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When is Motorcyclist Day in 2023
Day of the motorcyclist in 2023 in Our Country will be held 19 of June. The date is unique every time – the holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of the first summer month.
history of the holiday
In 1989, the owner of the American company Aerostich (Aerostich), which was engaged in the production of innovative motorcycle equipment, Andy Goldfine began an informal “Ride to work Day” – “Day riding a motorcycle to work.” In 1992, one of the motorcycle magazines in the United States published an article in which July 22, 1992 was declared a national motorcycle commute day. This is how the holiday, known to us as “World Motorcyclist Day”, appeared.
After some time, the idea was picked up in many countries of both the northern hemisphere and the southern – only with a change in the month of the event, to December, which is more suitable for the motorcycle season in those parts.
In 2000, a non-profit charitable organization, Ride to Work Day, was organized, the purpose of which was to popularize the use of motorcycles and scooters as everyday transport. This organization took over the promotion of Motorcycle Day and declared the first official “Motorcycle Day to Work” on the third Saturday of July 2001. The ideologue of the day, Andy Goldfine, is still a member of this organization. Seven years later, in 2008, the date was moved a month earlier – the third Monday of June, as in many countries July is considered a “wetter” month than June.
Holiday traditions
On this day, motorcyclists who support this event ride a motorcycle to work and for daily activities, hold various flash mobs, and motorcycle clubs organize various shows in order to show the automotive community that a motorcycle is an ordinary means of transportation, while taking up much less space on the road. road and parking than a car and consumes less fuel, and simple urban models are also cheaper than cars. In many countries, the motorcycle has preferential taxation. And in Our Country, for example, in Moscow, motorcycles from 20 to 35 horsepower are taxed at a rate of 15 rubles per horsepower, and city parking is free.
And although the exact numbers of participants in the shares are not known, many people call the Day of the motorcyclist the most massive motorcycle event in the world.
Interesting facts about motorcycles
- The forerunner of the motorcycle was the bicycle. The very first did not have pedals – they pushed off with their feet. Transport with pedals was patented only in 1866, although this does not mean at all that craftsmen around the world did not attach them before. Exactly the same story with a motorcycle. Several engineers tried to install an engine on a bicycle, and newspapers of the XNUMXth century already wrote about their invention.
- The invention of Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach is considered the first motorcycle. They themselves called it “a kerosene riding cart.” It was a bulky bicycle with an extra wheel on the side, which was powered by an internal combustion engine.
- Initially, motorcycles did not go into serial production. Instead, firms sold engines that were proposed to be installed on bicycles. And the first factory motorcycle for sale was made by Hildebrand & Wolfmüller at the end of the XNUMXth century. He also became the first motorcycle that was brought to Our Country. Then it was believed that this was a real way to rid the cities of thousands of horse carts, which took up a lot of space, and besides, the animals had to be cleaned up.
- The main catalysts for the development of the motorcycle industry were racing and war. In the first case, it was a spectacular sport that gained a lot of fans. The smart invention was also appreciated on the fronts of the First World War. When the global crisis and the Great Depression broke out in the United States, the factories significantly slowed down production. It is not regrettable, but another war helped them to recover – on the fronts of World War II, the motorcycle again took its place in the ranks of deadly weapons.
- In the USSR, the first motorcycle was produced in 1924 and was called the Soyuz. As a test, he was sent to run Moscow – Kharkov – Moscow. And in order to show the advantage of our technology, they launched products from other companies with it. In the end, everyone finished the competition with dignity.
- However, in terms of providing motorcycles, the Union approached the Great Patriotic War not ready. The development of a motorcycle for the army began only in 1940. They took the German BMW as a basis, dismantling five BMW R 71 anonymously purchased in Sweden and copying them, taking into account the capabilities of our factories. A successful model was called the M-72 and was produced until 1960.