Xtreme Speed: The World's Fastest Motorcycles

Xtreme Speed: The World's Fastest Motorcycles — page 3
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 MOTORCYCLE HISTORY Motorcycles were first produced in 1894 in Germany The top speeds were 25-28 mph 40-45 kph Racing began near the turn of the century In America in the 1910s and 1920s Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles sped around dangerous tracks at more than 100 mph 161 kph Board track racing was fast and deadly Motorcycles had no brakes and were raced on oily steeply angled boards