The one wheel motorcycle was invented by Italian M. Goventosa de Udine. The maximum speed was at the time 150 kmh / 93 Mph. First image shows Swiss engineer Mr. Gerdes in 1931 riding his monowheel from Arles, France, heading for Spain.
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