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Make & Model Displacement Year Country Exhibit
Roper steam velocipede n/a 1869 United States America on the Move at National Museum of American History
Clarke gasoline tricycle 1897 United States America on the Move
Curtiss V-8 269 cu in (4,410 cc) 1907 United States Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Harley-Davidson model 9B 35 cu in (570 cc) 1913 United States America on the Move
Pope Model L 61 cu in (1,000 cc) 1913 United States America on the Move
Autoped motor scooter 155 cc (9.5 cu in) 1918 United States America on the Move
Cleveland 13.5 cu in (221 cc) 1918 United States America on the Move
Indian Single 1918 United States America on the Move
Simplex Servi-Cycle 7.9 cu in (129 cc) 1935 United States America on the Move
Indian Four 77 cu in (1,260 cc) 1941 United States America on the Move
Harley-Davidson Model 74 74 cu in (1,210 cc) 1942 United States America on the Move
Cushman scooter 1945 United States America on the Move
Evel Knievel's Harley-Davidson XR-750 750 cc (46 cu in) 1972 United States America on the Move
Kawasaki model KZ900 Police Special 900 cc (55 cu in) 1976 United States America on the Move
Yamaha SR185 with Rifle fairing 185 cc (11.3 cu in) 1982 Japan/U.S. America on the Move
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic 80 cu in (1,300 cc) 1993 United States America on the Move
Robert M. Pirsig's Honda CB77 Super Hawk 305 cc (18.6 cu in) 1966 Japan Not exhibited. Donated to National Museum of American History December, 2019

Notes

  1. "America on the Move | Roper steam velocipede". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. "America on the Move | Clarke gasoline tricycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  3. House, Kirk W. (2003), Hell-Rider to King of the Air: Glenn Curtiss' Life of Innovation, Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, pp. 57–60, ISBN 0-7680-0802-6, retrieved March 22, 2013
  4. Curtiss V-8 Motorcycle (inventory number A19520060000), National Air and Space Museum, retrieved 2012-04-03
  5. "America on the Move | Harley-Davidson model 9-B motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  6. "America on the Move | Pope Model L motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  7. Wilson, Hugo (1995). "The A-Z of Motorcycles". The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 22. ISBN 0-7513-0206-6.
  8. "America on the Move | Autoped motor scooter". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  9. "America on the Move | Cleveland motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  10. "America on the Move | Indian motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  11. "America on the Move | Simplex Servi-Cycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  12. "America on the Move | Indian motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  13. "America on the Move | Harley-Davidson motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  14. "America on the Move | Cushman motor scooter". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  15. "America on the Move | Evel Knievel jacket and motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  16. "America on the Move | Highway patrol motorcycle". National Museum of American History. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-14. This motorcycle was manufactured by Kawasaki Motors Corporation's U.S. plant in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  17. "1982 Fuel Economy Contest". Craig Vetter. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  18. Klancher, Lee (1 August 2009). "Motorcycles Provide Better Gas Mileage Than Cars, But Only Marginally So. Why?". Motorcycle & Powersports News. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  19. Gatel, Gary. "Message From The President". About Us. RIFLE Fairings. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  20. "Pope, Cleveland, Autoped, and Simplex". America on the Move. National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 January 2014. Powered by a 185-cc, 4-stroke engine and completely enclosed in a 19-lb. aerodynamic fiberglass fairing, the 175-lb. bike achieved an astonishing 372.22 mpg at the 1983 Vetter Fuel Economy Contest in California.
  21. "Roper, Clarke, Indian and Harley". America on the Move. National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 January 2014. …the company donated a limited-edition 1993 Electra Glide Ultra Classic touring bike in commemoration of its 90th anniversary.
  22. ""Zen Motorcycle" Takes Final Journey Into the Smithsonian's Collections" (Press release). Smithsonian Institution. December 17, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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