Some motorcycle model introduced later in Germany, France and the UK with a focus on the development of practicality as a means of transportation. In 1903, his brother Arthur Walter Davidson and William Harley along with neighbors makes Harley-Davidson the first. A year later they started producing motorcycles for sale. 1909 Harley-Davidson V-Twin engine introduces the first, which has two cylinders with configuration like the letter "V". The machine has a great sound, rumble and impressed males, the machine soon becomes a classic American machine.
During 1914, forms the basis of modern motorcycles start terbentuk.Bentuk include laying machine between the front and rear wheels and a chain to mentransger power from the engine to the rear wheels.
During World War I (1914-1918), proved motorcycle as a means of transportation for American and European military, was able to reduce the burden on roads and means of communication capable of carrying much more to the front line of battle. After the war, the use of motorcycles spread to Europe and America.
Until the 1950s, most North American motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson or by British companies such as Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), Norton, and Triumph.
The period 1960 and 1970, Japanese companies such as Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha, began to introduce a motorcycle with the development of the engine and suspension and they are able to compete with the motor manufacturer sudak first there. Later, a motorcycle with a 750 4 stroke engines up to 1200 cc that powered their production will dominate the market for road motorcycles, while machine 2 step air 250 to 500 cc will dominate the market of off-road motorcycles.
