Little-known motorcycle makers

[GSXR1000]

Anyone owned, ridden or even know-of any of the lesser-known bikes?

WSK, JUPITER, GUILIETTA, TESTI, SANGLAS, just a few of the ones i’ve had.

[Radar]

Heard of them, and I remember SANGLAS in particular as they used Yamaha engines and were built in Spain. Are they still going??

https://www.bikez.com/brand/sanglas_motorcycles.php

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Look in the Forest if you want to find trees

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[Gix]

Any one heard of Regent?

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LOVE IS GIVING SOMEONE THE ABILITY TO DESTROY YOU, THEN TRUSTING THEM NOT TO.

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, VODKA in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming…….WOO HOO, WHAT A RIDE!!

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[Digger]

any one heard of silk and healey,munch.

Take it easy out there

[GSXR1000]

The Silk 700 was a really nice watercooled two-stroke twin as i recall.

[sid]

how many motorcycles do you have to make to be a motorcycle maker[]

life sucks get used to it

[Radar]

Bike Pics lists over 200 brands and it has missed loads (like Snglas for example), and when we go the bike museum you will see loads of obsurce British makers long extinct.

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Look in the Forest if you want to find trees

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[Radar]

quote:

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Originally posted by Digger

any one heard of silk and healey,munch.

Take it easy out there

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Silk were still selling the 2 stroke 700S until the early 1980’s and there was a small dealer in Coventry that I saw with a couple in stock. Took a look, interesting bikes.

(The Google search works a treat ID)

Healey I have not heard of, but I think Munch is a German brand. Might be the ones that used an NSU car engine from the Prinz. Not completely sure.

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[GSXR1000]

Seem to remember Healey as a latter day Ariel Square Four.

The Munch Mammoth used car engines, usually a 2-litre 4-pot as i recall.

[GSXR1000]

Hodaka

[Radar]

quote:

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Originally posted by GSXR1000

Hodaka

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Classic Motorcycle Mag ran a series of articles on Hodaka. Sales reached 60,000 units a year in the 1960s. Mainly in the USA

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Look in the Forest if you want to find trees

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[GSXR1000]

Aspes Juma, a 125cc sports bike, reputed to do a ton, at least 20 years ago, probably nearer 30 years back.
Radar, heard of that one? A colleague had one and it was mighty quick.

[Radar]

You got me on that one, where are they from??

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[Radar]

Hodaka 1974 vintage.

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You can live more in five minutes on a motorbike going high speed than you can going slow in your whole lifetime

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[Radar]

quote:

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Originally posted by GSXR1000

Aspes Juma, a 125cc sports bike, reputed to do a ton, at least 20 years ago, probably nearer 30 years back.
Radar, heard of that one? A colleague had one and it was mighty quick.

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Good old Google search…

This one is for sale on ebay:

https://cgi.ebay.at/ASPES-JUMA-125_W0QQitemZ4597583151QQcategoryZ9951QQcmdZViewItem

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You can live more in five minutes on a motorbike going high speed than you can going slow in your whole lifetime

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