You are here: Index — Complete Motorcycle Compendium
The Complete Motorcycle Compendium
– L –
2005 Laverda 1000 SFC
Lady Belgium 1924 – 1939? Rudge, Villiers, JAP engines. Also built Speedway bikes
La Foudre France
La Mondiale Belgium, 1923 – 1934
La Ray USA, 1940’s? La Ray Powercycle was a motorized bicycle
Laurin and Klement Austria, Early 1900’s (1899? – 1908?)
Laverda Italian, Founded in 1949 by Francisco Laverda. Huge name around the world for fine motorcycles.
Lea Francis England, 1911 – 1937
LDE England, 1951
Lech Poland, 1929 – 1932
Lectraa USA, 1995, makes electric motorcycles powered by a brush-less Variable Reluctance “VR” motor that has no magnets. Made by Electric Motorbike Incorporated (EMB)
LEM Italy, They make high end mini dirt bikes and off road racers for kids, since 1974
Leopard German Panthers were badged as Leopard’s when they were sold in England because Phelon & Moore (P&M) owned the rights to the Panther name in England
Levis England, 1911 Built motorcycles and sold engines
Lewis USA
Light Thor-Bred see Aurora
Lightning USA, V-8 trikes
Lilac Japan, see Marusho
Lincoln Elk England
Linto Italy, 1970’s, The Linto 500 racer used two Aermacchi 250cc engines that were coupled together
Lion-Rapide Construction between 1935 – 1963 by Steveninck & Sons , Alost (Aalst) in Flanders – Belgium. Also manufacturing of bicycles.
Lito Speedway bikes and engines
Little Giant England, 1913 – 1915
LLoyde Germany
Lohner Austria, 1950’s
Lomart USA 1970’s, mini-bikes
Long USA, 1880, steam tricycle
Lot Poland
Lucznik Poland, 1938 – 1939
