When the Tevere 235 was unveiled in 1959, MV certainly had in mind, the more is better.Based on the popular 175 AB engine, the Tevere 235 used a larger displacement in an attempt to appeal to buyers wanting more power than the 175 could deliver.The Tevere 235’s 4-stroke OHV pushrod engine used the same stroke as the smaller powerplant, but the bore..
After WW2 Excelsior concentrated on the production of lightweights powered by engines of their own make and those of Villiers.
The Consort first appeared in 1953 as the F4, with Villiers 4F engine and two-speed gearbox, changing to the 6F for 1956 when a plunger-suspended version - the F4S - joined the range. T
he Consorts continued in production u..
BSA 500cc Rocket Gold Star Replica.Widely recognised as one of the most desirable of all factory built 'café racers', the Rocket Gold Star arrived in 1962 along with the first of BSA's new unitary construction range.A combination of - mainly - Gold Star cycle parts and the A10 Super Rocket twin-cylinder engine, the newcomer represented the last of ..
Having been owned by the BSA concern since 1944, the Ariel range was looking a little dated towards the end of the 1950s and a change of direction was needed.
Jumping on the bandwagon of the trend for scooters, and enclosures generally, had the added attraction for Ariel of the possibility of lower production costs due to the use of pressed steel ..
PThe first Gillet-Herstal motorcycles were 300 cc 2-strokes.
Mr. Leon Gillet had a preference for 4-stroke engines and in 1920 he used V-Twin MAG 750 cm³ IOE engines.
In 1922 he released also a 1000cc model.
Also in 1922 he released a model 350 cc 2-stroke with rotary intake. In 1926, Robert Sexé and Henry Andrieu made a world tour with two of thes..
MZ was a German motorcycle manufacturer located in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany.In 1956 the works is called VEB Motorradwerk Zschopau, or MZ .The Zschopau works was one of the older motorcycle factories in the world, producing motorcycles since 1922.They were among the first companies to develop the two-stroke engine for motorcycles and were the leade..
In 1933 Veloce Limited augmented its overhead-camshaft range with an overhead-valve 250 - the MOV. The newcomer's engine was a 'high camshaft' design with enclosed valves, and in addition the compact and sprightly machine featured a four-speed gearbox equipped with the company's new foot-change mechanism. The following year an overhead-valve 350 bu..