NERFINISHED ⓘ
topSpeed	about 12 km/h ⓘ about 7.5 mph ⓘ
wheelCount	2 ⓘ

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Daimler-Maybach high-speed internal combustion engine → notableUse → Daimler Reitwagen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Daimler motor carriage