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WW1 Motorcycle


This post is going to be about the great need for motorcycles in the first world war.   






Because of the up coming war the military needed a way to increase the communication and supplies to the front lines so they chose to use motorcycles instead of messengers on horses. They were replaced by the dispatch riders these were men on motorcycles they sent messages and also did some recognisance for the military this greatly helped the war effort.


 The need for motorcycles was great so the American company  Harvey Davidson devoted 50% of there factory output to the military contract. The British sold over 30,000 motorbikes it was the triumph motorcycles model H it was the first motorcycle to be fitted without pedals the British company designed and sold this motorcycle was called Triumph Motorcycles they sold them to the allied forces as aid to their cause.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson

The triumph motorcycle model H was regarded by people as the "modern motorcycle" it was introduced in 1915 it had a 550cc side-valve, stroke engine with a three-speed gearbox and belt transmission. The motorcycle

was so popular by its users that it was given the nickname the "Trusty Triumph".