A history of the Rieju marque
Luis Riera and Jaime Juanola began building bicycle components in 1934 under the brand formed from their surnames, Rieju.
When the Spanish Civil War erupted the Republican government confiscated their factory in Figueres, Alt Empordà before construction was complete. During the course of the war, a second floor was added to the existing building.
Business resumed, and in 1942 a company was formed named Riera & Juanola RL, now making complete bicycles along with components including bicycle handlebars and lighting equipment. Salvador Dalí's father, a notary, certified the creation of the company.
In 1945 they began importing Serwa bicycle attachment engines (or possibly building them under licence) for their first powered machines, the "Autociclo", which they built in 32cc to 50cc versions. The second model, No. 2, with a 50cc four-stroke engine built by Rieju. arrived on the market in July 1949.
The No. 3 appeared in 1951, and had many differences, with the exception of the engine. It was followed in 1952 by the No. 4, with aesthetic changes. Between 1950 and 1955, more than 21 prototypes were produced.
Motorcycles powered by 175cc AMC four-stroke engines first appeared in 1953.
Over the following years a good variety of mopeds, motorcycles and scooters were released, almost all of which were powered by the Fita AMC engines.
In 1959 the Isard scooter was introduced using 50 and 125cc AMC engines, based on the French Sulky. It was not a success, and only a few were sold before it was withrawn from the catalogue in 1960.
During this period the Tahon 125 was presented. A modified version of a French Derny with a two-stroke AMC engine, it was also unsuccessful.
The Rieju Jaca 125cc sports appeared in 1958, fitted with alloy rims and handlebars, a racing seat, an air-cooled brake drum. These luxury components made for an expensive machine - it was very popular, but largely unaffordadable. It was canned in 1959, replaced by standard version, and the model proved a great success.
In 1960 the company obtained a license to manufacture Italian Minarelli engines in Figueres. This resulted in a new series of Rieju motorcycles and mopeds. The P3A model was manufactured until 1971, the year the off-road version was introduced. In May 1974, the company began manufacturing the CONFORT 400, CONFORT 402, and TT 402 models. These models were all updates of previous models, similar to the GT 404; a moped with a much more modern double cradle frame.
In 1978, the 74cc TT 406 joined the catalogue with a 74cc engine. Rieju entered in its first Spanish Enduro Championship in the 75cc category with this machine. The marque won a total of 12 national championships in this category.
From the 1980s to the mid-1990s the firm built Malaguti machines under licence, models including the F10, F12, Crosser and RST.
The TT 505 Marathon series in 50cc and 74cc was developed, and was presented at the 1979 Barcelona Exhibition. As a result of the success gained by these models, Rieju began to specialize in off-road motorcycles. That year, manufacture of the 50 Automatic KS began.
At the 1985 Barcelona Exhibition the firm displayed the automatic Sprint model and the Super Marathon 50 (which evolved to the RV 50 in 1986).
That year Rieju received took second place in the Enduro World Championship, and also won the 80cc Spanish Enduro Championship and the 80cc Junior Speed Championship.
The Marathon was offered from 2007 using Yamaha WR 250 and 450 engines in a Gas Gas frame. There was also a model with a 125cc Yamaha engine.
Electric motorcycles were introduced in 2012, in conjunction with Ossa and Gas Gas. This project progressed further in 2015 when a consortium of firms formed an agreement with the Catalan authorities.
Rieju Models include:
Nº 1 1942 Motorised bicycle
Nº 3 50 1950 Velomotor
175 1953 Touring
Isart 75 1958 Scooter
Isart 125 1958 Scooter
Jaca 125 1958 Touring
Thaon 125 1958 Touring
P3 A 50 1964 Moped
P3 C 50 1966 Moped
Super Lujo 1967
P3 Rural 50 1971 Moped TT
P3 Confort 402 50 1974 Moped
Confort 401 & 402 1974 Minarelli 49.6cc
GT 404 1976
P3 Confort 501 50 1976 Moped
KS Kick Starter 50 1977 Moped automatic
Marathon 74 TT 1979
Strada 50 1985
Strada 75 1985 Minarelli PR6 74.72cc 5-speed
Confort 404 M11 Enduro 1976
Helios 50 1984 Moped automatic
TT 505 Radial 50 Moped enduro 1986
RST 80 1988 Touring sports
MR6 80 1988 Enduro
RV LC 50 1988 Moped enduro
Drac AMS LC 50 1990 Moped enduro
Windy 50 1992 Moped automatic
RR AM6 50 1996 Moped enduro
RR AM6 125 1996 Enduro
RS1 Evolution 50 1998 Moped sports
MX 50 1998 MX
RS1 50 1999, AM5
MRX 50 2000 Moped enduro
MRX 125 2000 Enduro
RS2 50 2002 Moped sports
RS2 125 2002 Touring sports
MRX 50 2005 Moped enduro
MRX 125 2005 Enduro
Tango 50 2006 Moped trail
Tango 125 2006 Trail
Tango 250 2006 Trail
MRT 50 2009 Moped supermoto
MRT 125 2009 Supermoto
Marathon 250cc Enduro 2008-2012
Marathon 125 Motard, 125cc 2010-
Marathon 450 2010 Enduro
RS3 50 2010 Moped sports
RS3 125 2010 Touring sports
MRT Competizione Enduro 50 2010-2013
MRX 50 Motard 2002-
SMX 125 Motard 2003-08
RS2 125 Pro, sports 2007-
RS2 50, sports 49cc 2004-10
RS3 125 sports, 124cc 2011-
RS3 50 2011-
Mius Electric 2012 Scooter
RS Sport 50 2014 Scooter
City Line 125 2014 Scooter
City Line 300 2014 Scooter
Sources: wikipedia.ca, rieju.es, et al.
