A Brief History of the Marque
Manufactured at 74, rue du Commerce, Paris, by Charles Gérald
Also advertised as Gerald
In the early 1920s, Charles Gérald was a well-known agent for Koehler-Escoffier in Paris. In 1924 he launched a motorcycle under his own name, the Charles Gerald, a machine which differed little from many other lightweight two-strokes on the market.
Engines utilised included the 125cc two-stroke L.P.L. (b/s 52mm x 58mm) with a Longuemare carburettor. It has a 5 litre fuel tank and takes a 10% mixture of oil and petrol - a very high amount by current standards but common for the time. It is a single-speed machine with direct drive from the crankshaft pulley to the rear wheel.
Charles Gerald models 1924
Gerald models 1925
Charles Gerald models 1926
Gerald models 1928
Gerald models 1929
Sources: zhumoriste.over-blog.com, Cyclememory.org, sales literature.
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