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Motocyclettes fabriquées en France (N)

Notes on some of the rarer French marques

This page lists brands for which we currently have only an historical precis. There is also a page on really obscure French brands.
For a more complete listing visit the French Index.

Nancia 1950s

Negol
Built in Saint-Etienne 1960-1961 using 110cc Mistral engines.
Source: Motos dans la Loire

Nervor

Neva
Built in Néva, Grenoble 1926-1927 using 347cc OHV Anzani engines.
Source: wikipedia.nl, Tragatsch p226

Nil Supra
Baras et Pascault, 35, rue Victor-Massé, Paris.
1906. Motorcycles similar to those of the Alcyon catalogue of that year.
Bourdache p440

Ninon

Nord Loire
Manufactured by Ets Suquet & Faith frères of 111 rue Nationale, Lille.
Models:

Cyclomoteur Mistral 1954
Type M 125, Ydral, 1954
Type Ms 70, Lavalette 70 engine, 1954
Type M70, Lavalette 70, 1954
Source: Motos dans la Loire

Norlux Type 147 c.1952, Briban engine

Norlux

Norlux Type 147, Briban engine. Mentioned as appearing at a salon in 1952.

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