Sat Oct 29 2016
parassjbr at gmail.com
very fast high engine heat
Spain New Rieju 2015 Marathon 185cc (* for Nepal)
Even when the engine is idling it generates very high heat. The head light also heats up very fast. The bike has just come out from the show room.
Nepal
Sat Mar 07 2015
bimble at talktalk.net
Rieju Tango
Rieju Tango 50cc
Can a battery be fitted onto a Tango 50cc 2009 model to improve the lighting and other electrical components
Yeovil Somerset
Fri Apr 01 2011
chris.hues<at>live.co.uk
Parts for Rieju RS1
Rieju RS1 Castrol (2002)
Hi there,
I am looking for parts for my RS1 that I bought recently. I want to purchase front fork
seals, chain and sprocket, battery, indicator bulbs and lenses, screen, rear seat/battery cover
and possibly some bodywork. Any ideas please?
Rieju-2002-RS1-Castrol.jpg posted 1104
Sat Aug 28 2010
haitasquad24<at>yahoo dot com
SPARE PARTS NEEDED
Rieju RS1
I'm looking for spare parts for a Rieju RS1 50cc moped...where can
i get them?
United States
Tue Jun 08 2010
adrianturnbull<at>sky dot com
deresricting 125 matrix
rieju 125 rs matrix
hi there we were just wondering as we have done a few tweeks to get a bit more out of our
bike . and we have heard that we can earth a wire on the dash to the speedo to stop the engine
from retarding at 60mph woould u be able to help . we have also lightened the flywheel and
jetted and filtered and also a race silencer to liven it up but the top speed would be a great
addition hope u can help many thanks
northern ireland
Tue Apr 13 2010
bensturgess123<at>hotmail.com
rieju tangoo 50
Hi, my bike struggles to reach 40mph. how can i improve this?
Do i need to remove the restrictor cone in the exhaust?
Change the main carb jet from 75 to 95?
Use a performance air filter instead of the air box?
Any help will be much aprieciated. thanyou ben sturgess.
london
Tue Jun 30 2009
dalewolfe at wildblue.net
replacement parts
Rieju 2005 RS-1 Castrol 50
I am looking for bodyworks for the above bike. HELP PLEASE!!!
I have been trying with no luck to find parts for this bike.
thank you,
Dale
North Carolina
Thank you for your reply. I have attached photos of the bike in question,
a 2005 Rieju RS-1 Castrol 50. I need all original bodyworks fairings!
I would assume that they are sold in the base colors and then a graphic
package would need to be applied by me. We need the graphic package
as well
as that is pretty much what makes this bike unique. Your help
is much appreciated!
Dale Wolfe
828.768.1527
Rieju-2005-RS-1-Castrol-50-1.jpg posted 0907
Thu Mar 13 2008
fozzie3000 at hotmail.co.uk
Rieju RS2 125
I have bought one of these bikes but i would like to know what upgrades
are available for this bike to allow it to go faster and accelerate faster.
Information will be greatly appreciated and links to sites selling these
parts will be even more appreciated. Thank you
Fri Nov 09 2007
anbejaki at hotmail dot com
Lubrication
Rieju Tango 50cc 2007 model
please advise on lubrication of this engine as handbook only shows
engine/gearbox sump dont 2 strokes normally have a seperate header tank
for the engine?
France
............
Sorry I do not have pictures but bike can be found on Rieju website, I have been back to the supplier who showed me the oil tank is situated under the seat as per most 2 strokes and it also has a low oil warning light on the digital speedo/dash, this information is not printed in the handbook.
The bike has now done 600kms and had its first service, I have done the first stage derestriction which involves seperating the exhaust manifold (header pipe) from the expansion chamber and removing a restrictor plate then changing the main jet from a 75 to 95, it will now do 75kmh/45mph and pulls strongly
next stage derestrict will be soon
regards Andy
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