Bikes

A motorcycle (also called a motorbicycle, motorbike, bike, or cycle) is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. Being the most affordable form of motorized transport, in some parts of the world they are also the most widespread eg Vietnam

Arguably, the first motorcycle was designed and built by the German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt in 1885. However, if a two-wheeled vehicle with steam propulsion is considered a motorcycle, then the first one may have been American.

With some exceptions, construction of modern mass-produced motorcycles has standardized on a steel or aluminium frame, telescopic forks holding the front wheel, and disc brakes. A petrol powered engine typically consisting of between one and four cylinders

In many cultures, motorcycles are the primary means of motorized transport. Motorcycles have a higher rate of fatal accidents than automobiles

Street bikes include cruisers, sportbikes, scooters and mopeds, and many other types. Off-road motorcycles are not street legal in most areas. Dual purpose machines are made to go off-road but include features to make them legal and comfortable on the street.