List of motorcycles in the Smithsonian Institution
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| Make & Model | Displacement | Year | Country | Exhibit | |
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| Roper steam velocipede Roper steam velocipede The Roper steam velocipede was a steam-powered velocipede built by inventor Sylvester H. Roper of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States sometime from 1867–1869. It is one of three machines which have been called the first motorcycle, along with the Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede,... |
n/a | 1869 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Clarke gasoline tricycle | 1897 | United States | America on the Move | ||
| Curtiss V-8 | 1907 | United States | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and... |
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| Harley-Davidson model 9B | 35 cubic inch | 1913 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Pope Model L | 61 cubic inch | 1913 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Autoped motor scooter Autoped The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New York from 1915 to 1921.... |
155 cc | 1918 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Cleveland | 13.5 cubic inch | 1918 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Indian Single | 1918 | United States | America on the Move | ||
| Simplex Servi-Cycle | 1935 | United States | America on the Move | ||
| Indian Four | 77 cubic inch | 1941 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Harley-Davidson Model 74 | 1942 | United States | America on the Move | ||
| Cushman scooter | 1945 | United States | America on the Move | ||
| Evel Knievel Evel Knievel Evel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket... 's Harley-Davidson XR-750 Harley-Davidson XR-750 The XR-750 is a Harley-Davidson racing motorcycle made since 1970, primarily for dirt track racing, but also for road racing in the XRTT variant... |
750 cc | 1972 | United States | America on the Move | |
| Kawasaki model KZ900 Police Special | 1976 | Japan | n/a | ||
| Rifle/Yamaha | 185 cc | 1982 | Japan | America on the Move | |
| Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic | 80 cubic inch | 1993 | United States | America on the Move |