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The history of Hungarian
motorcycles

HISTORY OF THE HUNGARIAN MOTORCYCLES

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Méray motorcycles

The first motorcycle-manufacturing factory in Hungary (from 1923). Engines were bought abroad (Villiers, Moto-Réve, Blackburne, JAP), and the running gear was their own development. Categories: from 150 to 1,000 cc, performance from 4hp to 15hp.

350cc, 10hp Méray-Jap motorcycle from 1928
Photo: Transport Museum

 

By the 1930s, JAP engines were also manufactured in Hungary; in fact, engines of domestic development were also manufactured in the factory of János Csonka. Méray motorcycles equipped with two-stroke Puch engines were very popular.

Méray-JAP 500cc motorcycle with sidecar attached
Photo: Transport Museum

200cc Méray-Puch motorcycle from 1939
Photo: Maróti photograph collection

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