No, not at all. He was trying to invent a "bicycle with an engine" and was successful.
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler :)
Gottlieb Daimler
The motorcycle was invented before the car. The first true motorcycle, the Daimler Reitwagen, was created by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885. In contrast, the first gasoline-powered car, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, was developed by Karl Benz in 1886. Therefore, motorcycles predate cars by a year.
They created gasoline powered engines.
The first motorcycle was reported to have been invented by Gottlieb Daimler in 1885. Bikes were very slow back then so this helmet was probably more for keeping your hair in place. In 1953, University of Southern California (USC) Professor C.F. "Red" Lombard developed a motorcycle helmet designed to absorb the shock of an impact. The first bike helmets, created in the 1880's by riding clubs, were called the "Pith" helmets. It was the Snell Foundation who promulgated the first bicycle helmet standard in the U.S. in 1970.
The fourth car ever made is generally considered to be the 1889 Daimler Motor Carriage, created by Gottlieb Daimler. This vehicle followed earlier models by Karl Benz and others. Daimler's invention marked a significant advancement in automotive technology, contributing to the development of the modern automobile.
Daimler Conquest was created in 1953.
Daimler Majestic was created in 1958.
Daimler Consort was created in 1939.
Daimler Airway was created in 1919.
Daimler-Benz was created in 1926.