A cabin motorcycle is a fully or semi-enclosed motorcycle.[1] They first appeared in the 1920s[1] In parts of Eastern Europe, they are known as dalniks.
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These fully enclosed non-production motorcycles used for land-speed record-breaking attempts, such as the NSU Delphin III, are known as streamliners.
Manufacturers and models
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Fully-enclosed
edit- Acabion[2]
- Lit Motors – C-1 (development prototype)[citation needed]
- Peraves – Ecomobile, MonoTracer, E-Tracer, Zerotracer[1][3][4] (Monotracer launched 1982, approx. 150 sold to 2014, E-Tracer available afterwards)[3][5]
Semi-enclosed
edit- BMW Motorrad – C1[1] (produced 2000–2002, over 12,600 sold)
- Benelli Adiva
- Honda – Gyro Canopy[1] (in continuous production since 1990, 62,000 sold as of 2002)
- Quasar (produced 1975–1982, approx. 22 sold)[citation needed]
- The Auto Moto
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Cabin Cruiser : Flying without wings in the motorcycle-based Eco Mobile". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Siler, Wes (January 18, 2008), "Acabion GTBO: the 750bhp, 340mph Enclosed Motorcycle Enters Production", Jalopnik
- ^ a b Yoney, Domenick. "Peraves MonoTracer MTE-150 electric cabin cycle starts production, video tour given". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Yoney, Domenick. "Peraves E-Tracer wants to quickly and efficiently win Automotive X-Prize". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "Peraves AG in Liquidation Uster – Moneyhouse". www.moneyhouse.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-20.