There was already plenty of material in 1903 (the features section is a doozy) but, thanks to my acquisition of early volumes of The Motor (née Motor Cycling and Motoring) a positive cornucopia of stories and pics unseen for 120 years awaits your attention. There are bags of forgotten bikes, the first generation of sidecars (and the cartoon that inspired their invention), races between motor-bicycles and airships, experiments with more potent fuel, the first 60mph racer…and a death toll in the Paris-Madrid race that stopped the race at Bordeaux and led to a French ban on road racing.
Motorcycle Timeline 