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Bridgestone BS-21 Bambi

Motorcycles and Powered Two- and Three-Wheelers

The Bridgestone BS-21 Bambi was the first complete powered bicycle sold by the Bridgestone tyre company, offered from 1952 and the starting point of what became the Bridgestone Motorcycles division. It was a Bridgestone bicycle fitted with a small 26 cc engine supplied by Fuji Precision Engineering, mounted inverted above the rear wheel and driving the rear tyre by friction. Before 1952 the company had sold such engines separately for owners to fit to bicycles. The Bambi was later followed by the 38 cc BS-31 and the 49 cc BS-41, built on the same idea. It belongs to the early motorised cycle era of the Japanese industry, before Bridgestone produced its first real motorcycle, the Champion, in 1958. Some sources date the complete Bambi to 1953 rather than 1952.

Facts
Year
1952 1
Engine Class
Piston 2
Status
Out of production 1
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Exemplifies

Motorcycle Transport, Modes
Source Bridgestone (motorcycle) (Wikipedia)

Of Make

Bridgestone Motorcycles, Networks and Operators
Source Bridgestone (motorcycle) (Wikipedia)
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Manufactured By

Bridgestone Corporation

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Source Bridgestone (motorcycle) (Wikipedia)Lead, division of the tyre company
Quote, Lead, division of the tyre company
Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.

Originated In

Japan

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Source Bridgestone (motorcycle) (Wikipedia)Lead, location of the maker
Quote, Lead, location of the maker
Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
Sources
1. Bridgestone (motorcycle) (Wikipedia)
  • History
    from 1952 Bridgestone produced a bicycle fitted with the engine, the BS21 Bambi.
  • Closure
    Bridgestone pulled out of motorcycle manufacturing in 1970.
  • Lead, division of the tyre company
    Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
  • Lead, location of the maker
    Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
  • Of Make: Bridgestone Motorcycles, Lead, division
    Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
  • Exemplifies: Motorcycle Transport, Lead, mopeds and motorcycles
    Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
  • In Group: Minibikes and Small Step-Through Motorcycles, History, power assisted bicycles
    Initially producing power assisted bicycles, the division moved on to producing mopeds and then motorcycles.
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2. Bridgestone Registry (bridgestone.skew.org): Bridgestone Cycle Company: A Potted History
Bridgestone Registry (bridgestone.skew.org)1952, BS-21 Bambi engine
Quote, 1952, BS-21 Bambi engine
this comprised a small 26cc two-stroke
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