Fetching over $131,200 when it went on auction last week, this Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle from 1894 was the first two-wheelin' motorcycle ever to be put into production.Hailing from Germany, it's known as a motorrad, and was found in a barn in the US, where it's been for almost 70 years, gathering dust. It was auctioned off in England, but will be returning to Germany where it will undoubtedly sit on display—those wheels don't exactly look like they're in driving condition anymore. Patent of 20 January 1894, 2 Cylinder four-stroke engine, Bore and stroke: 90 x 117mm, Ax. 2.5HP at 240rpm. Weight ax. 60kg and a maximum speed of ax. 50km/h. The Motorbike features a water-cooled ( the water is carried in the rear mudguard ) engine .The rear wheel acts as a cranckshaft and is driven by pistons similar to those in a locomotive.It has a surface carburetor and hot tube ignition.Check out the video below for a similar, restored model put-put-putting along.
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