autocycle

/ ˈɔːtəʊˌsaɪkəl /

noun

1. obsolete.
   a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine

Example Sentences

The Pulse is the brainchild of the late aeronautical engineer Jim Bede, who designed the prototype that would eventually become known interchangeably as the Autocycle or BD-200, and later as the LiteStar and Pulse.

From Washington Times

He was taking his beloved Pulse autocycle on a 15-mile spin from Bellevue to Battle Creek in August when he said he heard a police officer say over a PA system, ”‘Hey, I don’t have a reason to pull you over, but can you pull over so I can take a look at that?‘

From Washington Times

The couple has logged most of their roughly 700 miles in the autocycle this summer alone.

From Washington Times

According to a state Department of Transportation estimate, 1,030 vehicles that fit the autocycle definition are currently registered in Wisconsin as motorcycles for a $23 biennial fee.

From Washington Times

The department projects it will cost about $160,000 to re-program computers to implement the $45 fee and create autocycle license plates.

From Washington Times