The MB1 had originally been offered with direct drive, but by the time that this example was built a two-speed, hand-change gearbox had become available. Displacing 175cc, drive is taken from the gearbox to the rear wheel with a belt and simple girder forks are fitted. Listed as the "Modele Pour Homme" it was complemented by a lady's model with a drop tube frame, listed as "Modele Ecclesiastique", we can only speculate as to what the marketing people were suggesting about the French clergy of the time!
Source H&H Classic Auctions
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