Italian Motorcycles

Lilliput Mopeds

A Brief History of the Italian Marque

Officine Meccaniche Giovanni di Brescia Pasinetti built the Lilliput micromotor N/49 using Ducati Cucciolo T2 two speed engines.

The Lilliput frame was fully sprung and sported a carry rack.

Advertising of the era also announced the production of the models S/49 Gran Sport and SS/49 competizione, fitted with engines of 48 and 60 cc.

Sources: Moto di Lombardia, Henshaw

Lilliput 1902

There is also a Lilliput motori "aplicablili a biciclette" mentioned in a 1902 publication advertising the wares of Emanuel di A. Rosselli. Tragatsch notes that the marque was built 1899 to c.1906 using bicycle frames and a 1 h.p. engine.

Tragatsch p194.


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