Manufacturer Pierre Michaux and Louis-Guillaume Perreaux
Production 1867–1871
Assembly Paris, France
Class Steam motorcycle
Engine Single cylinder steam, 62 kg (137 lb)
Bore / stroke 22 mm × 80 mm (0.87 in × 3.15 in)
Top speed 9 mph (14 km/h)
19 mph (31 km/h)
Power 1–2 hp (0.75–1.49 kW)
Transmission Twin leather belts
Frame type Diamond section, iron down tube
Suspension Rigid, leaf sprung saddle
Brakes None
Tires Iron covered wood spoked rims
Weight 87–88 kg (192–194 lb)
Diamler maybach reitwagon
Engine: 264 cc (16.1 cu in) air-cooled four-stroke single. Crank start
Top speed: 11 km/h (6.8 mph)
Weight: 90 kg (200 lb) (dry)
Bore / stroke: 58 mm × 100 mm (2.3 in × 3.9 in)
Manufacturer: Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach
Brakes: Front: none; Rear: shoe
Power: 0.5 hp (0.37 kW) @ 600 rpm
1881, Lucius Copeland of Phoenix, Arizona designed a much smaller steam boiler
an American Star high-wheeler at 12 mph
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