Millet motorcycle
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The Millet motorcycle, designed in 1892 by Félix Théodore Millet, may have been the first motorcycle (or motorized bicycle) to use pneumatic tires.[1] It had an unusual radial-configuration rotary engine incorporated into the rear wheel, believed to be the first one ever used to power a person-carrying vehicle of any type.
Quick Facts Manufacturer, Production ...
Manufacturer | Alexandre Darracq |
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Production | ca. 1894–1895 |
Engine | 5-cylinder air-cooled radial-configuration rotary engine |
Top speed | 35 km/h (hypothetical) |
Power | 1.2 PS (1.2 hp) |
Ignition type | Bunsen cell/ignition coil hybrid |
Tires | Pneumatic |
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