Folding motorcycle
Folding motorcycle is a collective term for lightweight, compact, transportable motorcycles and scooters as well as variants of motorcycles, which have constructive similarities with the folding pedal bicycle.
Description
Folding motorcycles, similar to the folding pedal cycle, were created to be transportable with as little storage space as possible. Usually, a second means of transportation is used for this purpose if they are too heavy to carry for one person. The construction of folding motorcycles is usually designed for short-distance use and kept light.
The distinction between foldable motorcycles, scooters and e-bikes is blurred. Non-foldable models such as pocket bikes and other non-folding motorcycles are not included.
See also
Patents
Patents on folding motorcycles and similar vehicles:
- GB application 706835A Two-wheeled motor vehicle, filing date 1954-04-07, inventor Victor Albert Bouffort
- US application 705156A Foldable motorcycle, filing date 1955-03-29, inventor Pier Lugi Torre, Milano, Italy
- US application 2839146A Knockdown motor vehicle of scooter type, filing date 1958-06-17, inventor Victor Albert Bouffort, Bondy, France
- JP application H01237278A Foldable motorcycle, filing date 1989-09-21, inventor Akio Yagasaki, Japan, Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
- JP application H02249782A Foldable motorcycle, filing date 1990-10-05, inventor Fuminori Kamemizu , Masaru Koishi, Akira Okamoto, Japan, Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Bibliography
- Miller, Peter: The famous James Military Lightweight PCM. Amberley Publishing, Stroud 2016, ISBN 978-1-4456-5397-6.
- Tragatsch, Erwin: Motorräder – Deutschland, Österreich, Tschechoslowakei, 1894–1976. 2nd ed. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1971.
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