List of motorcycles in The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition explained

The Art of the Motorcycle was an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City from June 26 to September 20, 1998. The exhibition's official catalog listed 95 motorcycles, plus some pre-20th century exhibits were included, bringing the total to 114.[1] [2] The exhibition was subsequently displayed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain from November 24, 1999, to September 3, 2000.[3] It was also the inaugural exhibition at the Guggenheim Las Vegas, located in The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, which opened on October 7, 2001.[4]

In the 1998 New York exhibition, there were pre-20th Century models listed separately from the main catalog. There are four examples which date earlier than the first exhibit in the catalog proper, the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller; even though it, too, is pre-20th Century, it was chosen to lead the exhibit because it is the first series production motorcycle.[5]

Make and model Engine displacement Year CountryNew YorkLas Vegas
N/A 1868–71 France
Copeland steam bicycleN/A1884United States
Daimler Einspur (aka Reitwagen) 264cc 1885 (replica) Germany
Roper steam velocipedeN/A1894United States
Hildebrand & Wolfmüller1489cc1894Germany
n/a 1896 United States
240cc 1899 France
De Dion-Bouton tricycle240cc1900France
20cc 1900 United States
n/a 1900 United States
Motosachoche A1214cc1901Switzerland
Indian Single16cuin1901 - 02United States
Werner motorcycle333cc1903 - 04France
Curtiss Twin61cuin1906United States
Curtiss V-8265cuin1907United States
FN Four498cc1908Belgium
Pierce Four43cuin1910United States
Flying Merkel Model V54cuin1911United States
Harley-Davidson Model 7D49cuin1911United States
Motosacoche 2C6TT343cc1913Switzerland
Peugeot Paris-Nice 500498cc1913France
Cyclone61cuin1914United States
Peugeot Paris-Nice345cc1914France
Indian 8-valve board track racer61cuin1915United States
Iver Johnson Model 15-762cuin1915United States
Harley-Davidson Model W Sport Twin36cuin1919United States
Indian Model O16cuin1918United States
Mars Weiss A20948cc1921Germany
Megola Sport640cc1922Germany
Monet & Goyon Moto Légére117cc1922France
Ner-a-Car14cuin1922United States
BMW R32494cc1923Germany
Harley-Davidson 8-valve board track racer61cuin1923United States
498cc1924Italy
Böhmerland598cc1925Czechoslovakia
Neracar Model B17cuin1925United States/United Kingdom
Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sport988cc1926United Kingdom
Bianchi B2N Sport350cc1927Italy
Moto Guzzi 4VSS498cc1928Italy
Scott Squirrel Sprint Special620cc1929United Kingdom
Opel Motoclub SS500495cc1929Germany
Brough Superior SS100988cc1930United Kingdom
Schwinn Excelsior Super X45cuin1930United States
Majestic 350349cc1930France
Ariel Square Four497cc1931United Kingdom
MGC N3BR245cc1932France
Dollar V4748cc1933France
Gnome et Rhône M1306cc1934France
Harley-Davidson Model E61cuin1936United States
BMW world land-speed record493cc1937Germany
Crocker61cuin1938United States
Gnome et Rhône 750X723cc1938France
Triumph Speed Twin498cc1938United Kingdom
Triumph Speed Twin498cc1937United Kingdom
Crocker61cuin1940United States
Indian Sport Scout "bob-job"57cuin1940United States
122cc1941Germany
Zündapp KS600597cc1941Germany
Harley-Davidson U.S Military Navy Model U74cuin1943United States
Harley-Davidson U.S Military Model U74cuin1944United States
Gilera Saturno499cc1947Italy
Sunbeam S7487cc1947United Kingdom
Indian Chief1206cc1948United States
Solex Vélosolex45cc1948France
Imme R10099cc1949West Germany
Jackson-Rotrax JAP Speedway490cc1949United Kingdom
Sunbeam S7 Deluxe500cc1950United Kingdom
Adler MB 200195cc1952Germany
DKW RT 125 W122cc1952West Germany
Gilera Saterno Sport499cc1952Italy
Jackson-Rotrax JAP Speedway497cc1952United Kingdom
Solex Vélosolex45cc1952France
AJS E-95499cc1953United Kingdom
Vincent Black Shadow Series C998cc1953United Kingdom
Vincent Black Shadow Series C998cc1954United Kingdom
MV Agusta 500 Grand Prix497cc1956Italy
Aermacchi Chimera175cc1957Italy
Derny Taon124cc1957France
Harley-Davidson KR750cc1957United States
Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883cc1957United States
