Diemen (motorcycle manufacturer)
| Diemen | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| Seat | Moose |
| management | Diego Mendiola |
| Branch | Motorcycle construction |
Diemen was a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer from the 1950s and 1960s based in Elche , Alicante province .
The brand name is a syllable from the name of the founder Die go Men diola. The brand's logo showed the Dama de Elche .
Diego Mendiola built 1950-1955 motor bicycles of the type Cucciolo 60 T3 with " Cucciolo " -60-cm³- auxiliary engines of Ducati (59.57 cm). One copy is in the Museo Vehículos Históricos Valle de Guadalest in Guadalest .
In 1960 he built 29 under license from Elig and in 1961 another 18 motorcycles under his brand. The 4-speed gearboxes came from the Scottish manufacturer Albion Motors . The model had 14-inch rims with relatively thick tires. The 125 cc two-stroke engine came from Hispano Villiers (engine type 12D). A motorcycle of this type is in the Museo Balboa de Motos Clásicas by Manuel Balboa Morillas in Alicante.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Setter: la Dama de Elche. In: Motos para el recuerdo de los españoles. forokeys.com, February 6, 2008.
- ^ Motos Diemen. Miguel Hernández University of Elche .
- ↑ Auténticas reliquias de dos ruedas en Elche. Información, May 27, 2012.
- ↑ 1950 Diemen Cucciolo 60 T3. 360carmuseum.com.
- ↑ Listado de Vehículos - Motocicletas Nacionales. Museo Colección de Vehículos Históricos Valle de Guadalest.
- ^ Francisco Herreros Alfaro: ABC de la motocicleta española. 1ª parte A – K. [Volume 4 of the Enciclopedia de la motocicleta española ], Moto Retro, 1997.
- ↑ Diemen. OTTW - One Two Three Wheels.
- ↑ 80 expositores y vehículos centenarios en Antic Auto. motoralicante.com, April 14, 2014.