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Revision as of 17:08, 7 April 2008
Motorcycle manufacturers in production
- Chang Jiang Motorworks
- Chunlan Motorcycle
- Fushida-Battle
- Haojue
- Hongyi Motors
- Jincheng Suzuki
- Lifan
- Linhai
- Lu Hao
- Nanfang Motor
- Qianjiang (distributed as Keeway)
- Qinqi
- Taizhou Shake Ring Motorcycle, Chinese: 台州震环
- Shandong (distributed as Pioneer in the US)
- Shanghai-Ek Chor Motorcycle Xingfu
- Wuyang Honda
- Zongshen
- Bajaj Auto
- Hero Honda
- TVS Motors
- LML - Singhania
- Kinetic Motor Company
- Royal Enfield
- Kanda Motors
- Monto Motors
- Escorts
- Global Automobiles
- Ideal Jawa India
- Suzuki India
- Honda motorcycles and scooters ltd(HMSL)
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- Atlas Honda
- Ghani Automobile Industries
- Suzuki Pakistan Motorcycles
- Dawood Yamaha
- Sohrab
- Excel
- Hero
- Pak Hero
- Super Star
- Laser
- Habib
- Geo
- Ghani
- New Asia
- Super Asia
- Star
- Master
- Stahlco
- United
- Unique
- Ravi
- Eagle
- Metro
- Toyo
- Road Prince
- CPI
- Media
- Hartford
- Kymco, Chinese: 光陽; pinyin: Guāng Yáng
- SYM, Chinese: 三陽; pinyin: Sān Yáng
- PGO, brand of Motive Power Industry
- TGB Taiwan Golden Bee, Chinese: 台灣金蜂; pinyin: Táiwān Jīn Fēng
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Motorcycle manufacturers no longer in production
- Ace —
United States (1920-1927) - AJS —
United Kingdom (1909-) - Alta —
Greece (1962-1972) - Ambassador — United Kingdom
- AMC — United Kingdom
- American Ironhorse
- Casal —
Portugal - Ariel — United Kingdom (1902-1970s)
- Armstrong — United Kingdom
- AWO—
East Germany (1950-1957) - Batavus — (1904-1976)
- Balkan —
Bulgaria (1958-1975) - Beardmore Precision — United Kingdom (1921-1924)
- Blackburne — United Kingdom (1913-1921)
- Bridgestone —
Japan - Britten Motorcycles —
New Zealand - Brough³— United Kingdom (1908-1926)
- Brough Superior³ — United Kingdom (1919-1940)
- BSA Motor Cycles Ltd — United Kingdom (1905-1973)
- Bultaco —
Spain - California Motorcycle Company — United States (was merged into the second incarnation of Indian)
- Calthorpe — United Kingdom
- Capriolo —
Italy - Carabela —
Mexico - Casal — Portugal
- Celestino — Portugal
- Clarendon — United Kingdom
- Cogsley Farnesworth —
Australia - Confersil — Portugal
- Cleveland — United States (1902-1927)
- Cooper — Mexico
- Cossack —
Soviet Union - Cotton — United Kingdom
- Crocker — United States (1936-1940)
- Cushman — United States (1930-
- CWS —
Poland - CZ—
Czech Republic - DKW (Das Kleine Wunder) — East Germany (1919-
- DOT — United Kingdom
- Douglas — United Kingdom
- EFS — Portugal
- Emblem United States (1909-1925)
- EMC — United Kingdom (1946-1977)
- EMW (Eisenach Motoren Werke) — East Germany (1945- )
- Enfield — United Kingdom
- ESO — Czech Republic
- Excelsior (Bourgoin) —
France (1910-1912) - Excelsior (Brandenburg) —
Germany (1901-1906 / 1927-1939) - Excelsior (Chicago) — United States (1907-1931)
- Excelsior (Coventry) — United Kingdom (1896-1965)
- Excelsior (München) — Germany (1923-1924)
- Excelsior-Henderson — United States (1993 / 1998-2001)
- Flottweg — Germany (1921-
- Gitane — France
- Greeves — United Kingdom
- Famel — Portugal
- FN — (Fabrique National)
Belgium - Francis-Barnet — United Kingdom
- Fundador — Portugal
- Garelli — Italy
- GMZ — Soviet Union (1941-1949)
- H — United Kingdom
- Helkama —
Finland - Henderson — United States (1911-1931)
- Hercules — Germany (1904-1966)
- Hesketh Motorcycles — United Kingdom (1982-1984)
- Hodaka — Japan
- Hosk — Japan
- Husqvarna —
Sweden - HRD² — United Kingdom
- IFA — East Germany
