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A Geländesport ("Enduro") version of the swinging-arm framed S model, the Simson 425 GS, was introduced in 1957. [26] Production continued until 1959 and a total of about 80 examples were built. [ 26 ]
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles.
IFA at the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1986. Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (lit. ' Industrial Association for Vehicle Construction '), usually abbreviated as IFA, was a conglomerate and a union of companies for vehicle construction in the former East Germany.
The Amalgamations Group was established by S. Anantharamakrishnan [4] who during the early 1940s was a Director at Simpsons & Co. . In 1945, he took over the management and later consolidated several British owned companies with interests in plantation, engineering, trading and services.
Many current enduro motorcycles are built along the basic lines of a World Championship (WEC) machine, as used in the World Enduro Championship. The WEC is a time-card enduro, whereby a number of stages are raced in a time trial against the clock over a course of at least 200 km (124 miles) consisting of both paved and unpaved trails and roads ...
John Penton (born August 19, 1925) [1] is an American professional motorcycle racer and entrepreneur who developed an enduro motorcycle brand that bore his name. [1] [2] A national champion enduro rider, he was an influential figure in the development of off-road motorcycle racing in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. [1]
Richard Burleson (born in 1948) is an American former motorcycle enduro racer. He is considered one of the top competitors in AMA history, winning a record eight consecutive Enduro National Championships. [1] His domination of the national enduro series earned him the nickname King Richard.
Simson may refer to: Simson (name) Simson (artist) Music Producer based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Simson (company), a German company that produced firearms, automobiles, motorcycles, and mopeds; Simson line in geometry, named for Robert Simson; Simson Provincial Park in Canada; KSV Simson Bremen, German football club