Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
List of motorcycle manufacturers
Motorcycle manufacturers in production
- American Eagle Motorcycles USA
- Aprilia (includes the Moto-Guzzi and Laverda brands) Italy
- Bajaj Auto India
- BMW Germany
- Benelli Italy
- Beta Italy
- Big Brute Canada
- Boss Hoss USA
- Buell USA (a subsidiary company of Harley-Davidson)
- Cagiva Italy
- CCM UK
- Dnipro Ukraine
- Dollar France
- Ducati Italy
- Gas Gas Spain
- Gilera Italy
- Harley-Davidson USA
- Honda Japan
- Husqvarna ( Cagiva owned Italy - ex Sweden )
- Husaberg Austria ( KTM - ex Sweden )
- Hyosung Korea
- Jawa Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia
- IZH Russia
- Kawasaki Japan
- Kovrov Russia
- KPX USA
- KTM Austria
- Laverda Italy
- Minsk Belarus
- Modenas Malaysia
- Montesa Spain (Honda owned)
- Moto Guzzi Italy
- MuZ (or/former MZ) Germany
- MV Agusta Italy
- Piaggio Italy
- Rokon USA
- Royal Enfield India
- Sachs Germany
- Scorpa France
- Sherco Spain
- Suzuki Japan
- TM Italy
- Triumph¹ UK
- Ural Russia
- Vespa Italy
- Vertametti Italy
- Victory USA
- Vincent (Vincent Motors, USA)² USA
- VOR Italy
- Yamaha Japan
- ZiD Russia
- Zongshen China
Motorcycle manufacturers no longer in production
- Ace USA
- AJS UK
- Associated Motor Cycles Ltd (AMC) UK
- Ariel UK
- Armstrong UK
- BSA UK
- Bimota Italy
- Britten Motorcycles New Zealand
- Bridgestone Japan
- Brough-Superior³ UK
- Bultaco Spain
- Calthorpe UK
- Cotton UK
- Crocker USA
- CZ Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia
- D.O.T. UK
- Douglas UK
- ESO Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia
- EMC UK (1946-1977)
- Excelsior (Bourgoin) France (1910-1912)
- Excelsior (Brandenburg) Germany (1901-1906 / 1927-1939)
- Excelsior (Chicago) USA (1907-1931)
- Excelsior (Coventry) UK (1896-1965)
- Excelsior (München) Germany (1923-1924)
- Excelsior-Henderson USA (1993 / 1998-2001)
- Greeves UK
- Fantic
- FN (Fabrique National) Belgium
- Francis-Barnet UK
- Henderson USA (1911-1931)
- Hodaka Japan
- HRD ² UK
- Indian USA
- James UK
- Maico West Germany
- Matchless UK
- Megola Germany
- New Hudson UK
- Nimbus
- Norton UK
- OSSA Spain
- Phelon & Moore Panther brand UK
- Pope USA
- Rickman UK
- Royal Enfield UK - sub division continues in India
- Rudge-Whitworth UK
- Scott UK
- SFM Poland
- Sprite UK
- Spryt UK
- Sunbeam UK
- SWM
- Triumph¹ UK
- Velocette UK
- Villiers UK
- Vincent HRD and Vincent_(motorcycle) ² UK
- Yankee USA
- WFM Poland
- Zündapp Germany
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".
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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