List of motorcycle manufacturers explained

The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles. The list of current manufacturers does not include badge engineered bikes or motorcycle customisers, but the list of defunct manufactures may include some of these if they are well remembered for their historical significance.

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Brazil

Canada

China

Colombia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

South Korea

Malaysia

Mexico

Pakistan

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Vietnam

Manufacturers no longer in production

This is a list of companies that formerly produced and sold motorcycles available to the public, including both street and race/off-road motorcycles. It also includes some former motorcycle producers of noted historical significance but which would today be classified as badge engineered or customisers. It includes both companies that are defunct, those that still exist but no longer make motorcycles, and some that were acquired by other companies.

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

East Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Italy

Japan

Mexico

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Russian Empire

Slovak Republic

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

USSR

Vietnam

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agrale Historia . MOTO.com.br . 2017-03-03.
  2. The Triumph brand has had two distinct eras, one as Triumph Engineering Company, then under BSA at Meriden, and the recent one as Triumph Motorcycles at Hinckley, with ten years between the two.
  3. Pronounced "Bruff".
  4. Web site: Norton website. The Norton company closed in the UK in 1976. The company reopened in 1995 in Portland, Oregon, United States, manufacturing replacement parts and eventually new Norton models. The venture eventually required capital and was bought by Stuart Garner who intends to return production to the United Kingdom.
  5. Web site: Vincent Motors. In 1928, Phil Vincent bought HRD and changed the name to Vincent HRD. In 1949, it was renamed Vincent. Production of Vincent stopped in 1955. In 1994, Bernard Li acquired the rights to the Vincent trademark, and in 1996 formed Vincent Motors, USA, which made five prototype motorcycles in 2002. The engine used in these motorcycles has since gone out of production and Li has since died. It is therefore not likely that series production will begin.