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Pages in category "Motorcycle manufacturers of Germany" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, ... East Germany. BMW (1945 ... reformed in the 1980s and now still made) [2] Velocette (1904–1968 ...
On May 17, Motorcycle News reports that MZ is declared insolvent and unable to be continued. [9] The Zschopau works was one of the oldest motorcycle factories in the world, producing motorcycles since 1922. They were the first company to develop the two-stroke engine for vehicles and were the leader in two-stroke development worldwide.
BMW Motorrad is the motorcycle brand and division of German automotive manufacturer, BMW. [1] It has produced motorcycles since 1923, and achieved record sales for the fifth year in succession in 2015. With a total of 136,963 vehicles sold in 2015, BMW registered a growth of 10.9% in sales in comparison with 2014. [2]
Fichtel & Sachs became a large maker of automotive parts. Their moped motors continued to be used by many brands until the mid-90s and small capacity motorcycle engines of up to 175 cc displacement were also made. The company began to supply motorcycles for the German Federal Armed Forces in 1992.
Maicoletta scooter Maicoletta Dash. The Maicoletta motor scooter of the 1950s was one of the largest motor scooters produced by any manufacturer until the modern era. [7] The engine was a single cylinder 247cc piston-port two-stroke (an export version featuring a 277cc engine was also produced for use with a sidecar), with four foot-operated gears, enclosed chain drive, centrifugal fan cooling ...
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ⓘ), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
The first post-war BMW motorcycle in Western Germany, was the 1948 BMW R 24. The R 24 was reverse-engineered from the pre-war BMW R 23 motorcycle with several improvements [13] and powered by a 247 cc (15 cu in) single-cylinder engine. It was the only postwar West German model without rear suspension.