Lot details

Year: 1950s
Make: Solex
Registration: Unregistered
Chassis No: tba
Odometer: tba

The Solex motorised bicycle was conceived during World War II and marketed in 1946, with eight million being sold between 1946 and 1988 in France and internationally, having been marketed in some 70 countries. Usually just referred to as 'Solex', the company was based in Courbevoie near Paris, France. They manufactured centrifugal fans for car radiators, carburettors and micrometres before branching into assist motors and bicycles. The moped was mass-produced between 1946 and 1988 and came in various iterations, while keeping the same concept of a motor with a roller resting on the front wheel of a bicycle. Referred to, in the company's advertisement, as the 'bicycle which drives itself'.

This example is presented in what is probably its original condition and is currently a non-runner. Sadly, there is no paperwork with this Solex and it is therefore being sold without reserve, however it would make an interesting project to get up and running again and use where legally viable. Consigned by James Good