The general layout of the motorcycle hasn’t changed much throughout history. There’s an engine or electric motor bolted to the frame, and via a chain, belt, or driveshaft, it drives the rear wheel.

In 1959, the original Mini Cooper popularized an engineering breakthrough that nearly every automaker uses today.

You would think that after 140 years of producing automobiles, the industry would have settled on a basic layout. After all, bicycles don't have heaps of alternative ...

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