Agrati was an Italian
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
company who built
scooters
Scooter may refer to:
Vehicles
Ground
Human or gravity powered
* Eccentric-hub scooter, propelled by a standing rider making a bouncing motion
* Kick scooter, propelled by a standing rider pushing off the ground
* Knee scooter, a mobility device ...
and
moped
A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term used to mean a similar vehicle except with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine. Mopeds typic ...
s between 1958 and 1965.
In 1961 Agrati was merged with
Garelli Motorcycles
Garelli Motorcycles was an Italian moped and motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1919 by Adalberto Garelli (10 July 1886 – 13 January 1968).
History
At age 22, Adalberto Garelli received a degree in engineering and dedicated his work ...
, and from 1965 all bikes were produced under the Garelli name.
[Erwin Tragatsch, “The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles”, Quantum Publishing, London, 2000 ]
See also
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List of Italian companies
Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal GDP in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. As an advanced economy the country also has the sixth worldwide national wealth and it is ranked third fo ...
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List of motorcycle manufacturers
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-o ...
References
External links
A-Z of Motorcycles1960 80cc Capri scooter
{{Major Italian motorcycle manufacturers
Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of Italy
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1958
Italian companies established in 1958