Motobécane
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Motobécane was a French manufacturer of bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and other small vehicles, established in 1923. "Motobécane" is a compound of "moto", short for motorcycle; "bécane" is slang for "bike."
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Bicycles, Mopeds, Motorcycles |
Founded | 1923 |
Defunct | 1981 |
Headquarters | France |
Products | Bicycle and related components, mopeds and motorcycles |
Motobécane is a different corporation from Motobecane USA, which imports a wide range of bicycles from Taiwan manufactured by Kinesis Industry Co. Ltd. under the Motobécane trademark.
Luis Ocaña won Tour de France on Motobecane branded bike in 1973.[1]
In 1981, the original Motobécane filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Yamaha and reformed in 1984 as MBK. The French company continues to make motorscooters. They also made fingerbar mowers[clarification needed] at least up to 1981.