Autoped

{{Short description|Motorised scooter}}

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{{Infobox Motorcycle

|name = Autoped

|image = File:Autoped 1919 Ever Ready 1.jpg

|aka = Krupp-Roller

|manufacturer = Autoped Company, Krupp

|production = 1915–1921 (Autoped)
1919–1922 (Krupp)

|assembly =

|class = Motor scooter
Motorized scooter

|engine = {{cvt|155|cc}} air-cooled single (Autoped)
{{cvt|191|cc}} air-cooled single (Krupp)

|bore_stroke = {{cvt|56|×|63|mm|disp=br}} (Autoped)

|compression =

|top_speed = {{Convert|20|mph|abbr=on}} (Autoped)
{{Convert|35|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} (Krupp)

|power = {{Convert|1.1|kW|abbr=on}} (Autoped)
{{Convert|1.3|kW|hp|abbr=on}} (Krupp)

|torque =

|ignition = Flywheel magneto{{Sfn|Partridge|1976|p=70}}

|transmission = clutch operated by handlebar column

|frame = welded steel

|suspension = none

|brakes =

|tires = {{Convert|10|in}}

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The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New York{{Sfn|Johnston}} from 1915 to 1922.{{Sfn|Wilson|1995|p=22}}{{Sfn|Jacquet}}

The driver stood on a platform with 10-inch tires and operated the machine using only the handlebars and steering column, pushing them forward to engage the clutch, using a lever on the handlebar to control the throttle, and pulling the handlebars and column back to disengage the clutch and apply the brake.{{Sfn|Partridge|1976|p=70}}{{Sfn|Johnston}}{{Sfn|Wilson|1995|p=22}}{{Sfn|Jacquet}} After riding, the steering column would be folded onto the platform to store the scooter more easily. The engine was an air-cooled, 4-stroke, 155 cc engine over the front wheel.{{Sfn|Johnston}}{{Sfn|Wilson|1995|p=22}} The bike came with a headlamp and tail lamp, a Klaxon horn, and a toolbox. It was quite efficient, but was not widely distributed.{{Sfn|Johnston}}

A patent for the Autoped as a "self-propelled vehicle" was applied for in July 1913 and granted in July 1916.{{Sfn|Gibson|1916}}{{US patent|src=uspto|1192514}} An early description of the Autoped described it as having a hollow steering column that acted as the fuel tank.{{Sfn|Windsor|1914|p=163}} However, the production version had a fuel tank above the front mudguard.{{Sfn|Wilson|1995|p=22}}

The Autoped went out of production in the United States in 1921, but was manufactured by Krupp in Germany from 1919 to 1922.{{Sfn|Wilson|1995|p=22}}{{Sfn|Wilson|1995|p=243}}

File:Autoped in Newark - historical photo - 1922.jpg|Historical photo of an Autoped in use by a traffic cop in Newark, New Jersey, 1922

File:Krupp-Motorroller.JPG|Krupp licence-built Autoped with seat

File:Lady Florence Norman.jpg|Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in 1916

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