Norton Manx498cc1958United Kingdom
247cc1958West Germany
Triumph Twenty One350cc1958United Kingdom
Matchless G50496cc1959United Kingdom
Triumph T120 Bonneville650cc1959United Kingdom
BSA Gold Star Clubmans498cc1960United Kingdom
Honda CB92 Benly Super Sport125cc1960Japan
Vespa GS125cc1960Italy
BSA Gold Star Clubmans499cc1961United Kingdom
Honda CB92 Benly Super Sport125cc1961Japan
247cc1961West Germany
Velocette Thruxton499cc1961United Kingdom
Ducati Elite204cc1962Italy
Honda CR11050cc1962Japan
Matchless G50496cc1962United Kingdom
Norton Manx498cc1962United Kingdom
Parilla GS247cc1962Italy
Vespa GS146cc1962Italy
Harley-Davidson KR750cc1963United States
Honda C100 Super Cub49cc1963Japan
Velocette Venom499cc1963United Kingdom
Matchless G80CS497cc1964United Kingdom
Bultaco Sherpa T244cc1965Spain
Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide1198cc1965United States
Kreidler Florett49cc1965West Germany
Bultaco Metrella 62196cc1966Spain
Honda RC174297cc1967Japan
Suzuki T20 "Super Six"247cc1967Japan
Triumph Bonneville T120650cc1967United Kingdom
MV Agusta 500 Grand Prix497cc1968Italy
BSA Rocket 3740cc1969United Kingdom
Harley-Davidson "Captain America" chopper1200cc1968 (1993 replica)United States
Kawasaki H-1498cc1969Japan
Kawasaki Mach III498cc1969Japan
Norton Commando 750 Fastback745cc1969United Kingdom
Derbi 50 Grand Prix49cc1970Spain
Honda CB750 Four736cc1970Japan
Egli Vincent1270cc1971Switzerland/United Kingdom
Harley-Davidson Super Glide "Night Train"1200cc1971United States
Norton Commando 750 Fastback745cc1971United Kingdom
Harley-Davidson XR-750750cc1972United States
Honda Elsinore CR250248cc1973Japan
MV Agusta 750S743cc1973Italy
Penton Jackpiner175cc1973United States
Triumph X-75 Hurricane750cc1973United Kingdom
Yamaha RD350347cc1973Japan
Ducati 750SS748cc1974Italy
Laverda 750SFC744cc1974Italy
Honda GL1000 Gold Wing999cc1975Japan
Morini 3½ Sport344cc1975Italy
BMW R90S898cc1976West Germany
Honda GL1000 Gold Wing999cc1976Japan
Harley-Davidson XLCR1000cc1977United States
Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1844cc1978Italy
Harley-Davidson XR-750750cc1980United States
Suzuki Katana997cc1982Japan
Honda VF750F "Interceptor"748cc1983Japan
Benelli Sei906cc1984Italy
Kawasaki GPZ900R Ninja908cc1984Japan
BMW K100RS987cc1985West Germany
BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar980cc1985West Germany
Suzuki GSX-R750749cc1986Japan
Buell RS12001203cc1989 United States
Yamaha VMax1198cc1989Japan
Buell RS12001203cc1990United States
904cc1992Italy
Ducati M900 Monster904cc1993Italy
Yamaha GTS10001003cc1993Japan
Britten V1000965cc1994New Zealand
Ducati 916916cc1994Italy
649cc1995Italy
Honda EXP-2402cc1995Japan
Arlen Ness Luxury Liner1300cc1996United States
BMW R1200C1170cc1997Germany
Beta Techno272cc1997Italy
Morbidelli V8847cc1997Italy
Italjet Formula 50 LC49cc1998Italy
MV Agusta F4750cc1998Italy
Suzuki Hayabusa1299cc1998Japan
Cobra Trakker1450cc2000United States
Montessa Honda 315RY249cc2001Spain

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Notes and References

  1. There were 19 or so pre-20th century motorcycles shown in NYC along with the 95 in the official catalog, totaling 114 by most accounts. Some news media gave varying reports of the exact count (from 105 to as high as 140). Later exhibits in other venues made substitutions, additions and deletions from the original collection.
  2. Book: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    . Catalog Index . The Art of the Motorcycle . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Field Museum of Natural History, Museo Guggenheim Bilbao . Guggenheim Museum . 2001 . 0-8109-6912-2 .

  3. Web site: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: Past exhibitions . . 18 June 2009.
  4. Web site: The Art of the Motorcycle . . 28 August 2001 . 18 June 2009.
  5. Book: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    . Inventing the Motorcycle: 1868-1919 . The Art of the Motorcycle . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum . Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Field Museum of Natural History, Museo Guggenheim Bilbao . Guggenheim Museum . 2001 . 0-8109-6912-2 . 98–103 .

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