The Raleigh Roma was a small motor scooter sold by the Raleigh Bicycle Company in the early 1960s. It was a 78cc machine built under licence from the Italian firm Bianchi and based on the Bianchi Orsetto, and it was first presented at Alexandra Palace in November 1960. Raleigh issued it in three series: the RS1 Roma, the RS2 Roma with more power and some refinement, and the RS3 Roma, which changed only in its cosmetics. Production ended in the third quarter of 1964, after some 23,000 of the Bianchi based scooters had been built. The same scooters were also sold in the United States under the Riverside label, but those were made in Italy, not in Nottingham.
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Raleigh built a small Italian scooter, the Bianchi Orsetto 80, under licence, sold as the Raleigh Roma
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Raleigh built a small Italian scooter, the Bianchi Orsetto 80, under licence, sold as the Raleigh Roma
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1961 RS1 Roma.
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a 78cc scooter built under licence from Bianchi
Roma scooter, production end
Production of the Roma ended in the the 3rd quarter of 1964.
Roma scooter, total built
In total some 23,000 Bianchi-based Roma scooters were built.
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Raleigh built a small Italian scooter, the Bianchi Orsetto 80, under licence, sold as the Raleigh Roma
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