INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MOTORCYCLES
by
Bailey
Most everyone is fascinated with motorcycles and wants one at one point in their life. From the way a motorcycle is made all the way to the way it feels to have the wind blowing through your hair (through a helmet of course), people seem to find something about a motorcycle that really is interesting and exciting. If you are one of these people, here are 3 interesting facts about motorcycles.
1. The term ‘motorcycle’ was first coined by British inventor Edward butler when he built a twin-cylinder tricycle prototype in 1885.
2. The Fonz (aka Henry Winkler) couldn't actually ride a motorcycle. Steve McQueen's motorcycle from the scene at the end of the movie "The Great Escape" (1963), was the same motorcycle that The Fonz rode on in "Happy Days" (1974). When he "rode" the motorcycle in the show, it was actually mounted on a piece of wood on wheels. For the action shots during the show, they would simply wheel the motorcycle to give the effect that he was riding it. The reason Henry Winkler wasn't able to ride the notorious Harley Davidson in the show was because of poor co-ordination which is a symptom from his dyslexia.