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In the 1950s, minibikes were hand-made by enthusiasts. These were first popularly used as pit bikes, for drag racers to travel in the staging-areas during races. One of these "Pit bikes" was received by brothers Ray, Larry and Regis Michrina in early 1959 from local car dealer and racer Troy Ruttman. [2]
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1950s, including those on sale, introduced, or otherwise relevant in this period. AJS 18 (1949–1963) [1] AJS Model 31;
500 "Mini Gote": Competitor to the minibike movement of the 1960s. This model was designed with children in mind, with chain drive, front and rear suspension. The early models used a 5 horsepower (3.7 kW) Briggs & Stratton engine and the later ones utilized a 7 horsepower (5.2 kW) Tecumseh engine.
Western Auto sold Simplex motorcycles under the Wizard brand in the mid-1950s. [1] Simplex's minimalist philosophy was maintained throughout the company's history, whose designs changed little after 1935. By the 1950s Simplex's designs were primitive, leading to the end of Servi-Cycle and Automatic production in 1960.
Rupp opened Rupp Industries in Mansfield, Ohio in the late 1950s. First producing go-karts, Rupp Industries would eventually produce their iconic mini bikes, motorcycles [2] and snowmobiles with unit sales of up to 75,000 minibikes and 35,000 snowmobiles per year respectively.
The list of current manufacturers does not include badge engineered bikes or motorcycle ... (mini-bikes, 1971–1972) Czech Republic ... (1903–1950) United States ...
A Doodle Bug scooter in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. The Doodle Bug was a motor scooter built from 1946 to 1948 [1] by the Beam Manufacturing Company [2] of Webster City, Iowa, US. [1]
The Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Southport that produced 98 cc scooters developed by managing director John Dolphin from the military Welbike motorcycle. [1]