An inquiry into Motorcycle
Sherco is a French motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1998 by Marc Teissier.
The company specialised in off-road motorcycles and is best known for their trials bikes, although they also make enduro and supermotard bikes.
Sherco has factories in Nimes, France and Caldes de Montbui, Spain. The Caldes de Montbui factory is dedicated completely to trials bikes while the France factory produces enduro bikes.
Sherco Moto S.A.R.L. (sherco.com)
The Kinetic Group is an Indian group of companies founded in 1964 by Shri. H.K. Firodia.
Kinetic Engineering Ltd (Kinetic Two Wheelers) is the is the division that manufactures 2 wheelers – mopeds, step-thrus, scooterettes, scooters and motorcycles.
Kinetic Engineering, India (kinetic2wheelers.com)
ATK produces offroad motorcycles in the United States. The name ATK is derived from anti-tension kutentraub.
ATK (atkusa.com)
SYM Motors is a Taiwan company founded in Taipei in 1954. The company’s manufactures and sells scooters, motorcycles and ATVs under the SYM brand. The official company name is Sanyang Industry Co. Ltd .
SYM has 3 major production bases – in Taiwan, China and Vietnam. Its subsidiary in Xiamen China, is Xia Mein Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd. and the Vietnam subsidiary in Hoa Dong Nai is Vietnam Manufacturing & Export Processing Co., Ltd. (VMEP).
In January 2006, SYM purchase of 11% of Kinetic motor company of India. SYM plans to start producing and selling 50-250cc capacity SYM brand scooters in India through the widely established Kinetic sales, distribution, and service network.
SYM(www.sym.com.tw)
MBK is a French company based in Rouvroy. Started as Motobecane and Mobylette, it became known as MBK since 1984.
Established in 1923, Motobecane was a French manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and other small vehicles. In 1981, Motobecane filed for bankruptcy, and was subsequently purchased by Yamaha and reformed in 1984 as MBK.
The French company continues to make motorscooters, and has no relation to MotobecaneUSA, which imports bicycles from Taiwan and China, manufactured to their specification under the Motobecane trademark.
MBK (mbk-europe.com)
Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Milan in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera and presently owned by Piaggio (also owner of the Vespa scooters).
Gilera now produces scooters althought the name once dominated Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1950s.
Gilera (gilera.com)
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