a man in a suit and tie riding a bicycle down a dirt road

Narrator: "In 1885, German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach built something revolutionary: the first motorcycle."[Cut to image of the Daimler Reitwagen]Narrator: "Called the 'Daimler Reitwagen,' it was the first vehicle powered by a gasoline engine on two wheels."[Close-up of the engine]Narrator: "The Reitwagen featured a single-cylinder engine with 0.5 horsepower, reaching speeds of 7 mph."[Scene: Reitwagen in motion on a dirt path]Narrator: "Though it looked more like a motorized bicycle, this machine set the foundation for the motorcycles we know today."[Closing Scene: Modern motorcycle zooming down the road]Narrator: "From this humble wooden bike, the journey of motorcycles began—fueling a century of innovation."