Motosacoche was founded in 1899, by Henri and Armand Dufaux, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Sold in the UK by H. and A. Dufaux
Motosacoche was once the biggest Swiss motorcycle manufacturer, known also for its MAG (Motosacoche Acacias Genéve) proprietary-engines used by other European motorcycle manufacturers.
From 1900 Motosacoche produced a bicycle auxiliary engine, in a sub-frame that could be installed into a conventional bicycle. This looked like an engine in a bag, hence the Motosacoche name, meaning "engine in a bag".
In 1910, Royal Enfield used Motosacoche 344 cc 2.75 hp engines in a successful V-twin model. They are reputed to have supplied Triumph, Ariel, Matchless and Brough Superior with engines at times too, first through H. and A. Dufaux and then, by 1912, Motosacoche Ltd (GB), with Osborne Louis De Lissa. Motosacoche had factories in Switzerland, France and Italy, and supplied MAG engines to continental manufacturers including Clement, Condor, Imperia, Neander and Monet-Goyon.
When the Bol d'Or 24-hour event was first held on the outskirts of Paris in 1922, the winning rider covered more than 750 miles on a 500cc Motosacoche.
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of motorcycles see the 1917 Red Book
See M.A.G. Engine Co
See Also
- 1903 The Motor Cycle: Index
- 1907/04/17 Auto-Cycle Club Trial
- 1907 Auto-Cycle Club Trial - August
- 1907 Auto-Cycle Club Trial - January
- 1907 Stanley Show: The Motor Cycle Reports
- 1907 The Motor Cycle: Index
- 1908/01/25 Auto-Cycle Union Trial
- 1908/04/29 Auto-Cycle Union Trial
- 1908 Auto-Cycle Union Trial - July
- 1908 London to Edinburgh Run
- 1909 Auto-Cycle Union Trial - April
- 1909 The Motor Cycle: Index
- 1910 Cycle and Motorcycle Exhibition: Motorcycles
- 1910 London to Edinburgh Run
- 1910 The Motor Cycle: Index Jan-Jun
- 1910 The Motor Cycle: Index Jul-Dec
- 1911/03/18 Brooklands Race Meeting
- 1911/07/08 Brooklands Race Meeting
- 1912/07/06 Brooklands Race Meeting
- 1912 Automotor: Index
- 1912 The Motor Cycle: Index Jul-Dec
- 1913 Isle of Man TT Races
- 1914/07/18 Brooklands Race Meeting
- 1914 Isle of Man TT Races
- 1914 The Motor Cycle: Index Jan-Jun
- 1916 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Companies
- 1916 The Motor Cycle: Index Jan-Jun
- 1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Motorcycles
- 1917 The Motor Cycle: Index Jan-Jun
- 1920 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Motorcycles
- AJW Motors
- Ariel
- Ariel: Cars
- Armis Cycle Manufacturing Co
- Brough Superior
- C. Edmund and Co
- Components
- Coventry Duplex
- Dougal Marchant
- H. and A. Dufaux
- Henley, Blackburn and Co
- Holroyd
- J. H. Motor Engineering Works
- Lea-Francis: Motorcycles
- M.A.G.
- M.A.G. Engine Co
- Martin
- Maximag
- OEC
- Osborne Louis De Lissa
- Packman and Poppe
- Rover: Motorcycles
- Royal Enfield
- Sharratt
- Sunbeam: Motorcycles
- Tavener
- Toreador Engineering Co
- Walter Handley
- Ward and Avey
- Wilton