Manufactured:
Société VAP
109 rue de Merville, Hazebrouck (Nord)
(Previously Société ABG, Paris)
The company began as ABG making electrical components, and as VAP in 1949 built their first clip-on bicycle engines, with complete mopeds following shortly. The VAP name comes from the names of the designers, Verot and Andriot Pierre.
VAP over the years acquired or merged with Alcyon, Armor, La Française Diamant, Gentil, Labor, Lucer, Rhonson and Thomann. In 1960 or thereabouts the company was acquired by Cazenave, which purchased Paloma around that time.
VAP Cyclomoteurs included:
VéloVap 1959-1962 49.9cc, various models ie Luxe & Export
Model S2V Super VAP
Models S3V & S4V Spécial-Monneret
Model Agena
Model Strada 220
Model Flash 300
Model S2C & S3C
19ter Baroudeur
TRI S2 Trimoteur Sachs 47cc
ABG/VAP Engine types:
Sources: Cycle Memory, Wikipedia NL, la-moto-francaise
Thu Dec 29 2016
bkme007 at gmail.com
Parts required
ABG VAP.4 serial 133195 VAP 4
Magneto flywheel required
Wed Dec 28 2016
ms.oddny at gmail.com
VAP 630
Can't find a 630 here so I send a picture of mine. It`s under restoration after many years outdoors. I think this is the only one in Norway. Believed to be a 1952 model if it is the original and I belive it is. You can find some more
information and other "knallerts" under restoration here:
www.dieselbesta.com. It`s in Norwegian, but pictures can tell.
sarmento.portugal<at>sapo.pt
vap 4
volante magnetico vap 4
preciso do volante magnético - alguém tem?
porto
Wed Nov 21 2007
crozoneric at yahoodot com
info on vap
1959 vap motorcycle
looking for info on 59 vap motorcycle not solex type actual motorcycle
3 speed .
usa
Sun Aug 26 2007
French manual ABG VAP4 engine
ABG, VAP4
Hi!
I have today scanned a french manual of the ABG VAP4 engine:
The manual is about 16Mb, and I don't have the possibility to host
the file, but if you like and have space, feel free to download it an put
your site
Best regards
Mikael
Gothenburg, Sweden
Many thanks to Mikael for his generosity.
Fri Oct 06 2006
paulandval at bridgestock.freeserve.co.uk
Vap
Hi. I have just purchased a non running but complete Vap motorcycle.
It looks very similar to a solex with the engine over the front wheel.
The engine is marked as 'made in France' and I am told that they were actually
made in Paris but other than than I have no information. Does anybody
have any information on this please? Thanks Paul
Lincolnshire, Engand
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005
subject: vap 4
Email: jphcheron at yahoo dot com
message: Hello.
I see the book 'pourquoi pedaler' about vap4.
Do you sell it or a copy.
Thank
March 19, 2001
Here are pictures of a VAP motor I also own. I have information on
this bike as well if anyone needs it.
Zach Sagurs -- zjsagurs at ibl.bm
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