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'''Mini-Motor''' were [[motorcycles]] produced in Croydon, Surrey, from 1949 to 1955.
'''Mini-Motor''' were motorcycles produced in Croydon, Surrey, from 1949 to 1955.


* 1949 The motor first appeared and was a clip-on of Italian origin.  The engine sat above the rear wheel of a [[bicycles|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 [[bicycles|bicycle]].
* 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 [[motorcycles|moped]] began to dominate the cheaper end of the market and production of the '''Mini-Motor''' ceased.
* 1955 The moped began to dominate the cheaper end of the market and production of the '''Mini-Motor''' ceased.




== 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 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
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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Revision as of 10:52, 27 January 2009

Mini-Motor were motorcycles produced in Croydon, Surrey, from 1949 to 1955.

  • 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.


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

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