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Allstate/Sears (1948–1967), Brand of retailer Sears to rebadge scooters manufactured by Cushman, Piaggio and Puch. The Allstate name was replaced with "Sears" for 1966-1967 [ 30 ] — USA American Motor Scooter Corporation (1960–1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase" scooters; Founded by USA Lambretta parts dealer, taken over by American ...
After World War II, Gilera dominated Grand Prix motorcycle racing, winning the 500 cc road racing world championship six times in eight years. [6] Facing a downturn in motorcycle sales due to the increase in the popularity of automobiles after the war, Gilera made a gentleman's agreement with the other Italian motorcycle makers to quit Grand Prix racing after the 1957 season as a cost-cutting ...
The MV's first 500 – a Gilera clone – made its race debut at Spa-Francorchamps in July 1950, just six months after Remor had put pen to paper in MV's Cascina Costa race shop. [5] After a short twenty-minute run on the factory test bench, ex-Gilera rider Arcisco Artesiani managed a creditable fifth on the untested and ungainly MV 500. His ...
Pages in category "Motorcycles introduced in 1967" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The tank was built inside the twin-tubular frame, designed by the designer Paolo Martin, as well as the Gilera CBA. It featured a robust and complete suspension system with a hydraulic telescopic fork at the front and a pair of rear hydraulic shock absorbers. 17" front wheel and 16" rear wheel.
The Gilera GFR 250 (which stands for Gilera Formula Racing) is a racing motorcycle designed, developed and built by Gilera which made its debut in the 250cc class of the world championship in 1992. [ 1 ]
Marc Márquez (left) won six MotoGP World Championships, while Giacomo Agostini won a record eight 500cc World Championships. Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since 1997: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP.
They were both powered by an 1187 cc Bialbero CorsaCorta 87° V twin-cylinder engine that developed 140 bhp (100 kW) at 8500 rpm, and 123 N⋅m (91 lb⋅ft) at 6,500 rpm, in the Corsaro, and 105 bhp (78 kW; 106 PS) at 8000 rpm in the 9½. The engine was designed by Franco Lambertini, who was the young engineer responsible for the "3½" model in ...