Daimler Reitwagen - also known as Einspur - was considered the first motorcycle in the world, designed by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885. This is also the main reason for Daimler's name, which makes He was named "Father of the Motorcycle". Although three similar inventions had been made before - two Michael-Perreaux and Roper were built between 1867 and 1869, and the Copeland in 1884, Reitwagen was still the first invention to use internal combustion engines. , is the standard prototype for all terrain vehicles using the same operating mechanism of the time.
In particular, what makes Reitwagen's name, in essence, dependent on the officially recognized concept of a motorbike is to integrate and apply the internal combustion engine technology (as defined out of the Oxford Dictionary). Even so, the use of four wheels for the Reitwagen also poses two big questions. If the horizontal beam of the vehicle acts as a stabilizing support, it also means producing another problem involving the dynamics of the vehicle, which makes Reitwagen There was a rear-wheel drive because the steering angle design standards were not strictly followed.
For a few more reasons, motorist David Burgess-Wise compared the Daimler-Maybach product as a "temporary self-contained", and "compared to a real motor, it strayed. old-fashioned to 20 years old ".
However, Kevin Cameron, a Technical Specialist at the World Cycle, backed the contrary view that the steam engine was dying out, and that the Reitwagen was considered the first true motorcycle by dynamic technology. Its a breakthrough. "History always favors inventions that make up a feat, not a drop."In addition, Melissa Holbrook Pierson said of Daimler's four-wheeler design: "It looks like a torture tool." In fact, making a motorcycle - something that made his name unknowingly - Not entirely the original purpose of Daimler. Before that, Daimler discovered a small workshop in the warehouse behind his garden in 1882 in Stuttgart's Cannstatt district. With the help of the Maybach associates, they successfully built an improved large-displacement engine, which was launched in March 1885 with a patent.
Its construction consists of a carburetor with an overhead gauge on the top, a mushroom-operated intake valve attached to the piston which produces the suction force, and instead of integrating the electronic ignition system This engine uses high-temperature tubular ignition - he is made of platinum straight to the combustion chamber, catalyzed by external ignition. Therefore, coal-based fuels can also be applied. In addition, there are additional flywheel parts and a crankshaft box made of aluminum.
The next step set by Daimler and Maybach is to integrate and operate the engine in a suitable testing environment to prove its viability. They focus only on the task of better understanding the mechanism of the engine, not to mention the production of a moving vehicle, for simplicity, this test is not enough to satisfy the performance of which one Machines needed to operate smoothly.
The original 1884 version uses a belt drive, a spring clutch to the steering wheel acting as a braking hand when pulled back one direction, and a driving force, producing energy for the wheel. pull the reverse. The design of Roper's bicycle in the late 1860s also applied the same two-dimensional mechanism.
In addition, a 264cc cylinder is also attached to the four-stroke engine, with rubber pads, along with two mains made of iron-clad wood and a pair of auxiliary spring wheels that help the car stand up. steady Engine power is about ½ horsepower (0.37 kW) at 600 cycles / minute, allowing for 7mph (11km / h) travel. Paul - Daimler's 17-year-old son drove the car for the first time on 18 November 1885, completing a journey of up to 12 km stretching from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim in Stuttgart, Germany.
Unfortunately, the driver's seat was ignited because the engine was under too hot. Later in the winter (1885-1886), the transmission system was upgraded to a dual mechanism, one for the main wheel and one for the rear wheel. By 1886, Reitwagen had "completed its mission", accepting to stay behind the past to give way to more advanced and improved means of transport.
In addition, the original version of the Reitwagen was destroyed in a fire at the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft Seelberg-Cannstatt plant in 1903, but several similar replica designs appeared. Mercedes-Benz Museum Collection in Stuttgart, Deutsches Museum in Munich, Honda Hall in Japan, and AMA Motor Show in Ohio. Even in Melbourne, Australia in 2001, the Motor Guggenheim Art Exhibition was also loaned to Deutsches for their introduction and promotion.
Each model differs according to the upgraded version of the original prototype, the AMA replica is larger than the original, using improved navigation links and more sophisticated transmission systems, as intended. by the author in 1884. The Deutsches version has a simple steering wheel design, but in addition it is a spare wheel in the rear wheel.
