European lightweight Motorized Bicycles

Ludwig II · Nov 5, 2015

From Belarus, the Moto Velo "Baby".

Riga 13, Latvia

1922 Ruppe, Germany

Mignon, Italy, no date. 4 stroke.

Ludwig II · Nov 21, 2015

?late 1940s Alpino, Italy

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Ducati Cucciolo in Australia

Ludwig II · Nov 23, 2015

1920s Labinal, France

1930s Miele, Germany

1930s NSU, Germany

Undated Augusta, country unknown

1952 Lynette, Denmark

Ludwig II · Nov 23, 2015

French, ancient and unidentifiable, with later modifications/bodges.

bluegoatwoods · Nov 24, 2015

"Bodges", huh?

That's not a bad term. Something like "hack" but with the flavor of a bit more ineptness.

Ludwig II · Nov 25, 2015

Don't forget half witted mechanical crudity.

Ludwig II · Nov 28, 2015

1923 120cc Claude Delage, France.

1922/3 125cc Monet Goyon, France.

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1923 175cc Griffon, France.

1924 125cc Simplex, Italy.

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1924/5 132cc Alato, Italy.

Ludwig II · Nov 29, 2015

I think I've posted before, but it's nice. 1924 EBS 200, Germany.

http://www.mvca.at/Museumsseiten/EBS200.htm

1904 300cc FN, Belgium. Builders take note of the downtube.

http://files.ferozbrothers.webnode.it/200000034-8ec478fc17/tumblr_mcv7xqppWX1rk0x3ro1_1280.jpg

Modern French, with pocket bike motor.

Modern French vertical shaft

Ludwig II · Nov 29, 2015

1938 Meister & Saxonette, Germany

http://zabytkowemotocykleirowery.pl/saxonette_meister_1938/en

From a site about Peugeots. It's like a Derny, but might not be one. It's certainly a cycle pacer for road events anyway.

1938 Wanderer, 98cc Sachs engine.

Ludwig II · Dec 5, 2015

Unnamed 300cc French tandem.

And another.

This one's got a name, it's a JOG.

With De Dion engine.

?German ad for a sprung fork.

1923 Carton, the "priest's" model, with a 125cc Massardier 2 stroke, France

Ludwig II · Dec 5, 2015

1902 Clement Gladiator.

Intrepid Wheelwoman · Dec 5, 2015

Lovely

Seeing that cheered me up it did.

Ludwig II · Dec 6, 2015

1948 50cc Leone,Italy.

1925, Germany.

Picard Fayolle, 1950s France, ?Poulain engine

Found on Facebook, a China Girl in England.

Ludwig II · Dec 9, 2015

Ducheron Veloscooter, 38cc Vap engine, France.

Atala with CR motor, Italy.

The Francis Barnett Powerbike 56, 98cc, England. Springing on the forks was by big elastic bands in tension.

Ludwig II · Dec 11, 2015

1950s Picard Fayolle with 50cc Poulain roller drive, France

1950s 85cc Ardent Modele Azur, France

Ludwig II · Dec 11, 2015

From a Spanish page, a Jolly, no more information except it's described as being like a Mosquito

From Spain a Raton engine, looking like an Italian Itom (Raton = Mouse)

English made bike from 2013 using a Chinese 4 stroke and a bike that's anything between 50-80 years old. Note the lawn mower tank inside the carrier box.

Early 1950s Husqvarna Novolette, Sweden

Ludwig II · Dec 13, 2015

BFC Røvskubber, Denmark. Exhibited in 1950, BFC had to rush to meet the demand, the first year's production was 10,000. From 1951, a Type 1, mounted on a men's Ideal. The engine was only in production 1950/1, as the Danish transport ministry started requiring all new motorcycle type registrations to have improved structures over a bicycle, following a lot of nasty accidents with broken forks and suchlike.

Diesella Røvskubber. Not really a diesel at all. The Røvskubber is a low joke. A rove, in old time Englsh boat building was a leather washer for banging a fat headed nail through. Skubber = scrubber. Now think about the proximity of the drive roller to the lower end of the rider. Right, carry on.