No, not at all. He was trying to invent a "bicycle with an engine" and was successful.
Gottlieb Daimler
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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.
Daimler-Benz was created in 1926.
Daimler Consort was created in 1939.
Daimler Conquest was created in 1953.
Daimler Reitwagen was created in 1885.
Daimler AG was created in 1883.
Daimler Sovereign was created in 1966.
Daimler Airway was created in 1919.