All About - Motorcycle
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All About Motorcycle
A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike, moto or cycle) is a two or three wheeled motor vehicle
Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long distance travel, commuting, cruising, sport including racing, and off-road riding.
In 1894, Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle, and the first to be called a motorcycle
In 2012, the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda, Bajaj Auto, and Hero MotoCorp.
In the developed world, motorcycles are mainly a luxury good, used mostly for recreation, as a lifestyle accessory, or a symbol of personal identity, while in developing countries motorcycles are overwhelmingly utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy
And as such most of the world's motorcycles, 58%, are in the developing countries of Southern and Eastern Asia, and the Asia Pacific, excluding Japan which is one of the world's major car users.
Motorcycles have a higher rate of fatal accidents than automobiles or trucks and buses
United States Department of Transportation data for 2005 from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System show that for passenger cars, 18.62 fatal crashes occur per 100,000 registered vehicles.
