langs: 8 августа [ru] / august 8 [en] / 8. august [de] / 8 août [fr] / 8 agosto [it] / 8 de agosto [es]

days: august 5 / august 6 / august 7 / august 8 / august 9 / august 10 / august 11

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Designer / Designer

#1 Thomas Humber

Thomas Humber (16 October 1841 – 24 November 1910) was a British engineer and cycle manufacturer who developed and patented a safety bicycle (1884) with a diamond-shaped frame and wheels of similar size. [1] It became a pattern for subsequent machines. Humber made many other improvements to bicycles

• ... kruptcy in 1900. [10] Thomas's wife had unsuccessfully petitioned for divorce in 1886. Emma died on 8 august 1903. Thomas married Eleanor Robinson, 30 years his junior, in Paddington on 9 September 1903. They ...

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Manufacturer / Manufacturer

#1 Lambretta

Lambretta ( Italian pronunciation:   [lamˈbretta] ) is the brand name of mainly motor scooters , initially manufactured in Milan , Italy, by Innocenti . Brand name of Italian (mainly) motor scooters For other uses, see Lambretta (disambiguation) . This article has multiple issues. Please help improv

• ... amount of Lambretta memorabilia. This museum and collection was sold in early 2007 and re-opened on 8 august 2008 following refurbishment. In 1997 the UK-based Lambretta Clothing brand of clothing and accesso ...

#2 Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson, Inc. ( H-D , or simply Harley ) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression along with its historical rival, Indian Motorcycle

• ... ance MV Agusta brand and the lightweight Cagiva brand. [105] [106] The acquisition was completed on august 8. [107] [108] On October 15, 2009, Harley-Davidson announced that it would divest its interest in MV ...

#3 MV Agusta

MV Agusta ( Italian pronunciation:   [ˌɛmmeˈvi aˈgusta] , full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV ) is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in Cascina C

• ... Group for 109 million US dollars (about 70 million euros ), [52] [53] completing the acquisition on august 8, 2008. [54] Claudio Castiglioni remained its president. Harley-Davidson invested 40 million euros in ...

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Motorcycle / Motorcycle

#1 Ariel W/NG 350

The Ariel W/NG 350 is a motorcycle based on the well-proven Ariel Red Hunter singles built by Ariel Motorcycles for the British military , and designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an engine he had developed six years earlier. Although the Ariel was not initially selected by

• ... ary chaincase and timing covers. Date Production Notes [3] 10 July 1940 1 First prototype delivered 8 august 1940 2,700 153 delivered to French military 27 August 1940 350 Chilwell 18 September 1940 2,000 Chi ...