List of motorcycle manufacturers
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[edit] Motorcycle manufacturers in production
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Austria
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Belarus
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Canada
- Big Brute
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China
- Chang Jiang Motorworks
- Shandong (distributed as Pioneer in the US)
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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India
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Italy
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Japan
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Republic of Korea
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Malaysia
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Pakistan
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Portugal
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Russia
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Taiwan
- Kymco
- Sanyang
- Her Chee
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Singapore
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United Kingdom
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United States
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[edit] 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
- 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
- Can-Am — Canada
- Capriolo — Italy
- Carabela —
Mexico - Clarendon — United Kingdom
- Cogsley Farnesworth—
Australia - 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
- 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 (Wolverhampton) — United Kingdom (1896-1965)
- Excelsior (Mnchen) — Germany (1923-1924)
- Excelsior-Henderson — United States (1993 / 1998-2001)
- Flottweg — Germany (1921-
- Gitane — France
- Greeves — United Kingdom
- FN — (Fabrique National)
Belgium - Francis-Barnet — United Kingdom
- Fuji — Japan
- GMZ — Soviet Union (1941-1949)
- H — United Kingdom
- Helkama —
Finland - Henderson — United States (1911-1931)
- Hercules — Germany (1904-1966)
- Hesketh — United Kingdom (1982-
- 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)
- James — United Kingdom
- Jawa CZ — Czech Republic
- Laurin & Klement — Austria (1905-
- Lefas — Greece (1982-2005)
- Lilac — Japan (1948-1969)
- Lube — Spain
- M-72 — Soviet Union
- Maico — Template:FDR
- Maratos — Greece (1920s)
- Marsh — United States (1899-1913)
- Ma — Japan
- Matchless — United Kingdom (1899-
- MEBEA — Greece (1960-1975)
- Mego — Greece (1962-1992)
- Megola — Germany
- Merkel — United States (1902-1915)
- MGC — France (1927-1932)
- MMZ — Soviet Union (1941, 1946-1951)
- Mobylette — France
- Mondial — Italy
- Monark — Sweden
- Morbidelli — Italy
- Motobécane — France
- Motor Hispania — Spain
- Munch — Germany (1966-1980)
- Mustang — United States (1945-1963)
- MuZ — Germany
- MZ — East Germany
- NATI — Soviet Union (1931-1933)
- 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
- Palmelli — United Kingdom
- Panther — United Kingdom
- PMZ — Soviet Union (1935-1939)
- Pierce — United States (1909-1913)
- 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
- Sears — United States (1912-1916) (1953-1963)
- SFM — Poland
- Simplex (Louisiana) — United States (1935-1960)
- Simson — East Germany
- Sprite — United Kingdom
- Spryt — United Kingdom
- Sunbeam — United Kingdom
- SWM — Italy
- Tecnomoto — Italy
Terrot France
- 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)
- Villiers — United Kingdom
- Vincent HRD² — United Kingdom (1928-
- Vincent (motorcycle)² — United Kingdom
- Waratah — Australia
- Werner — (1901-
- WFM — Poland
- Whizzer — United States (1930-1962)
- Wooler — United Kingdom (1911-1954)
- Yale (motorcycles) — United States
- Yankee — United States
- Zündapp — Germany
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cyber Motorcycle: an extensive listing of European motorcycle manufacturers
