Thousands of years had to pass before modes of transportation had more than two or three horsepower. But following the invention of the steam engine in 1705 by Thomas Newcomer, civilization entered a new era. Later, in 1859, Belgian Etienne Lenoir built the first internal combustion engine and since then passing generations were consigned to the age of speed. Through the years, engineers have been creating faster and faster machines to the point that the sound barrier was broken on the ground. Extraordinary as these achievements are, there was a need for something to be able to stop these speeding demons, and I don’t mean trees, buildings, or other obstacles. Following normal logic, all vehicles were equipped with braking systems, and motorcycles were no exceptions.