I never knew maserati made bikes.
Like a lot of people don't know that Lamborghini made tractors and farm machinery. my Dad has a small Lamborgini tractor in the garden for cutting grass and plouging the veg patch ect. If anyone calls he takes great pleasure in showing off his Lambo.
Here's an explanation from a friend in the Classic Moped & autocycle World , all is not what it seems.
They may be Maseratis, but they're not Maseratis.
There were two Maserati companies, sold by the Maserati family to the Adolpho Orsi 1937. In 1953 at the age of 65, Adolpho Orsi split the Orsi group of companies among his family. Officine Alfieri Maserati (the car makers) went to one family branch, Fabbrica Candele e Accumulatori Maserati went to another branch. The agreement was that Fabbrica Candele e Accumulatori Maserati could continue to use the Maserati trade mark, but only on sparking plugs and batteries, which was their product range when the split was made. Despite this agreement, Fabbrica Candele e Accumulatori Maserati developed a range of motor cycles with Italmoto. So, although they are Maserati motor cycles, they aren't really anything to do with the car factory.
There was a 50cc model - Tony Brown of the VMCC Cyclemotor Section had one a few years ago.
Brian
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