- Indian — United States (1907-
- Islo — Mexico
- ISOMOTO — Italy
- Iver Johnson — United States (1907-1916)
- Ivy motorbikes — United Kingdom (1907-1934)
- James — United Kingdom
- Jawa CZ — Czech Republic
- Laurin & Klement —
Austria (1905-1925, became Skoda - Lefas — Greece (1982-2005)
- Lilac — Japan (1948-1969)
- Lube — Spain
- Macal — Portugal (1921-2004)
- Maico — Template:FDR
- Maratos — Greece (1920s)
- Marsh — United States (1899-1913)
- Martinsyde — United Kingdom (1908-1923)
- Marusho — Japan
- Matchless — United Kingdom (1899-
- MEBEA — Greece (1960-1975)
- Mego — Greece (1962-1992)
- Megola — Germany
- Merkel — United States (1902-1915)
- Mitsubishi — Japan
- MGC — France (1927-1932)
- MMZ — Soviet Union (1941, 1946-1951)
- Mobylette — France
- Mondial — Italy
- Monark — Sweden
- Morbidelli — Italy
- Motobécane — France
- Motor Hispania — Spain
- Münch — Germany (1966-1980)
- Mustang — United States (1945-1963)
- MuZ — Germany
- MZ — East Germany
- NATI — Soviet Union (1931-1933)
- Nacional — Portugal
- New Hudson — United Kingdom
- Nimbus — Denmark (1920-1957)
- Norman — United Kingdom
- Norton — United Kingdom (1902-
- Nougier — France
- NSU — Germany
- OEC Commander — United Kingdom
- OK-Supreme — United Kingdom (1882-1940)
- Ossa — Spain
- Pachancho — Portugal
- Palmelli — United Kingdom
- Pannonia—
Hungary - Panther — United Kingdom
- Pierce — United States (1909-1913)
- PMZ — Soviet Union (1935-1939)
- Pope — United States (1911-1918)
- Puch — Austria
- Reading Standard — United States (1903-1922)
- Rickman — United Kingdom
- Rikuo — Japan
- Rokon — United States
- Royal Enfield — United Kingdom - sub division continues in India
- Rudge-Whitworth — United Kingdom
- Sanglas — Spain
- Scott — United Kingdom
- Shahsawar Motorcycle —
Pakistan - Sears — United States (1912-1916) (1953-1963)
- SFM — Poland
- SIS — Portugal
- Simplex (Louisiana) — United States (1935-1960)
- Simson — East Germany
- Sprite — United Kingdom
- Spryt — United Kingdom
- Sunbeam — United Kingdom
- SWM — Italy
- Tecnomoto — Italy
- Terrot — France
- Tohatsu — Japan
- Thor — United States (1907-1917)
- TIZ — Soviet Union (1936-1941)
- TMZ — Soviet Union (1941-1943)
- Tomos — Yugoslavia and the Netherlands
- Triumph Engineering Ltd¹ — United Kingdom (1902-
- Tunturi — Finland
- Velocette — United Kingdom (1904-1968)
- Vilar — Portugal
- Villiers — United Kingdom
- Vincent HRD² — United Kingdom (1928-
- Vincent (motorcycle)² — United Kingdom
- Vouga — Portugal
- Waratah — Australia
- Werner — (1901-
- WFM — Poland
- Wooler — United Kingdom (1911-1954)
- Yale (motorcycles) — United States
- Yankee — United States
- Zündapp — Germany
Footnotes
1. The Triumph brand has had two distinct eras, one as Triumph Engineering Company, then under BSA at Meriden and the recent one as Triumph Motorcycles at Hinckley, with ten-years between the two.
2. See VincentMotors. In 1928, Phil Vincent bought HRD and changed the name to Vincent HRD. In 1949, Vincent HRD was renamed Vincent. Production of Vincent stopped in 1955. In 1994, Bernard Li acquired the rights to the Vincent trademark, and in 1996 formed Vincent Motors, USA. Vincent Motors, USA, made 5 prototype motorcycles in 2002.
3. Pronounced "Bruff".
4. See Norton Website. The Norton company closed in the UK in 1976. The company reopens in 1995 in Portland, Oregon USA manufacturing replacement parts and eventually new Norton models.
See also
External links
- Cyber Motorcycle: an extensive listing of European motorcycle manufacturers
- All Motorcycles Ever Built A comprehensive list of all the world's motorcycles