page_title: Motorcycle
section_title: Technical aspects
hierarchical_section_title: Motorcycle / Technical aspects
caption_attribution_description: 1997 Suzuki GS500E in black in the Rose Bowl parking lot. The camera used is a Nikon Coolpix 5000.
context_page_description: A motorcycle, often called a motorbike, bike, or cycle, is a two-wheeled, or less commonly three-wheeled, motor vehicle. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising, sport including racing, and off-road riding. Motorcycling is riding a motorcycle and related social activity such as joining a motorcycle club and attending motorcycle rallies.
  The 1885 Daimler Reitwagen made by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Germany was the first internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle. In 1894, Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle.
  In 2014, the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda, Yamaha, and Hero MotoCorp. In developing countries, motorcycles are considered utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy. Of all the motorcycles in the world, 58% are in the Asia-Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions, excluding car-centric Japan.
  According to the US Department of Transportation, the number of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled was 37 times higher for motorcycles than for cars.
caption: A Suzuki GS500 with a clearly visible frame, painted silver
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