Mini-Motor
From Graces Guide
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 which was also powerful enough to propel a tandem.
- 1955 The moped began to dominate the cheaper en 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