Hildebrand & Wolfmüller - A Look Into The Motorcycle Past

People are often concerned about the happenings in the present and things to come in the future, but they.

There completely go onto ignore the past, which is not a good thing to do. No matter what happens, you have to be aware of what the history was. This is the only way of learning and progressing, as the past holds some key lessons for everyone to learn from.

When you look at the human history, there have been numerous evolutions and who knows what the future holdswere times when mankind did not have much knowledge of things and struggled with disease, disasters and destruction. However, every calamity and every trouble taught important lessons to mankind, which is why things have changed dramatically.

Other than a bunch of various other problems, our ancestors faced a big issue of transportation. They did not have the modern facilities like we have today, thus they had to travel for days in order to cover just a few hundred miles. Even travelling within the cities or nearby areas was not easy, as there was no conveyance available.

However, the world totally changed with the invention of a wheel that led to numerous other important breakthroughs because of which the human race is successful. One of those inventions was the motorcycle that is really a cool vehicle to ride and loved by people all over the world.

Although we talk about the Harley-Davidsons, Yamahas, Hondas, Kawasakis and BMW’s etc., yet it is important to remember where this motorcycle story started from. Back in the late 1880s, a vehicle named Butler Petrol Cycle was introduced by Edward, who is considered as the father of first British car.

Since the Butler Petrol Cycle featured three wheels, it cannot really be classified as a motorcycle, but it certainly was good enough to provoke an idea that was carried forward by Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, which was the first motorbike production of the world.

The vehicle produced under this name featured a double cylinder water-cooled engine that had 2.5 brake horsepower. The motorcycle could reach a top speed of 28 miles per hour, which was considered to be quick in the 19th century.

Unfortunately, the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller was unable to continue production for a longer period of time. There were quite a few machines made under this name from 1894 to 1897, but nothing happened afterwards, resulting in a shutdown in 1919 after the First World War.

Although no one would consider Hildebrand & Wolfmüller a commercial success, yet it holds great significance for the motorcycle enthusiasts and they should certainly know what this vehicle meant to the people in those days and what contribution it made to the modern motorcycle industry.