Veteran French Motorcycles
Chapleur Collection
Chapleur Collection
Chapleur Collection
Chapleur Collection
Chapleur Collection
Motorcycle Combination
This page lists brands for which we currently have only an historical precis. There is also a page on really obscure French brands.
For a more complete listing visit the French Index.
Nancia
Built in Nancy in 1955, these used VAP 57 twin-port two-strokes, of which 100 copies are believed to have been built. Other sources indicate that Nancia built (or rebadged) motorcycles as early as 1950 and as late as 1959, and that Lavalette engines were employed. Nancia sold rebadged Automoto 125cc machines.
Lucer was the manufacturer, and the Lucer Triton (Type 592 or 593) moped was sold under the Nancia marque.
Dealers included R.Idoux cycles of Rhaon L'Etape (Vosges).
Sources: daniel-lesmotos.com, lva-moto.fr, et al.
Negol
Built in Saint-Etienne 1960-1961 using 110cc Mistral engines.
Source: Motos dans la Loire
Neva
Built in Néva, Grenoble 1926-1927 using 347cc OHV Anzani engines.
Source: wikipedia.nl, Tragatsch p226
Nil Supra
Baras et Pascault, 35, rue Victor-Massé, Paris.
1906. Motorcycles similar to those of the Alcyon catalogue of that year.
Bourdache p440
Nord Loire
Manufactured by Ets Suquet & Faith frères of 111 rue Nationale, Lille.
Models:
Norlux
Norlux Type 147, Briban engine. Mentioned as appearing at a salon in 1952.
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