Note there is no single fixed definition of a
scooter (also known by the full name motor-scooter), but generally a smaller motorcycle with a
step-through frame is considered a scooter, especially if it has a floor for the rider's feet (as opposed to straddling the vehicle like a conventional motorcycle). Other common traits of scooters can include: bodywork (so the mechanicals are not exposed like a conventional motorcycle), motors combined with the suspension or wheel (rather than attached to the frame like a conventional motorcycle), leg shields, smaller wheels than a conventional motorcycle, and an alternative to a chain drive.
Scooters share traits with
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 typ ...
s (some models could even be considered both a moped and a scooter). Adding to the confusion between them, in many jurisdictions smaller engined scooters (e.g. 50cc) are road registered in the same legal category as mopeds (often named "Moped" class), leading to scooters being casually referred to as "mopeds" in such areas.
Underbone
An underbone is a type of motorcycle that uses structural tube framing with an overlay of plastic or non-structural body panels and contrasts with monocoque or unibody designs where pressed steel serves both as the vehicle's structure and body ...
s also share traits with scooters (e.g. small and step-through design), but they are generally not strictly considered scooters in the purest sense as they do not have a floor, but they are often casually referred to as scooters (especially ones with leg shields).
Scooter brands in production
Scooter brands and manufacturers no longer in scooter production
*Accumolli (1950),
Piaggio
Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo ...
powered — Italy
*Achilles (1953—1957) — West Germany
*
ACMA (Vespa) (1951—1962), Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Accessoires — France
*Adonis (1949—1952), Société du Scooters Adonis; 50 and 75cc VAP engines — France
*
Aermacchi
Aermacchi was an Italian aircraft manufacturer. Formerly known as Aeronautica Macchi, the company was founded in 1912 by Giulio Macchi at Varese in north-western Lombardy as Nieuport-Macchi, to build Nieuport monoplanes under licence for the Ita ...
(1951—1969) — Italy
*Aermoto (1938—1940),
Sachs Sachs is a German surname, meaning "man from Saxony". Sachs is a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews from Saxony, in the United States sometimes adopted in the variant Zaks, supposedly in reference to the Hebrew phrase ''Zera Kodesh Shemo'' (ZaKS), ...
powered — Italy
*
Agrati (1958—1965), Merged with
Garelli in 1961, scooters branded as Garelli Capri from 1965 — Italy
*
Allstate/Sears (1948—1967), Brand of retailer
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
to rebadge scooters manufactured by
Cushman,
Piaggio
Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo ...
and
Puch
Puch () is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1899 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles. It was a subsidiary of the large Steyr-Daimler-Puch cong ...
. The Allstate name was replaced with "Sears" for 1966-1967 — USA
*American Motor Scooter Corporation (1960—1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase" scooters; Founded by USA Lambretta parts dealer, taken over by American Lincoln Corporation — USA
*
Allwyn (1974—?), the Pushpak model was a Lambretta GP based scooter manufactured by
Andhra Pradesh Scooters Limited
Andhra Pradesh Scooters Limited (APSL) was a scooter manufacturer founded in 1974 and operated until 1986 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was owned by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Alwyn Puspak
APSL started production of the Allyw ...
, who later also made licensed Vespa PL170s (1983-1986) — India
*
Arctic Cat (2000s) — USA
*Ardent (1949—1954), Manufacture Française des Scooters Ardents; initially motorcycle scooter hybrids; Le Poulain and VAP engines — France
*
Auteco
Auteco (Auto Tecnica Colombiana S.A) is a Colombian motor vehicle manufacturer. It was the first motorcycle assembler in the country.
History
Auteco was founded on 1 September 1941 in Medellín. It initially distributed spare parts and petrol.
...
Lambretta /
Auteco
Auteco (Auto Tecnica Colombiana S.A) is a Colombian motor vehicle manufacturer. It was the first motorcycle assembler in the country.
History
Auteco was founded on 1 September 1941 in Medellín. It initially distributed spare parts and petrol.
...
(1954—1970s), small scale assembly of Lambrettas badged as "Auteco Lambretta";
(1990s), Bajaj importers — Colombia
*Autoglider (1919—1922) — United Kingdom
*
Autoped
__NOTOC__
The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New York from 1915 to 1922.
The driver stood on a platform with 10-inch tires and operated the machine using only the ...
