Non US/European Motorized Bicycles

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Shanghai pickup


Japanese Inoue bike with Sunlight friction driver


This was in a Japanese museum; it looks very much like English 98cc autocycles of the 40s/50s, except for the drive belt instead of a chain

But! Look at the bikes in this, is it the 60cc?
1956 Sankikogyo 90cc Sunlight King friction drive

Bisumo Falcon, early 50s, Japan


http://ameblo.jp/oiler-boys/image-10523485090-10521369526.html
Unidentified 1950s Japanese 60cc
http://ameblo.jp/t-akiyoshi/image-11508828970-12495619226.html
 
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1953 Union Industry MT21 Comet


88cc Comet

1953 Tokyo Orion, 60cc 2 speed, Japan

1954 Toyo Motor T-9
 
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Lower right images, Pointer 56cc



1956 Otsuki Dandy, possibly 50c

 
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1959 50cc Toyopet Cyclone

Toyo delivery trike, no date given

1958 50cc Tanaka Tasumopetto

1953 90cc 4 stroke Yamazaki Blue Bird

Another 1953 Blue Bird, but from Masakazu,60cc 2 stroke with rear monoshock
 
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Most of them are, but since they're a solution to a transport problem, aesthetics come second to actually working. Add in the fact that the builders do it from necessity, rather than as a hobby or art form, and you are unlikely to see bikes where you just want to get in the saddle and ride.
 

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CCM and Pixie, a good quality pic
Edit: I think it's a rebadged ?Austrian Fuchs motor.



From Wikipedia, a friction driver riqui

 

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Toyo E8 with sidecar B5


!950s Koken friction drive, Japan


Puma, Argentina, copy of a German bike. The engine is a licenced JLO or Sachs
 
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Wakhul Mohammed of Yogyakarta, Indonesia and one of his 35cc bike conversions
 
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1902 Lewis with MMC engine, Australia



C1959 Sanki Sunlight motor on Dunelt bike in New Zealand



From a Thai cycle run, possibly an MTB mower engine



Probable European friction driver on an American cycle, Argentina
Edit, it looks like a Danish made Diesella

 
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38cc FCM, Argentina with Dardo friction driver


Argentina chop
 
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Argentina, IMPA 40 engine (Italian Motobici Alpino)




 
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