Non US/European Motorized Bicycles

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

Cuban homemade everything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hQVOBekRrwg

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

From Japan, a bitza with what appears to be a 28cc Honda People friction driver

A whole page of Japanese pics, no captions. There's Bridgestone, Toyo and Suzuki in there for a start. http://www.conyguppy.com/bicycle.html
A Toyomotor: http://ameblo.jp/oiler-boys/image-10523485090-10521369526.html

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

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

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

1953 Union Industry MT21 Comet

88cc Comet

1953 Tokyo Orion, 60cc 2 speed, Japan

1954 Toyo Motor T-9

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

Tanaka A3 engine drive side & Kawasaki KB1

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

Lower right images, Pointer 56cc

1956 Otsuki Dandy, possibly 50c

 

[Ludwig II]

Re: Non US/European bikes

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

 

[Ludwig II]

Toyo R5, 50cc, 1955 in this ad

Even Toyos with sidecars?

1954 KB-3 Kawasaki engine in ?Miyata bike

Malvern Star Autocycle, Australia, 98cc Villers

CCM light delivery bike with a Pixie engine, size not given, late 40s onwards

A link explains more:http://thecabe.com/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-26641.html

 

[bluegoatwoods]

Thanks for this thread, Ludwig. All of these bikes are just great to see.

Now...is it just me or are the Cuban bikes pretty ugly?

 

[Ludwig II]

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.

 

[Ludwig II]

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

From Wikipedia, a friction driver riqui

 

[Ludwig II]

Home made moped (ciclomotor artesanal) recently on sale in Argentina

2012, Rohazman Affendi Abdul Rahim, Borneo with mower engined bike.

1980s Kamasura VRX250, 40cc friction driver, made in China

No details, but a recent Indonesian pro build

Nice big page of Suzuki Mini free:
http://www.suzukicycles.org/SJK-Colleda/MF1_pictures.shtml

 

[Ludwig II]

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

 

[Ludwig II]

Wakhul Mohammed of Yogyakarta, Indonesia and one of his 35cc bike conversions

 

[Ludwig II]

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

 

[Ludwig II]

Zanetti, Argentina

Brazil, 50cc 4 stroke

 

[Ludwig II]

38cc FCM, Argentina with Dardo friction driver

Argentina chop

 

[Ludwig II]

Argentina, IMPA 40 engine (Italian Motobici Alpino)

 

[Ludwig II]

Zanella Z Bike, Argentina

https://www.arcar.org/fiets-zanella-z-bike-en76293

25cc 2 stroke friction driver, Shuttle Buddy, Japan

https://gqjapan.jp/life/interior/20121204/w_shuttlebuddy

 

[Ludwig II]

From Bantul, Indonesia an ad page:
http://fanderlemotor.blogspot.co.uk/

Gasuden, Japan

Indonesian friction drive 4 stroke

Old Humber bicycle with what looks like a black painted MX-5, Indonesia