(1915–1921) — USA
*
(API) Lambretta / API (1955—1990), models called Lamby Polos after SIL obtained use of the Lambretta name in the 1970s — India
*
Bernardet (1948—1959) — France
*
Bianchi Bianchi may refer to:
Places
*Bianchi, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy
Manufacturing
*Bianchi Bicycles (F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.), an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, and former manufacturer of motorcycles and a ...
(1960s) Orsetto, also made under licence in the UK by
Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
as the Roma (1961-64) — Italy
*
BSA (1958—1965) — United Kingdom
[ Triumph Tigress/BSA Sunbeam]
*Bitri (1955—1964) — Netherlands
*
Bond
Bond or bonds may refer to:
Common meanings
* Bond (finance), a type of debt security
* Bail bond, a commercial third-party guarantor of surety bonds in the United States
* Chemical bond, the attraction of atoms, ions or molecules to form chemica ...
(1957—1962), Makers of
Bond Minicar
Bond Minicar is a series of economical three-wheeled microcars which were manufactured by the British car manufacturer Sharp's Commercials Ltd (the company was renamed Bond Cars Limited in 1964), in Preston, Lancashire, between 1949 and 1966.
...
s;
Villiers powered — United Kingdom
*Bonvinci Marino (BM) (1959—1964), Models included Minotauro (75cc) and Pokerino (50cc) — Italy
*
Brockhouse Corgi (1946—1954), Civilian version of the military
Welbike
The Welbike was a British single-seat folding motorcycle produced during World War II at the direction of Station IX — the "Inter Services Research Bureau" — based at Welwyn, UK, for use by Special Operations Executive (SOE). It has the dis ...
. Built by Brockhouse Engineering Ltd., and sold as brands including Indian Papoose in the USA — United Kingdom
*
Brumana Pugliese
Brumana Pugliese S.A. was a Brazilian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer that ceased trading in 1982. Its predecessor companies were Lambretta do Brasil and Pasco Lambretta.
Lambretta do Brasil
In 1955 Paulo Pascowitch obtained a licence to man ...
(1970—1980), Lambretta models plus its own models — Brazil
*Busi (1940—1951) — Italy
*
Cagiva — Italy
*Cazenave (1954—1960), Mistral and Ydral engines — France
*Centaur (1960—1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase scooter" made by Alexander Reynolds Co. Folding Scooters — USA
*
Čezeta (CZ), (1957—1964) — Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
*Concord (1950s), See Manurhin below — France
*
Cushman (1936—1965) — USA
*
Cycle-Scoot (1950s) — USA
*
Danmotor Vespa Indonesia (1970s), Licensed Vespa 90cc and 150cc models — Indonesia
*DKR (1957—1967), DKR Company formed by Day & Robinson of Willenhall Radiators, and
Cyril Kieft,
Villiers engined. — United Kingdom
*
DKW (1921—1922, 1954–1957) — Germany / West Germany
*
DMW (1957—1967) — United Kingdom
*
Doodle Bug (1946—1948), built by the Beam Manufacturing Company, and sold by retailer
Gambles store chain under the Hiawatha name — USA
*
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
(Vespa) (1951—1965), licence built Vespas — United Kingdom
*
Ducati — Italy
*
Durkopp (1954—1960) — West Germany
*FAKA (1952—1957), Took over production of Walba scooters — West Germany
*
(Fenwick) Lambretta (1951—1960) — France
*FIAMC (Fabbrica Italiana Auto Moto Cicli) (1950s) — Italy
*
Fly / Flyscooters (2006—2010), Florida based distributors of Chinese and Taiwanese built scooters, particularly
Znen
Zhongneng Vehicle Group (usually known as ZNEN Group), is a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer founded by Chen Huaneng in June 1988, in Taizhou, Zhejiang. It was not until 1996 that ZNEN manufactured its first petrol mopeds. After twenty years in th ...
— USA
*Frambretta (1970s—?), Truck versions of
Siambretta
SIAM (an acronym from Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas, formerly SIAM Di Tella) is an Argentine home appliance brand, currently owned by "Grupo Industrial Newsan", a leader of the segment in the region. The original "Siam Di Tella" company ...
's licence built Lambrettas — Argentina
*
Fuji Fuji may refer to:
Places China
* Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan
Japan
* Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan
* Fuji River
* Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture
* Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefec ...
(1946—1968), In addition to the Rabbit marque of
Fuji Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in both terrestrial and aerospace transportation manufacturing. It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. Founded in 1953, the company was formerly named ( ...
