Moto Rumi
Rumi was an Italian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer during the 1950s and 1960s .
Similar to Vespa or Lambretta , Rumi manufactured scooters, motorcycles and sidecars. The engines were mostly two-stroke . Rumi manufactured the last machines in 1962. The motorcycles are extremely rare today and in great demand among connoisseurs.
history
Rumi SpA was founded in early 1900 by the Rumi family in Bergamo , Italy as a foundry. Rumi was a manufacturer of cast components for the knitting and textile machine industries.
During the Second World War , Rumi was recruited as a result of the Italian war effort. During this time Rumi manufactured propellers, periscopes, ship anchors and torpedoes for the navy , which is also reflected in the Rumi company logo.
In the first years of the post-war period, production of machines for the food industry, film industry and textile industry was resumed. In 1948 Rumi SpA was taken over by Donnino Rumi (1906–1980), the son of the company founder, and continued. Donnino's great passion, however, was art and sculpture. In view of the high demand for vehicles for personal transport, the founder's son decided to start building motorcycles. He commissioned the designer and engineer Pietro Vassena (1897–1967) with the development of engines and the design of chassis. Vassena previously worked successfully in the field of motorsport at Bicimotore Faini.
Motorcycle production began in 1949. The first two prototypes were presented at the 1950 exhibition in Milan , and series production began immediately after the exhibition. When Donnino Rumi's son Gabriele took over the management of the family business, motorcycle production was stopped. Gabriele Rumi became involved two decades later as a sponsor and team boss in Formula 1.
Some models
- 1949: 125 , 125 cc, two-cylinder two-stroke
- 1953: Squirrel , 125 cc, two-stroke, scooter
- 1954: Scoiattolo , scooter
- 1954: Bizbero Competizione , 125 cm³, four-stroke
- 1954: Rumi Racer , 125 cc, two-cylinder two-stroke engine, top speed 150 km / h
- 1955: Junior Gentleman , as the successor to Bizbero Competizione
- 1960: Rumi Formichino , 125 cm³, 2 cylinders, body made of cast aluminum
1956 Rumi SR125
Rumi 125 Junior 1953
Rumi, Derbi
Rumi Formichini
literature
- Mirco De Cet: Illustrated Classic Motorcycles Encyclopedia. Dörflerverlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, ISBN 978-3-89555-421-6 .
- Riccardo Crippa: Rumi la moto dell'artista. Historia de la Casa de Bergamo. Verlag Nada, ISBN 88-7911-363-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rumi SpA Motorcycle History ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. with pictures of the vehicles
- ^ Pietro Vassena, Inventore
