List of motorcycles in the Smithsonian Institution

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Make & ModelDisplacementYearCountryExhibit
Roper steam velocipede n/a1869United StatesAmerica on the Move at National Museum of American History [1]
Clarke gasoline tricycle 1897United StatesAmerica on the Move [2]
Curtiss V-8 269 cu in (4,410 cc) [3] 1907United StatesSmithsonian National Air and Space Museum [4]
Harley-Davidson model 9B 35 cu in (570 cc)1913United StatesAmerica on the Move [5]
Pope Model L 61 cu in (1,000 cc)1913United StatesAmerica on the Move [6]
Autoped motor scooter 155 cc (9.5 cu in) [7] 1918United StatesAmerica on the Move [8]
Cleveland 13.5 cu in (221 cc)1918United StatesAmerica on the Move [9]
Indian Single 1918United StatesAmerica on the Move [10]
Simplex Servi-Cycle 7.9 cu in (129 cc)1935United StatesAmerica on the Move [11]
Indian Four 77 cu in (1,260 cc)1941United StatesAmerica on the Move [12]
Harley-Davidson Model 74 74 cu in (1,210 cc)1942United StatesAmerica on the Move [13]
Cushman scooter 1945United StatesAmerica on the Move [14]
Evel Knievel's Harley-Davidson XR-750 750 cc (46 cu in)1972United StatesAmerica on the Move [15]
Kawasaki model KZ900 Police Special 900 cc (55 cu in)1976United StatesAmerica on the Move [16]
Yamaha SR185 with Rifle fairing [17] [18] [19] 185 cc (11.3 cu in)1982Japan/U.S.America on the Move [20]
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic 80 cu in (1,300 cc)1993United StatesAmerica on the Move [21]
Robert M. Pirsig's Honda CB77 Super Hawk 305 cc (18.6 cu in)1966JapanNot exhibited. Donated to National Museum of American History December, 2019 [22]

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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