(parent company of Subaru), Fuji also made the Go-Devil folding "suitcase scooter" from 1964 to 1967 — Japan
*
Garelli (1965—1970), post-merger re-branding of the
Agrati Capri — Italy
*Generic (2000s), Former brand of Austrian KSR Group used for Asian imports — Austria
*
Glas Gogo (1950—1967) — West Germany
*Gitan (1960s), produced by Moto Gitane, models included the 50cc Joligri — Italy
*Guizzo (1955—1964), built by Palmieri & Gulinelli of Bologna — Italy
*
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...
— USA
*
Heinkel (1953—1965) — West Germany
*
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the ...
(1950s—1970s), Absorbed into Sachs in 1963. Models included the E1 electric scooter in the 1970s — West Germany
*Hoffman (Vespa) (1950—1955), licence built Vespas — West Germany
[Vespa, Giorgio Sarti, ISBN 0-7603-2577-4, page 155]
*
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
— USA
*
Iso
ISO is the most common abbreviation for the International Organization for Standardization.
ISO or Iso may also refer to: Business and finance
* Iso (supermarket), a chain of Danish supermarkets incorporated into the SuperBest chain in 2007
* Iso ...
(1948—1957) — Italy
*
IWL (1955—1965) — East Germany
*
James
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguati ...
(1960—1962?), 150cc two-stroke — United Kingdom
*
Jawa (1950s—1960s & 1990s), '60s models include the Manet and Tatran — Czechoslovak Socialist Republic / Czech Republic
*Jonghi (1953—1957) — France
*
Kieft (1955—1957), Importer and distributor of the German Hercules Company mopeds and scooters; Succeeded by the DKR Company — United Kingdom
*Kilworth (1920s), designed by
Alvis car engineer Captain Smith-Clarke; the forerunner to modern CVT automatic scooters — United Kingdom
*
Kinetic
Kinetic (Ancient Greek: κίνησις “kinesis”, movement or to move) may refer to:
* Kinetic theory of gases, Kinetic theory, describing a gas as particles in random motion
* Kinetic energy, the energy of an object that it possesses due to i ...
(1998—2008) — India
*
Kinetic Honda
Kinetic Honda was a joint venture between Kinetic Engineering Limited, India and Honda Motor Company, Japan. Kinetic was the first company to have a joint venture with HMSI. The partnership operated from 1984 to 1998, manufacturing two-stroke
...
(1984—1998) — India
*
Kosty/Kauba (1952 (Kosty), 1953—1956 (Kauba)),
Rotax
Rotax is the brand name for a range of internal combustion engines developed and manufactured by the Austrian company BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (until 2016 BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG), in turn owned by the Canadian Bombardier Recreational Produc ...
2 stroke engines, models included the Lux 98 and Lux 125 — Austria
*
Kreidler
Kreidler was a German manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles.
Kreidler was originally based in Kornwestheim, between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. It was founded in 1903 as "Kreidlers Metall- und Drahtwerke" (Kreidlers metal and wire ...
— Germany
*
Krupp (1919–1922), licence built
Autoped
__NOTOC__
The Autoped was an early motor scooter or motorized scooter manufactured by the Autoped Company of Long Island City, New York from 1915 to 1922.
The driver stood on a platform with 10-inch tires and operated the machine using only the ...
— Germany
*
KTM
KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...
— Austria
*Lacombe (1948—1954), P.P. Roussey two-stroke engines; also known as the Comindus. — France
*
Lambretta
Lambretta () is the brand name of mainly motor scooters, initially manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti.
The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and whe ...
(
Innocenti
Innocenti () was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920. Over the years, they produced Lambretta scooters as well as a range of automobiles, mainly of British Leyland origins. The brand was retired in ...
parent factory) (1947—1972) — Italy
*
Lambretta do Brasil (formerly Pasco Lambretta) (1955—1964) — Brazil
*
Lamby (1977—1990), brand of
API
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how ...
— India
*
Laverda
Laverda (''Moto Laverda S.A.S. – Dottore Francesco Laverda e fratelli'') was an Italian manufacturer of high performance motorcycles. The motorcycles in their day gained a reputation for being robust and innovative.
The Laverda brand was abso ...
(1960—1962), models included Mini 60 and Mini-Scooter. (2000—2004), re-branded Asian sourced scooters — Italy
*
LML (formerly Lohia Machines Ltd) (1984—2017), Licensed partner of
Piaggio
Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo ...
until 1999 building
Vespa
Vespa () is an Italian luxury brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to ...
based scooters, including the Select and Star models. Bankrupt 2017, factory dismantled and plant sold off (but as of 2021 planning to return as LML Electric with electric scooters) — India
*
Lohner (1950—1963), Rotax-Sachs and ILO engines; Merged with the Rotax engine company to form Lohner-Rotax in 1959 — Austria
*
MAC (1972—1977), brand of
API
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how ...
