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Aubier & Dunne Engines and Motorcycles

A Brief History of the Marque

Founded by Georges Aubier and his American son-in-law John Dunne in 1921 at Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in north-western France.

These engines were used in many marques including Automoto, Beltcycle, De-De, Dresch, Drevon, Favor, Genial-Lucifer, Guiller, Hirondelle, Le Grimpeur, Liberia, Lucer, Mabec, Mandille et Roux, Motobloc, Motopedale, MR, Narcisse, New Map, Onoto, Pasquet, Pierton, Poinard, Prester, Roussey, San-Sou-Pap, Socol, Utilia, Ultima and Verlor

The firm also built aviation engines including inverted twostroke twins and triples used in light aircraft such as the Flying Flea.

Aubier & Dunne motorcycles were produced from 1926 to 1929, most of which were powered by their 175cc two-stroke, but there was also an advanced four-stroke OHC unit-construction twin produced in 1929. The firm continued to build BMA machines of 100 and 125cc. In the early thirties the Italian engineer Giuseppe Remondini joined the firm and designed a range of engines which were very well received.

John Dunne married Suzanne Aubier whilst based in France at the military base in Libourne after WWI, and after a short stay in Magnolia Illinois they returned to France.

The marque was absorbed by Automoto in the early 1950s.

Aubier-Dunne Engines

125RS 1955
175TS 1955
AK 1951
AL 1951
AM 1951
BD 1951
BX 1951
DX 1951
F 1951
K 1951
R 1952
RS 1952
RS 1953
RS 1954
TS 1953
TS 1954

Smaller engines by
  • Type 100 C
  • Type 100 D
  • Type 100 DX
  • Type 100 F
  • Type 100 BX
  • Type 100 K
  • Type 125 AH
  • Type 125 BD
  • Type 125 AK
  • Type 125 AL
  • Type 125 AM
  • Type 125 R
  • Type 125 RS
  • 175 cc
  • Type 175 TS
  • Sources: Cycle Memory, JLB Creations, et al


    28-May-2019
    geoffrey.hobbs13 at gmail.com
    Aubier-Dunne engines
    I am attempting to produce a series of write ups for VMCC but am not much good at web etc! I can not find pictures of engines or better still an exploded view of drawings to help me make comments such as chain or gears for primary drive? Can you help?
    Geoff Hobbs
    Morbihan France

    Sorry, none at present. Ed.


    Fri Dec 07 2012
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    Sun Aug 07 2011
    daveponting<at>hotmail.co.uk
    Motopedale
    motopedale 98 cc aubier -dunne
    hi could you tell me any information you have on motorpedale 98 cc 1933 thank you
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