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Moglia Motorcycles

A Brief History of the Italian Marque

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La ditta Moglia con sede a Milano in via Valparaiso produce biciclette con il marchio Oswego e motociclette col marchio Mafalda.

La ditta milanese è rappresentante per Lombardia, Veneto e Trentino, dei motori DKW che monta anche sulle proprie biciclette a motore.

Col marchio Mafalda-DKW vengono prodotte biciclette a motore con trasmissione a cinghia, col marchio Mafalda-Standard con trasmissione a catena.

La Moglia nel 1926 acquisisce la Parvus e utilizza i motori sulle motobiciclette Mafalda.


Manufactured: 1920s

The Moglia company based in via Valparaiso, Milan, produced bicycles under the Oswego brand and motorcycles under the brand name Mafalda.

The Milanese firm, DKW representative for Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino, sold a DKW engine which also mounted on their motorcycles.

Mafalda-DKW branded motorcycles are manufactured with belt drive, and the brand Standard Mafalda with chain drive.

Moglia acquired Parvus in 1926 and uses those engines on the Mafalda motobiciclette.

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Sources: Moto di Lombardia



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