A Brief History of the Marque
Vittorio Rossi established his firm in 1902 and bicycle production began in 1906. Some time after the Great War (possibly in 1932) the firm was purchased by the owner of the Wolsit and Frejus marques, Emilio Bozzi. Around 1979 the firm was sold to Bianchi, and some time later was purchased by the Bozzi family.
In the 1920s and 30s Legnano became one of Italy's most prominent bicycle firms, and in 1936 a new member joined their racing team - Gino Bartali from Tuscany. Bartali became a great hero in the cycling world, winning Le Tour in 1948. Jubilation was so great in Italy that a revolution was averted after the attempted assassination of Togliatti - it is said. However, the story of Gino's real heroism was not told until long after the war. Bartali Motorcycles
From 1954 Legnano built attractive lightweights using mostly Sachs, Garelli Mosquito & Minarelli engines, and sometimes Demm. The 1957 49cc model, which was exported to Argentina had a 49cc Demm 3M engine and a Del'orto 14.12s carburettor. The Super Sport of 1964 had a large sculptured tank, clipon handlebars, dual rear shock absorbers and telescopic forks.
A folding motorised bicycle was produced in the mid 1960s, powered by a Garelli Baby Mosquito engine.
A 175cc cross model was introduced at the 1967 Milan Show, and 1971 saw a very attractive compact moped named the Mini Mars which had a horizontal engine and small composite wheels.
Legnano Argentina
Legnano also distributed locally produced machines in Argentina during the 1950s, some with Tehuelche OHC engines and others fitted with 49cc Demm powerplants. Post-2000 they offered a range of machines with Italian names which are very similar in appearance to those made in China.
Sources: Tragatsch p192, Henshaw, classicrendezvous.com, New York Times, motoargenta.blogspot.com, et al.
Notes.
1. Henshaw gives manufacturing dates of 1932 to 1968. Tragastsch gives only 1954, the date it is believed the first mopeds were produced.
2. Legnano automobiles were produced by the FIAL company (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Legnano) from 1906 to 1909.
Tue Apr 21 2015
d.hutchinson93 at ntlworld.com<
Information
Legnano T101
Hi
Can you give me any information on this moped, year, engine size. I bought it recently, but it has no number plate or documentation.
Many Thanks
Dave
Hartlepool UK
Engine Minarelli 50cc. Manufactured around 1976. Ed.
Mon Jan 20 2014
franspac2004 at yahoo.com l
hi, i found a motorcycle that i am about to buy. it is a legnano moped. i
need to know what model is this and if its possible to find parts to
restore it. thanks in
advance.
Fri Oct 19 2012
bramble<at>btinternet dot com
moped
legnano 49cc?
Hi, I would like some information about this moped please, What year, model etc, and where I can get sachs engine parts and spares. Thanks
Cambridge
Wed Jul 06 2011
alex.liddle<at>tiscali.co.uk
moped
legnano saxonette T116
hi please can somone help i am restoring a T116 legnano saxonette moped and need some new parts and stickers, any help is good
north yorkshire
Mon Sep 20 2010
enzoedino<at>rocketmail dot com
Looking for informations
Legnano T115
I've got a Legnano T115 without papers and it's very difficult to find some informations about this brand like produced quantity, technichal details, which sachs engine was built in aso. So if somebody know anything about Legnano it would be
very helpful for me and I would be very happy to get some informations.
Thanks a lot, Bernhard
Munich
Fri May 28 2010
craig68<at>cox.net
Folding Moped
Legnano Autocamper
Where do I find out any thing about this moped
Ct. USA
Thu May 13 2010
luislaranjeira<at>sapo.pt
Legnano 1963
Legnano Legnano
Junto envio fotografias da minha Legnano de 1963 antes e depois do restauro
Luis L
Lisboa
Portuguese
Wed Nov 25 2009
nanovaper at at hotmail dot com
LEGNANO 48 1957
Hola gente de legnano, te escribo desde argenti
na informando que tengo
dos bellas motos legnano 48 cm3 que son reliquias.
te imaginas en 1957 circulando con estas motos? Saludos.
ARGENTINA
Wed Jan 28 2009
jurassicpartsat at live dot com
Photos Legnano
Legnano Legnano 1957
Legnano 1957 49cc
Tue Aug 07 2007
faqart-at at hotmail.com.ar
Legnano 49cc
hola. tengo una legnano 49cc en proceso de restauracion y entre a esta pagina para ver fotos pero ninguna es del mismo modelo que la mia..
Argentina
Wed Jun 27 2007
wvdbruggenat at hotmail dot com
this is my legnano
T118
hey, i,m from holland and i got a legnano T118, 50cc with sach engine. i will share you some pictures, u can also visit my site
www.legnano.tk (404)
the haque
Fri Oct 20 2006
gesurb.eng at at cm-mafra.pt
Manual Legnano 49cc 1960
SACHS LEGNANO 49 cc
I have Legnano with Sachs engine 49cc year 1960.
I am looking for information about original color and a piece manual for rebuilding.
Help me, please.
Joaquim Lopes
Lisbon - Portugal
March 24th 2005
luislaranjeira at at sapo.pt
Hello
I have Legnano with engine Sachs 49cc year 1963 and I need original color photo
for rebilding
Luis Laranjeira
Portugal
Thu Oct 27 2005
forzamilan at at onvol.net
Legnano moped 1974 model with sachs engine
from where I can find spares pls. I need a piston + rings/ conrod for sachs 502/1 ax. Many thanks.
English
Thu Jun 23 2005
rhfotos at at infovia.com.ar
legnano 48 cc
need fotos + data
Sun Apr 24 2005
ayante-hdc at at yahoo dot com
More about Demm
I came from Argentina and, when I was young, I remember a friend of mine having a Legnano 48cc year 1958 with a Demm engine. There was a beautiful bike, and seeing the site, I found her very similar with the Capri, which illustrate the article. I have to say about Legnano, there were one of the finest brand of bicycles in this time in my country. I presume, due a marketing reasons, what the Capri was put in the market as Legnano.
Daniel Curti
Brussels
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