Bob Keating Biography
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Bob Keating
- Born Sept. 22, 1862
In 1897, he started the R.M. Keating Company which manufactured bicycles, through his Keating Wheel Works subsidiary. Keating had some success for a time with his bicycle business and may even have invented the first motorcycle, though the company apparently folded before any were released.\n', '
He also invented the rubber home plate, still in use today.\n', '
Media related to Keating Wheel Company at Wikimedia Commons\n', '
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