On November 10, 1885, the first motorcycle passed through the suburbs of Stuttgart, Germany.
The speed of the new device was simply insane for that time – a whole 12 km per hour. The design resembled a wooden bicycle with a motor – not only the frame but also the four wheels were made of wood, covered in iron.
The fact is that the first tester of this technical marvel, Adolf Daimler – the son of the German inventor and industrialist Gottlieb Daimler – did not know how to ride a two-wheeled device, so two additional support wheels saved the rider from falling.
By the way, after his first ride on a wooden motorcycle, Adolf Daimler declared that no one would ever make him ride that “bone crusher” again. However, the new invention, patented as a “horse-drawn carriage with a gas engine,” turned out to be successful, and soon this mode of transport became very popular.