Cabin motorcycle explained

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.

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

Fully-enclosed

• Acabion
• Lit Motors  - C-1 (development prototype)
• Peraves  - Ecomobile, MonoTracer, E-Tracer, Zerotracer^{[1] [2] [3]} (Monotracer launched 1982, approx. 150 sold to 2014, E-Tracer available afterwards)^{[2] [4]}

Semi-enclosed

• 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)
• The Auto Moto

External links

• "dalniks" & cabin motorcycles
• History of Cabin motorcycle(Czech)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cabin Cruiser : Flying without wings in the motorcycle-based Eco Mobile. 2016-08-20.
2. Web site: Peraves MonoTracer MTE-150 electric cabin cycle starts production, video tour given. Yoney. Domenick. Autoblog. 2016-08-20.
3. Web site: Peraves E-Tracer wants to quickly and efficiently win Automotive X-Prize. Yoney. Domenick. Autoblog. 2016-08-20.
4. Web site: Peraves AG in Liquidation Uster  - Moneyhouse. www.moneyhouse.ch. 2016-08-20.