List of motorcycle trailer manufacturers
The list of motorcycle sidecar manufacturers lists brands or manufacturers that have manufactured and sold complete motorcycle sidecars or sidecars.
- The brand name or the name of the manufacturer is shown in the Brand Name column, if identical.
- The State column shows the state in which the manufacturer of the brand has or had its registered office.
- The last company headquarters of the manufacturer is shown in the Location column .
- Other information can be found in the Short Description column .
| Brand name or manufacturer | Country | place | Sidecar construction since / to | Brief description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJS | Great Britain | Wolverhampton | 1915 to 1967 | |
| ARMEC | Switzerland | Emmenbrücke | 1986– | first series production of swivel assemblies |
| AWO | GDR | Suhl | 1955 to 1958 | 10 copies of the AWO 700 model were built |
| binder | Germany | Reichertshofen | 1952 to 1956 | Sidecar manufacturer (only for DKW ) |
| BMW | Germany | Munich | 1938 to 1944 | Military models BMW R 12 , BMW R 75 sidecar |
| Bonomi | Italy | Milan | 1928 to 1939 | |
| Carell | Germany | Hessheim | 1984 to 2004? | Steib replicas |
| CIMT (Carrozzino Italiano Moderno Torino) | Italy | Turin | 1946 to 1958 | |
| Clyno | Great Britain | Wolverhampton | 1914 to 1918 | Military model |
| Chang Jiang | People's Republic of China | Nanchang | 1958– | BMW R 71 replica |
| diamond | Germany | Reichenbrand / Saxony | 1905 to 1908 | |
| Dessauer | Germany | Dessau | 1929 to 1936 | Sidecar manufacturer, formerly ANFA |
| DKW | Germany | Zschopau | 1927 to 1933 | |
| Dnepr | Ukraine | Kiev | 1976– | |
| Donghai | China | Shanghai | 1978 to 1985 | Model Donghai SM 750 , Triumph replica |
| Durapid | Italy | Rome | 1950 to 1957 | Sidecar for scooters |
| Dusting | Australia | Melbourne | 1920? until 1955 | Sidecar manufacturer |
| D-wheel | Germany | Berlin-Spandau | 1925 to 1930 | |
| Egli | Switzerland | Bettwil | 1984 to 1986? | Egli Red Liberator model |
| Ekamobil | Germany | Berlin | 1906 to 1914 | Self-propelled sidecar |
| EML | Netherlands | Neede | 1972– | |
| EZS | Netherlands | Zelham | 1981– | |
| Flexible | United States | Ohio | 1913 to 1931 | first parallel swivel |
| FN | Belgium | Herstal | 1937 to 1940 | Military model FN M12 |
| Frera | Italy | Tradate / Milan | 1905 to 1935 | First Italian sidecar manufacturer |
| Gillet Herstal | Belgium | Herstal | 1937 to 1940 | Military model Gillet Herstal 720 AB |
| Gnome et Rhône | France | Paris | 1937 to 1945 | Military model Gnome et Rhône AX II |
| Goericke | Germany | Bielefeld | 1904 to 1907 | |
| Grüter + Gut motorcycle technology | Switzerland | Ballwil | 1994 to 1999 | the only model was the GG Duetto |
| Harley-Davidson | United States | Milwaukee | 1915 to 2011 | |
| Hollandia | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 1938? until 196? | |
| Imperia | Germany | bad Godesberg | 1923 to 1935 | first parallel swivel in Germany |
| Indian | United States | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1914 to 1940 | |
| IZH | Russia | Izhevsk | 1972 to 1982 | Model IZH Jupiter 3 , DKW replica with 347 cm³ displacement |
| Jialing | China | 2005– | AVL engine | |