— India
*
Maico
Maicowerk A.G., known by its trading name Maico () is the name of a family company in the Swabian town of Pfäffingen near Tübingen. Founded in 1926 by Ulrich Maisch as Maisch & Co, the company originally manufactured 98 and 123 cc Ilo t ...
(1955—1966), models included the
Maicoletta
The Maicoletta was a motor scooter built by Maico from 1955 to 1966. It was noted by motorcycle journalists in the United States and the United Kingdom for being powerful, responsive, and comfortable. It was one of the heaviest and most expensiv ...
— West Germany
*Manet (1960s), models included the S100 and Tatran 125. Taken over by
Jawa, production ended 1967 — Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
*
Manurhin
Manurhin is a trademark used by Chapuis Armes since 1998. It is used to designate the Manurhin MR73 revolver family, manufactured at Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France.
The genesis of the term “Manurhin” is ''Manufacture de Machines du Haut- ...
(1952—1962), Initially a licensed DKW Hobby scooter; sold in the UK as Concord brand — France
*Mercury (1956—1958) (not to be confused with USA
Mercury), Models included 50cc Hermes — United Kingdom
*
Messerschmitt (Vespa) (1955—1964), licence built Vespas — West Germany
*Meteora (1950s),
NSU powered — Italy
*M.I.S.A. (Vespa) (1954—1962) Motor Industry Société Anonyme assembled 125 & 150 Vespa models, sold as Vespa — Belgium
*
Mitsubishi (1946—1963) — Japan
*Molot (1999—?), See Vyatka below — Russia
*
Monark
Monark, also known as Cykelfabriken Monark AB and Monark AB, is a Swedish bicycle, moped and motorcycle manufacturer, established in Varberg, Sweden, in 1908 by the industrialist Birger Svensson. As of 2016, Monark is valued at 11.5 billion kr ...
(1957—1969) — Sweden
*
Motobi (1963—1968), 50 and 100cc scooters; Relaunched by Austrian partnership in 2010 including a scooter line — Italy
*Motoflash (1950s), 50cc and 75cc two-stroke engines — Italy
*Motobloc / Riva Sport Industries (RSI) (1950s), Initially sold the Swiss AMI scooter as the Ami Motobloc. The Sulky was developed with RSI — France
*
Moto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production.
Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its historic role in Italy's motorcycling ma ...
(1950—1966) — Italy
*Motus (20??—2017), Christchurch based NZ brand that sold Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle Co. Ltd. scooters manufactured in China — New Zealand
*
Motovespa
Motovespa or Moto Vespa is the Spanish license holder for the production of Vespa motor scooters. Motovespa has been taken over by Vespa parent manufacturer Piaggio.
These Spanish Vespas often differed in composition from their Italian counterpart ...
(1953—2000), licensed Vespas, taken over by
Piaggio
Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo ...
— Spain
*Moto-Zeta (2000s), Italian company selling imported Chinese scooters of 50-250cc in Europe — Italy
*
MV Agusta (1950s) — Italy
*Nibbio (1947—1952), Initially manufactured by Gianca, transferring to San Christopher in 1949 — Italy
*
NSU (1951—1957), licensed Lambretta 125cc LC; from 1956 their own "Prima" range based on modified Lambretta designs — Germany
*
N-Zeta (1960s) — New Zealand
*Paloma (1954—1969), Etablissements Michel Humblot; Acquired by Cazenave in 1964 — France
*
Parilla (1952—1959) Levriere 125cc and 150cc models — Italy
*
(Pasco) Lambretta (1964—1982), Originally Lambretta do Brasil, became Brumana Pugliese S.A. making its own small motorcycle models and a modified Lambretta Series III — Brazil
*
Peirspeed Peirspeed is an American importer and distributor of parts for motor scooters. They previously had imported scooters from Taiwan-based TGB and an underbone motorcycle from Sachs Motorcycles. The TGB-sourced scooters were re-branded as ''Peirspe ...
