Maybe there are still many of you who don't know about the first motorbike in the world. It turns out that the presence of motorized two-wheelers has been around for a long time. Even since the 19th century.
Then who is the creator? If you refer to a number of sources, actually two-wheeled vehicles in the world are quite complicated and contain puzzles, friends!
The reason is that at that time, practitioners and academics had carried out a number of experiments to create two-wheeled vehicles. Especially during the industrial revolution, there were many experiments ranging from steam-powered motors, internal combustion, electricity and all kinds of new technology.
They design various experiments and develop machines in warehouses and workshops spread throughout the world. After they were gone, the experiment continued. Certain parts were taken for subsequent discoveries.
As a result, until now no one really knows what the world's first motorbike looked like and who its creator was. However, there are several claims made by certain parties. Each of them believes that they are the creators of the world's first motorbike.
In addition, we will also tell you about the first motorbike in Indonesia. Want to know the details? Read the following discussion:
1. Velocipede Michaux-Perreaux is claimed to be the world's first motorbike from France
2. Roper Steam Velocipede, considered the first motorbike from the United States
3. Daimler Petroleum Reitwagen comes from Germany
The First Motorcycle in Indonesia
A brief review of the history of motorbikes in Indonesia. In fact, these two-wheeled vehicles have been present in Indonesia since Indonesia was under Dutch occupation. At that time it was still called the Dutch East Indies or Nederlands Indie.
So it is not surprising that motorbikes have been present in Indonesia since 1893 or 127 years ago. The first person to own a motorbike on Earth, an Englishman known as John C Potter.
He is known to be the First Machinist at the Oemboel (read: Umbul) sugar factory in Probolinggo, East Java.
Quoting from the book "Devil's Crete" (de duivelswagen), John C Potter tells the process of ordering the motorbike directly at the Hildebrand und Wolfmüller factory, in Munich, Germany.
The motorbike was imported in 1893, one year before the first car arrived in this country. This made John C Potter the first person in this country to use a motorized vehicle.
At that time, John C Potter's motorbike did not yet use a chain, the rear wheel was driven directly by the crankshaft. The motorbike was not equipped with gears, did not use magnets, batteries, coils and electrical cables.
The motorbike has a horizontal two-cylinder engine that uses gasoline or naphtha as fuel. Just starting it takes about 20 minutes for the engine to stabilize.
The first motorbike in Indonesia was taken to the traffic museum in Surabaya, where it is now unknown.
As the number of cars increases, the number of motorbikes continues to increase. In line with this, motorbike touring clubs also developed, whose members were plantation entrepreneurs and sugar factory officials.
Development of Motorcycles in Indonesia
With the increasing number of cars and motorbikes in Indonesia, various brands of motorbikes are sold in this country, from Reading Standard, Excelsior, Harley Davidson, Indian, King Dick, Brough Superior, Henderson, to Norton.
Motorcycle manufacturers present in Indonesia can be seen from motorbike advertisements published in newspapers in the period from 1916 to 1926.
At that time, in this country there was also a three-wheeled electric motorbike that used battery power, called the De Dion Bouton Tricycle made in France.
The three-wheeled electric motorbike is also used to tow passenger wagons. Another motorbike that was also used to pull the wagon was the Belgian-made Minerva motorbike.
In the early 1960s, Vespa scooters began to appear, followed by Lambretta scooters in the late 1960s. At that time, there were also motorbikes from Japan, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, and later also Kawasaki.
Over time, Japanese motorbikes dominated the motorbike market in this country.
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