| Potash | Germany | Oberursel (Taunus) | 1922 to 1969 | Sidecar manufacturer |
| Kalich | Germany | Gondola home | 1989– | Sidecar and swivel maker |
| Kawasaki | Japan | Kobe | 1969 to 1970? | Mach III with sidecar from Tairiku Motors |
| Krauser | Germany | Mering | 1988 to 2004 | the only model was the Krauser-Domani |
| LBS | Netherlands | Elsendorp | 2005– | |
| Longhi | Italy | Milan | 1922 to 2003 | |
| Matchless | Great Britain | London | 1921 to? | |
| Mash | France | Beaune | 2018– | |
| Meldi | Italy | Turin | 1921 to 1953 | Sidecar supplier for Benelli, Gilera and Moto Guzzi |
| Mills & Fulford | Great Britain | Coventry | 1902 to? | first trailer manufacturer in the world |
| Moto Guzzi | Italy | Mandello del Lario | 1939 to 1969? | Military models Alce, Superalce and V7 |
| Neander | Germany | Düren | 1924 to 1930 | |
| nimbus | Denmark | Copenhagen | 1919 to 1960 | |
| NSU | Germany | Neckarsulm | 1905 to 1925 | |
| René Gillet | France | Montrouge | 1929 to 1940? | The body was supplied by Bernadet |
| Restelli | Italy | Milan | 1922 to 1929 | |
| Rikuo | Japan | Tokyo | 1935 to 1946 | Military model, Harley-Davidson replica (Flathead) |
| Royal | Germany | Munich | 1924 to 1964 | Sidecar manufacturer |
| Royal Enfield | Great Britain | Redditch | 1926 to? | |
| Saroléa | Belgium | Herstal | 1938 to 1940 | Military model Saroléa 38H |
| Side bike | France | Colombe (Isère) | 1988– | |
| SMIT (Sidecar Moderno Italiano Torino) | Italy | Turin | 1930 to 1955 | Previously Restelli (Paolo Parri), then SMIT; the largest Italian manufacturer until the Second World War; produced sidecar wheel with suspension |
| Squire | Great Britain | Bidford-on-Avon | 1972– | Sidecar manufacturer |
| Steer | Germany | Nuremberg | 1913 to 1965 | Sidecar manufacturer, largest in the world in 1939 |
| Proud | Germany | Berlin-Neukölln | 1929 to 1958 | Sidecar manufacturer |
| Stoye | Germany / GDR | Leipzig | 1925 to 1989 | Sidecar manufacturer, only for MZ since 1972 |
| Tilbrook | Australia | Adelaide | 1946 to 1980 | |
| Tittarelli | Italy | Rome | 1932 to 1960 | |
| Troika | Germany | Schorndorf | 1978– | Sidecar manufacturer only for BMW |
| Universal | Switzerland | Oberrieden | 1943 to 1946 | Military model Universal A 1000 |
| Ural | Russia | Irbit | 1941– | |
| Velorex | Czechoslovakia | Solnice | 1975– | Sidecar manufacturer (models 562 and 700) for Jawa |
| Walter | Germany | Wabern (Hesse) | 1986– | |
| Watsonian | Great Britain | Moreton-in-Marsh | 1912– | oldest existing sidecar manufacturer in the world |
| Wasp | Great Britain | Berwick St James | 1963– | mostly off-road teams |
| Zündapp | Germany | Nuremberg | 1941 to 1957 | Zündapp KS 750 sidecar and Zündapp KS 601 |
literature
- Uli Cloesen: Italian teams. Race & Street , travel book publisher Kastanienhof, 1st edition 2015, ISBN 978-39417-6026-4 .
- MOTORRAD-GESPANNE-Spezial: Special edition for the 25th anniversary of the magazine. Bernhard Götz Verlag, Roigheim 2013.
- Motorcycle catalog 2018
- Martin Franitza: sidecars and teams . Volume II (without year).
- Axel Koenigsbeck: motorcycle teams. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1st edition 2000, ISBN 3-613-02059-9 .
- Karl Reese: German sidecars from 1903 to 1960. Johann Kleine Vennekate Verlag, Lemgo, 1st edition 2011, ISBN 978-3-935517-60-7 .