Velocirota

=Velocirota=

The Velocirota (Swift Wheels) is a steam-powered two-wheeled vehicle.

Invented by Thomas Rickett



Historical Inspiration


History of Steam Road Vehicles

The Roper Steam Velocipede was built between 1867 and 1867 by Sylvester Roper of Boston, Massachusetts.

The Michaux-Perraux Steam Velocipede was built in France between 1867 and 1871 when a small Louis-Guillaume Perreaux commercial steam engine was attached to a Pierre Michaux manufactured iron framed pedal bicycle.

The Daimler Reitwagen (Riding Wagon) was a motor vehicle made by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885, and is widely recognized as the first motorcycle.

The Copeland Steam Bicycle was a steam powered, two-wheeled motor vehicle made by Lucius Copeland in 1881 and is sometimes classed as an early motorcycle.







