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[[Image:Im090625LM-Trojan-49.jpg|thumb| 1949. Exhibit at [[Lakeland Motor Museum]]. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im090613AW-Tr-360.jpg|thumb| 1951. Minimotor. Exhibit at the [[Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum]]. ]] | |||
[[image:Im20110730FK-mc516.jpg|thumb| 1954. Mini-Motor. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im090625LM-Trojan.jpg|thumb| Mini-Motor. Exhibit at [[Lakeland Motor Museum]]. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1955MCSC-Mini.jpg|thumb| November 1955. ]] | |||
'''Mini-Motor''' were motorcycles produced in Croydon, Surrey, from 1949 to 1955. | |||
Part of [[Trojan]] | |||
1949 The motor first appeared and was a clip-on of Italian origin. The engine sat above the rear wheel of a bicycle, to drive it by friction roller. It was a basic, 50cc two-stroke engine with a horizontal cylinder, [[Wipac]] flywheel magneto for ignition and the drive roller mounted on one end of the crankshaft. The petroil tank sat over the engine, there was a means of lifting it to disconnect and re-engage the drive, and it was also powerful enough to propel a tandem nearly as well as a bicycle. | |||
1955 The moped began to dominate the cheaper end of the market and production of the '''Mini-Motor''' ceased. | |||
== See Also == | |||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press | <references/> | ||
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 2 July 2020
Mini-Motor were motorcycles produced in Croydon, Surrey, from 1949 to 1955.
Part of Trojan
1949 The motor first appeared and was a clip-on of Italian origin. The engine sat above the rear wheel of a bicycle, to drive it by friction roller. It was a basic, 50cc two-stroke engine with a horizontal cylinder, Wipac flywheel magneto for ignition and the drive roller mounted on one end of the crankshaft. The petroil tank sat over the engine, there was a means of lifting it to disconnect and re-engage the drive, and it was also powerful enough to propel a tandem nearly as well as a bicycle.
1955 The moped began to dominate the cheaper end of the market and production of the Mini-Motor ceased.
See Also
Sources of Information
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X