, Re-badged
TGB — USA
*
Piatti (1954—1957) — Belgium / United Kingdom
*
Powell Manufacturing Company (1940s) — USA
*Prina (1949—1954) — Italy
*Prior (1950s), Rebadged German Hercules scooters by Industria Ltd of London for the UK and Commonwealth markets, models included the Viscount — United Kingdom/West Germany
*
Puch
Puch () is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1899 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles. It was a subsidiary of the large Steyr-Daimler-Puch cong ...
— Austria
*
Rabbit, (1946—1968), Brand of
Fuji Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in both terrestrial and aerospace transportation manufacturing. It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. Founded in 1953, the company was formerly named ( ...
. The first model, S-1, entered production 6 months before the Vespa — Japan
*Ravat — France
*
Renault
Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufacture ...
(2000s), Car manufacturer Renault sold an Italian made roofed scooter (which was a joint venture between
Benelli and Adiva SRL), as the
Renault Full Time — France
*Reynolds Runabout (1919—1924), Jackson Car Manufacturing Co and later by A. W. Wall — United Kingdom
*
Riverside (1960s), Brand of retailer
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward is the name of two successive U.S. retail corporations. The original Montgomery Ward & Co. was a world-pioneering mail-order business and later also a leading department store chain that operated between 1872 and 2001. The curren ...
manufactured by various imported makes, including the Japanese
Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon
The Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon is a series of scooters made in Japan by Mitsubishi between 1946 and 1963. — USA
*
Rock-Ola
The Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation is an American developer and manufacturer of juke boxes and related machinery. It was founded in 1927 by Coin-Op pioneer David Cullen Rockola to manufacture slot machines, scales, and pinball machines. The ...
(1938—1940) — USA
*
Royal Enfield India (1962—1970s) Fantabulous model, 175cc 2-stroke Villiers powered — India
*
Rumi (1954—1969) Formichino model — Italy
*Salsbury (1936—1950), Californian businessman E. Foster Salsbury introduced the
CVT. Models included the Motor Glide (the world's first commercially viable motor scooter). — USA
*
Schwinn
The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name.
The company was originally founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895. It became the dominant manuf ...
— USA
*Scootavia (1951—1956) — France
*Scoto (1949—1950), Moped/scooter hybrid built by MGT (Million-Guiet-Tubauto) — France
*Scotta (1952—1953), 125cc Motorcycle/scooter hybrid — France
*
Serveta / Lambretta SAL (1954—1989), License built Lambrettas, named "Lambretta SAL" after 1982 — Spain
*
Siam
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
-bretta / Siambretta (1948—1970), Licence built Lambrettas — Argentina
*Siamoto (1996—1999), Models included the Scross off-road scooter — Italy
*SICRAF (Paul Vallée Motos) (1949—1954), Societe Industrielle de Construction et de Recherches Automobiles de France; Aubier-Dunne and Ydral engines — France
*SIM (Società Italiana Motoscooters) / SIM-Moretti (1953—1955) — Italy
*Simard (1951—1954), Ydral and AMC engines — France
*Simonetta / San Cristoforo (1952—1954), Later version of the Nibbio built by San Cristoforo under licence from Ravat of France — Italy
*
Simson (1955—2002) — East Germany / Germany
*
Solex Solex may refer to:
* Solex (musician), Dutch musician
* Solex Carburetor, a French manufacturer of carburetors and the powered bicycle VéloSoleX
* Solex College, a former private for-profit college in Chicago, Illinois
* Solex Unit, a fictiona ...
(1968—1974), Micron moped with a scooter form-factor — France
*Stewart (1959—1963), acquired by
BSA — New Zealand
*Strolch/Progress (1950—1960), Models included Rascal, Vagabond, Little Monkey. Name was changed to Progress in 1954 — West Germany
*
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...
/
Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
(1957—1964), Sun Cycle & Fittings Co Ltd was absorbed by Raleigh Industries in 1958. Models included the Roma, a licence built
Bianchi Bianchi may refer to:
Places
*Bianchi, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy
Manufacturing
*Bianchi Bicycles (F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.), an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, and former manufacturer of motorcycles and a ...
— United Kingdom
*
Swallow
The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The ...
(1946—1951) — United Kingdom
*Tamoto (1949—1951) Motorcycle/scooter hybrids — France
*
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo ( Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (ofte ...
(1957—1959),
Sachs Sachs is a German surname, meaning "man from Saxony". Sachs is a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews from Saxony, in the United States sometimes adopted in the variant Zaks, supposedly in reference to the Hebrew phrase ''Zera Kodesh Shemo'' (ZaKS), ...
powered; produced at Progress-Werke-Oberkirch AG in Germany — Norway
*
Terrot
Terrot was a motorcycle manufacturer in Dijon, France.
