European lightweight Motorized Bicycles

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1965 Messersmitt FMR Type 200 Mokuli, Germany


Italjet Class, Italy


German Triumph (TWN) with Sachs engine, Germany


Presto bike with Dongo motor, Germany


An early Matchless ladies' model, Britain
 

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1947-52 Alma Quimera 50, Portugal


Alma Luxury Tourisme


Alma Gran Turismo


Cinal Pachancho Estrela, Portugal


Cinal Pachancho Evereste
 
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1950 SRS 50cc, Spain


Colomet, Spain


CP, Spain


Motovelox, Spain


Muver. Spain
 
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Romar, Spain


Silco, Spain


1950 78cc Joyca, Spain


1953 50cc Rieju Model 4, 4 stroke, Spain


Early 1900s Salvador, Spain
 
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1947 32cc Russian CDB Serpukhov factory motor wheel. I have no information on whether this was a copy of a Saxonette or Rabeneick, or an indigenous Soviet design


An apparent Russian copy of an East German Steppke engine. I will amend if better info turns up


Pre 1950 MD65 friction driver, Russia


D-motored trike
 
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Thank you for continuing to update this thread Ludwig!

Seeing all the beautiful bikes built all over the world for the last century reminds me of the refrain from one of my favorite songs from Nas:

"Ain't no idea original, there's nothing new under the sun, it's not what you do, it's how it's done..."

By bringing the past explorations into motorbicycles into the forefront you are helping us all to make better bikes and renew old styles which worked out so beautifully.
 

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Researching is a hobby and pleasure for me. For it to bring information and pleasure to others is a very welcome side effect.
 

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Romanian homebrew



Laurin & Klement (now Skoda) Czechoslovakia


1953 Empo bicycle with a Winged Wheel hub motor in the front, Holland
 
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1936 Kroon autocycle with 98cc Sachs enging, pic from Finland


Finnish chainsaw engine bike,?friction driver


Another Finnish chainsaw bike, this is a friction driver
 
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Italian disability trike


Italjet


1920 Voisin Motor Fly, France
 
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1904 Benoit Gonin, France


Berini ad, Holland


Holland


1950s Brefna, Italy


1902 Brutus, France
 
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