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List of motorcycles in The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition

List of motorcycles in The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition

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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]

1901 Thomas (Memphis exhibition). 1.8 hp, top speed 25 mph.
1915 Indian 8-valve board track racer - The Art of the Motorcycle - Memphis. Bore x stroke 3-1/4 x 3-43/64 in. 61 cu-in. Power unknown. Top speed: 132 mph (212 km/h). Collection of Daniel K. Statenkov.
1923 BMW R32 - The Art of the Motorcycle - Memphis. 494 cc, bore x stroke: 68 x 68 mm. Power: 8.5 hp @ 3,200 rpm. Top speed: 62 mph (100 km/h). Collection of David Percival.
1924 Moto Guzzi C4V - The Art of the Motorcycle - Memphis. 498 cc, bore x stroke 88 x 82 mm. Power: 22 hp @ 5,500 rpm. Top speed: 93 mph (150 km/h). Moto Guzzi SpA, Mandello del Lario, Italy.
A 1993 replica of the "Captain America bike" 1969 Harley-Davidson Easy Rider chopper. The Art of the Motorcycle - Memphis. Bore x stroke 87.1 x 100.6 mm. 1200 cc. Power: 61 hp @ 6,000 rpm. Top speed: 100 mph (161 km/h). The Otis Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife, Oxnard, California.
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  1. [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. [2]
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Field Museum of Natural History, Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (2001). "Catalog Index". The Art of the Motorcycle. Guggenheim Museum. ISBN 0-8109-6912-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    "Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: Past exhibitions". Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
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    "The Art of the Motorcycle". Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
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    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Field Museum of Natural History, Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (2001). "Inventing the Motorcycle: 1868-1919". The Art of the Motorcycle. Guggenheim Museum. pp. 98–103. ISBN 0-8109-6912-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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