Charles Terrot and Wilhelm Stücklen had founded a machinery factory in Cannstatt, Germany in 1862, and Terrot added a branch factory in Dijon in 1887, and in 1890 the Dijon factory added ...
(1952—1957) — France
*
Tomos
Tomos ( sl, link=yes, Tovarna, Motorjev, Sežana, "Motorcycle Company Sežana") was a moped manufacturer based in Koper, Slovenia. It was founded in 1948. Tomos acquired a production license from Puch to produce moped models under the Tomos name ...
/ Tomos Puch (1950s—?), Moped manufacturer with scooter-like models and a license built Puch scooter. Bankrupt 2019 — Slovenia (former Yugoslavia)
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TN'G — USA
*Toscane (1947) — Italy
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Triumph
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(1959—1970), models included the
Tina and
Tigress — United Kingdom
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TWN (Triumph-Werk Nurnberg AG) (1955) — Germany
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"Tula" / TMZ (1955—1989) Initially based on the German Goggo TA200, Tula also made three-wheeled scooters — USSR (Russia)
*Valmobile (1955—1961), Victor Bouffort folding "suitcase scooter" design manufactured by Martin-Moulet in France (1955–56), and Hirano Motorcycle Company of Japan (1956–61) — France & Japan
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Velocette
Velocette is a line of motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles during i ...
(1960—1964) — United Kingdom
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Vento — USA
*Venus (1953—1955) — Germany
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Victa
Victa is an Australian manufacturer of outdoor garden equipment, including petrol and electric lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, and chainsaws. They manufacture these in petrol & lithium-ion powered variants. However, Victa remains most well known fo ...
(1960s),
Fuji Rabbit
The Fuji Rabbit is a motor scooter produced in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries (now Subaru Corporation) from 1946 through 1968. The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan rates the Fuji Rabbit S-1 model introduced in 1946 as one of their ''240 ...
scooters assembled and sold by Australasian outdoor garden equipment manufacturer
Victa
Victa is an Australian manufacturer of outdoor garden equipment, including petrol and electric lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, and chainsaws. They manufacture these in petrol & lithium-ion powered variants. However, Victa remains most well known fo ...
in New Zealand — New Zealand
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Vijai (1975—1997), Lambretta GP/DL made by state-owned Scooters India Ltd (SIL), with plant acquired from the defunct Lambretta. Sold as the Vijai brand in India and as Lambretta for export markets. After 1997 it focused on three-wheelers until its closure in 2021 — India
*Vivani (1952) — Italy
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Vyatka (1956—1979; 1999—?) Initially an unlicensed copy of the Vespa 150; In 1999
Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant
JSC Vyatskiye Polyany Molot Machine-Building Plant (russian: Вятско-Полянский машиностроительный завод) is a Russian company based in Vyatskiye Polyany. The plant manufactures rifles and shotguns under the M ...
was renamed Molot and started production of the Strizh scooter,
but by 2017 was struggling financially — USSR (Russia) / Russia
*Walba (1949—1952), One of the first post-war German scooters, production taken over by FAKA — West Germany
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WFM (Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli) (1959—1965) Manufacturers of the Osa scooter, the Polish People's Republic's only native scooter — Poland
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Yulon
Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. () is a Taiwanese automaker and importer. Taiwan's biggest automaker as of 2010, Yulon is known for building Nissan models under license. The original romanization of the company's name is Yue Loong, but in 1992 the company ...
(1964—?) Car-maker Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. license built
Lambretta
Lambretta () is the brand name of mainly motor scooters, initially manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti.
The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and whe ...
models — Taiwan
*Zeta (1948—1954) — Italy
*ZID (2000s)
Degtyaryov Plant
Degtyaryov Plant (russian: ОАО Завод имени В. А. Дегтярёва, ОАО Zavod imeni V. А. Dеgtyaryovа, English: Open Joint Stock Company " V. A. Degtyaryov Plant") or ZiD (Zavod imeni Dеgtyaryovа) is one of the most importa ...
motorcycle manufacturer sold Lifan based scooters until at least 2018
— Russia
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Zündapp
Zündapp (a.k.a. Zuendapp) was a major German motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1917 in Nuremberg by Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG and the machine tool manufacturer Thiel under the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau G.m.b.H." ...
(1953—1964), models included the
Bella
Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...
and RS50 — West Germany
See also
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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
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Scooter manufacturers
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 devic ...