The
first bicycle to provide all elements and advantages market acceptance
was the Rover Company, designed by John the motorcyclist. After the
Rover pattern took over the world, safety bicycles were easily known by
bicycles. The first engine made o the coal was very effective motorcycle
was produced in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler (if the name sounds familiar.
Guess who am I talking about; I am talking about worlds leading
automobile manufacturers mercerize.
in the beginning of motorcycle history there were a lot of bike makers
as producers of bicycles adapted their designs for the new internal
combustion system. As the engines became more and more potent and
designs outgrew the bicycle actually origins, the number of bike
producers reduced.
By now i.e. 1930’s, the largest motorcycle manufacturer was the great
Indian motorcycle company. Then Harley Davidson took its spot, until
1928 when DKW took over as the largest manufacturer. After 19405 it all
changed drastically, in 1951, the BSA Group became the world’s largest
producer of motorcycles. The European NSU was the biggest manufacturer
from 1955 to 1970s when Honda became the most well known and largest
maker, a title it retains to this day. British manufacturers held a
dominant position in some markets till the rise of the Asian
manufacturers (led by Honda) in the late 1960s and early 1970s that were
then easily willing to produce models faster, and economical and longer
lasting. Today, the Asian makers Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha are
the major players of the motorcycle industry, however Harley-Davidson
still maintains a highly prestigious company especially in north of
America, where it has created a culture which is easy to upset.