5 French Motorcycles

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bikerdood1100

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Do they make Motorcycles in France, Here are 5 examples that say Yes they did

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@stan5513 3 ай бұрын

I worked on an Avions Dassault project in the 70s. A French coworker shared his old Motorevues and classic motoliterature filled with a stunning variety of French bikes. I suppose the ravages of the war made bicycles more appealing to the masses.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Well as in England, Italy and Germany The companies built mostly smaller bikes and scooters post war but were hit badly by the advent of cheap cars as the 50s went by Citroen 2cv etc People largely talk about the British industry but the collapse was really across Europe

@whiteonggoy7009 3 ай бұрын

Motobecane my first at age 15,i could not wait until age 16. I found freedom and next was an aerial aarow. Great video sir.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Rosbif06600 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact; the word "becane" is still used to this day here as a slang word for a motorbike.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Interesting 🤔

@Pikestnt 3 ай бұрын

Out of interest, is it pronounced “Beh-can” or “Beh-cane”?

@rickh8380 3 ай бұрын

Awesome collection of old iron. Maybe if available...bikes from other countries in Europe? Thanks for sharing guys. As always, ride safe. Take care. Cheers from the States

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Definitely something I have in mind

@andrewpeacock4695 3 ай бұрын

Great variety of products. Thanks for posting.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Well we try

@triumphrider9796 3 ай бұрын

That radial engine was something! Only marque I'd heard of was Peugeot, and I think the only one I've ever seen is a 1919 model in a rather eclectic museum called "Bill's Old Bike Barn" in PA (most of the collection is older Harleys, as the owner at one time controlled multiple Harley dealerships, but there are also rooms with odd single themes, like cat figurines or old cell phones)

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

French companies did not sell widely in foreign markets Rather like the Italian companies for many years We are lucky enough to own the Terrot shown Slow yes bit definitely fun

@robscott8834 3 ай бұрын

Excellent collection.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Be nice to try some of em Very pretty bikes

@chrisweeks6973 3 ай бұрын

Interesting subject. Given the French expertise in early aviation and the engines for those aeroplanes, it's somewhat surprising that, unlike the scenario in Britain, their motorcycle industry didn't expand post-WWI to anywhere near the same degree.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

I think rather like the Italian industry it had little interest in foreign markets Some Italian companies would eventually be more expansive fortunately

@xt225 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Qui

@marcbrasse747 3 ай бұрын

A great subject. France has indeed been a great motorcycle nation. It’s why we still have abbreviations like GP and FIM. The main problem is that France is somewhat insular in their “The French market is big enough” mindset. Still. Other big European countries like the UK, Germany and Italy made the same mistake but somehow stumbled through the decline long enough to end up with a more lasting international reputation.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Indeed so The local market only mindset did effect some companies in Germany and Britain but especially in Italy

@marcbrasse747 3 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 Yep. It even goes so far that such countries more or less avoided picking up the leading trade language. Not even that “excuse” for Britain though.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Well more than you would think only a small number of British companies exported in any number

@marcbrasse747 3 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 What I mean is that they where born with a very prominent trade language so that wasn’t an excuse to not export. 😁

@marcbrasse747 3 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 Luckily us Dutch will learn any language if it enables us to trade. Our problem is that we suck at building stuff that doesn’t hold back water. 🤣

@oldbikedavey 3 ай бұрын

There's a fair few others, including Ratier, which is a sort of ultra -high class BMW sort of thing, if my memory serves me correctly...

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

It was Used to escort De Gaul No way he would have BMW outriders 😂

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Ratier were originally aircraft manufacturers

@Texmotodad 3 ай бұрын

Nice!!

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

Ah Qui 😂

@marcmatthieu1939 3 ай бұрын

The first "motorcycle", ie a 2 wheels vehicle that has the tank over the engine was the french WERNER. You could have talked about recent attempts like BFG and VOXAN. Now the Peugeot are just chinese rebadged stuff. So the only french brand is SHERCO and they do not advertise it as a french brand.

@bikerdood1100 3 ай бұрын

You could make similar comments about Triumph and KTM if you want to be sniffy You forgot the modern Brough Superior by the way That is truly French made

@marcmatthieu1939 3 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 Not to forget the most expensive motorbike which is also french, check the MIDUAL MOTO if you are curious.