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Ludwig II

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Undated Vial/Verlicchi, with Ducati Cuciolo engine


1955 Teagle engine, 1940s BSA Regent cycle, Britain


English article on Dutch Winged Wheel
http://buyvintage1.wordpress.com/page-673-1951-wingwheel/

1953 Radior, with 98cc NSU engine, France


Soviet M-901 minimalist leading link suspension


1958 Sturmey Archer engine as fitted to Raleigh mopeds
 
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1946 Gnome-Rhone bike with 1952 S.E.B.R. motor, France

1949 Rex DE31cc on a Flandria roadster, Germany/Belgium

Rare bird, Italian Gloria friction drive motor

Drive side of the East German Steppke

Gioiello (Jewel), Italian, also made in Brazil
 
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Never knew there were so many variations on this theme!!

Lots of great ideas in your pictures, for sure.
 

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Darco? Danco? With BFC engine, Denmark


Undated Heinkel Perle, Germany


Early 1950s Mustang with Zundapp engine, Sweden


1969 Moto Guzzi Trotter Super, Italy


Non standard 1965 Zundapp
 
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NSU Quickly moped racer, the Dickly, Germany


1936 Wallington Butt with Cyc Auto engine, England


1951 BFC, Denmark


1920 Snob, 154cc, Germany


Undated Rex, Germany
 
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1955 Hunter Master with 33cc Rabeneick, Denmark


1955 Grand Senior K.305 with 2 speed BFC engine, Denmark


Danish Estlander motor M55, a licence built Express Werke (Germany) M52


Derby MG-60, 50cc, Denmark
 
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BBE (Brennabor) Standard with Totaco friction driver, Denmark


1952 AMO engine, Germany


Velmo/Nordapp engine, Germany


Undated Rex, Germany


Pre 1951 GYS friction driver, Britain
 
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Islok solo and trike page, Holland
http://mo-ped.se/brommers/islok.htm

Austrian HMW three wheelers, various purposes
http://mo-ped.se/mopoja/hmw58t2.htm

Finnish trikes and carrier moped
http://mo-ped.se/mopoja/invamopo.htm#15

German carrier trikes, solos and invalid trikes
http://mo-ped.se/werke/transport.htm

Mobylette AV32, France
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33240904@N03/7793784888

Cyclestar, Sweden, front brake and suspension assembly


Socotri with AubierDunne engine, France



Italian Bicimoto Alpino engine
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1901 Otten, Holland


Undated road legal Derny, France
 
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Undated B1W Motobecane, France


1930s( ? ) Peugeot, France


Early 1930s Phanomen 74cc, Germany


1945 Friesenkonig with D series motor, Germany


Modern rear side mount, Chinese engine? in Poland
 
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NSU Das Kleine Wunder, a tabletop motor for the sons of wealthy Germans, and the ancestor of all NSU's subsequent bicycles and motorcycles.


Modern Swedish chainsaw bike. Supposedly chain drive.


1938 Fiorelli with 38cc Garelli Mosquito, Italy


1951 Victoria cyclemotor record breaker, Germany


A Cowderey homebrew for children, with Suffolk Punch mower engine, Britain
 
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Thank you, for me it's a hobby, and I like showing others what is or has been around. It's also helped me stay focussed on the building of my own bike. Which reminds me, I have to see the wheel builder tomorrow, find out if he's finished my back one.
 
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A modern friction driver, seen in Italy


French chain driver with strimmer engine


Undated bike with Italian Motor Leone . Note the unusual chain path.


Undated Avon bike with Praise friction driver


Alpina motor from Spanish site
 
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1948 Motom, Italy


1963 63cc Motobic Alpino, Italy


1948-52 50cc 2 speed Brena 4 stroke, Italy


1909 317cc Gilera


1925 125cc Marine, Italy
 
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