European lightweight Motorized Bicycles

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

De Dion engined, picture taken at an Indonesian vintage bike rally

A Thing, Kama chainsaw engine, Russia

Finally, a Russian without pedals, with a GX50 Honda instead

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

1922 Opel track racer, Germany

1922 Alba with hilfsmotor, Germany

1922 140cc Opel, Germany

1925 Corona, Ruppe motor, Germany

1921 Brennabor delivery trike, Germany

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Russian homebrew

And the page it's on: http://www.velootpusk.ru/velolife/articles/216/

Russian college project

And the page: http://www.snowmobile.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=56912&start=50

A page of Russian cyclemotor discussion and pics. And new engine for the market, a Kometa? http://bikekherson.com.ua/viewtopic.php?id=565&p=5

The pic origin is unknown, but from a Russian site. 2 stroke with classy mounting point

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Benelli Moto B engine, yet another way of mounting one

Spanish and weird.
http://garciaradio.galeon.com/motor.htm

Velo Vap, friction driver, France

1950s Gazelle bike (Holland) with JLO (Germany)

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Rare barn find of a Presto bike with a rare (have you ever heard of it?) Kratzmo engine

Mifa with F48 JLO, Germany

Cyclorex, France. This was a true auxilary engine, the 35cc only joined in if you pedalled, and stopped when you did.

1924 Sheppee Cykelaid, Britain

1949-1951 Hanrez Comet rear mount 63cc engine, Belgium
http://buyvintage1.wordpress.com/page-80-1954-mini-motor-on-triumph-cycle/

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Serpico, friction driver, no info

Rosengart, Germany. Twin friction rollers, one on either side of the rim

Teagle,England, post WW2

1953 Simplist, a developed version of the Trojan friction driver, England. Only 1 non runner left.

Renata tandem with Berini engine

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Topres, no other info, European

C.1920 Harwood 110cc, England

Radior BMA, France

2003, Mr Kok (no, you read it right), probably Holland

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Wooler 149 Popular friction driver, Denmark

1950 Mechanica Sinamec front hub unit, Holland

1925 McKenzie, England

1949 68cc Lutz, Germany

1951, Lucer, Belgium

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

1960, 79cc, Joybike, England

JLO FM48, Germany

199 98cc James Auto Carier, England

1993 Italjet Class, Italy

1950 Derny Entraineur, cycle pacer, France

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

1965 Derny Taon 65, France

Clark Scamp, England

BMI, pre 1939 Holland

Alcyon, France

Homebrewed in India http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor...fractional-horse-power-engines-bi-cycles.html

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

1951 38cc Wing Wheel, Holland

Bantam, Denmark

1952 BFC, Denmark

1952 Amo FM50, German engine

1952 Fantom, Norwegian licenced from Germany

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

1951, Flink, Germany

1950s ( ?) Motobi Alpino, Italy

1960 Skylon, Denmark

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Russian homebrew with scooter. The builder could have left the chain off, but thought it looked sillier with one fitted

http://moto.masteraero.ru/mini_moto-3.php

On sale in Ukraine, Comet Unicorn with GX35

And the Comet Triton

And now for something completely different

1935, Russia, bike and sidecar with engine in sidecar and 2wd

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Serbian pic

Czech 38cc 4 stroke folder

And the trike

Disability trike with GX35 Honda

1kw Czech 50cc complete engine unit

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Re: European lightweights

So much wonderful motored bicycle goodness. I only found this thread this morning and now I've read it through completely and I feel like I've OD on wildly addictive old bicycle drugs. Wow!

Perhaps it's time to haul an old lugged diamond frame out from under the house, gather up one of my Villiers engines and proceed to do terrible things to them.

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Re: European lightweights

I loved seeing the Velosolex pictures by the way. Absolutely delightful since I've only just become a Velosolex girl

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

Do you have a 2 speed 98 there? Ideal for a replica Brit style autocycle. You could always trade bits with Harry76 over in Oz, he's done Vile Ears builds.

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Re: European lightweights

No I've only got single speed 98cc Midgets and one sloped finned Atco mower engine (Wish I had more because I like them). I do have a larger pre-war type Villiers single and an Albion gearbox to go with it, but nobody is getting those because they are my precious.......

Precious.....

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: European lightweights

He's done a bike with the slope fin engine, rather smart, as all his work is.

The pre war, are we talking twin port? If it is, I'm leaving my wife to come and play guitar for you, I could do with a woman in my life with her own tool kit and a twin port.

PS send picture of tool kit.

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Re: European lightweights

I do have a pre-war twinport barrel with a piston stuck inside it, but the complete engine I have is a single port. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure that the barrels aren't interchangeable.

Tools? I have ones with interesting names like 'King Dick' and 'Bedford' (not the van) stamped on them along with 'Made in England'.