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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