The Megola was a German motorcycle produced between 1921 and 1925 in Munich. Like Bimota, the name is a portmanteau derived loosely from the names of its designers Meixner, Cockerell, and Landgraf. Image File history File links 22Megola750_22. ... A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Bimota is a small Italian motorcycle manufacturer. ... Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Megola had a unique design that was unseen anywhere else in the motorcycle industry; it boasted a rotary engine mounted within the front wheel. The engine contained five cylinders with side-mounted valves and it displaced 640 cc (39 cu in), a total size equivalent to many modern bikes. The crankshaft was the front axle, which remained stationary while the cylinders rotated with the wheel, an architecture called the Monosoupape design. A hand-controlled butterfly valve was located in the hollow crankshaft to regulate throttle. Power output was a meagre 14 bhp (10 kW) but was applied directly to the wheel. This arrangement produced a very low centre of gravity and provided for excellent handling. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A driving wheel on a steam locomotive. ... A piston and cylinder from a steam engine A cylinder in an internal combustion engine is the space within which a piston travels. ... A valve is a device that regulates the flow of fluids (either gases, fluidised solids, slurries or liquids) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. ... Crankshaft, pistons, and flywheel Continental engine marine crankshafts, 1942 For the comic strip about an old, curmudgeonly bus driver, see Crankshaft (comic strip). ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ... This article or section should be merged with Rotary piston engine. ... In an engine, the throttle is the mechanism by which the engines power is increased or decreased. ... In physics, power (symbol: P) is the amount of work done per unit of time. ... BHP may refer to: Broken Hill Proprietary Company BHP Billiton BHP Steel Brake horsepower This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... In physics, the center of gravity (CoG) of an object is the average location of its weight. ...

The engine was very flexible, lacking both a clutch and a transmission. Starting it required a person to either spin the front wheel while the bike was on its stand, or to push-start. The cylinders could be dissassembled without having to remove the wheel spokes in order to service the engine. The tires were tubed with the front inner-tube being a circular sausage shape rather than a complete doughnut so that it could be changed without removing the wheel and engine. The box section frame contained the main fuel tank which fed by gravity a smaller tank mounted on the axle. The front suspension was comprised of semi-elliptical springs. Rear side of a Ford V6 engine, looking at the clutch housing on the flywheel Single, dry, clutch friction disc. ... In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an engine or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ... A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface. ... Firestone tire A tire (US spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of (usually) rubber placed on a wheel to cushion it. ... In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, the centre. ... Freshly cooked pork sausages. ... Doughnuts being glazed at a Krispy Kreme store in Sydney. ... Fuel is a material with one type of energy which can be transformed into another usable energy. ... The front suspension components of a Ford Model T. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. ... The ellipse and some of its mathematical properties. ... It has been suggested that Coil spring be merged into this article or section. ...

The top speed was 85 km/h (52 mph) resulting in a win at the German Championship in 1924, while later, sportier models were said to be capable of 140 km/h (88 mph). A total of 2000 Megolas were built and only 10 rideable examples remain, with one existing in the Guggenheim museum in New York, USA. Speed (symbol: v) is the rate of motion, or equivalently the rate of change of position, expressed as distance d moved per unit of time t. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Guggenheim can be a reference to any of a number of members or interests of the Guggenheim family, including: the patriarch of the family, Meyer Guggenheim, or his descendents such as Daniel, Solomon Robert, Simon, Benjamin and Peggy; any of the Guggenheim Museums; or foundations such as the Solomon R... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...