Think motorcycles are cool today? Just wait until you see one of the first motorcycles ever built. Not only is the bike beautiful to look at, the engine on it is incredible! Steam-powered machines built this country in the 1800s and it’s only logical that this motorcycle was powered the same way.
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This video explains the history of this 1896 “Steam Motorcycle” and what it was like to actually get this thing running. Can you imagine having to start a fire, wait for the steam to build, and then finally get to go on with your day? Boy, do we have it easy today!
